EU News 140/2014

2014/04/01

Horizon2020 –

New opportunities for Japanese researchers to join international projects

(With EN/JP simultaneous interpretation)

Date & Time: Monday 14 April, 2014 14:30 – 17:15

Delegation of the European Union to Japan (Europa House)
4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047

At the last EU–Japan Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso called for further efforts to unlock the potential of EU-Japan science and technology cooperation. With the European Union's Horizon2020 programme, there are new opportunities for international cooperation. Japan is a powerhouse of innovation and a global industrial player. Why is international collaboration in research becoming such an important element for innovation?

Prof. Yoichiro Matsumoto, executive vice president of the University of Tokyo, will talk about these needs while Prof. Anders Karlsson, vice president for global academic relations of Elsevier, will give some figures on scientific co-publication. We will also have the honour of welcoming Maria Cristina Russo, director responsible for international cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation at the European Commission, who will introduce the EU's new "Horizon2020" programme as the most open research collaboration programme in the world. From an industrial point of view, is collaboration not too sensitive? What can be gained through collaboration? This seminar will also invite Japanese participants to speak about their experiences and offer first-hand insights into the multilateral collaboration scheme. Explanations will also be given on how to receive support in participating in the programme by the National Contact Point in Japan and EURAXESS.

 

14:30    Welcome

                        -   Ambassador Hans Dietmar Schweisgut

                        Delegation of the European Union to Japan

14:35 – 14:50      "Japan's research needs to go Global"

                            -   Prof. Yoichiro Matsumoto

                            Executive Vice President, the University of Tokyo

14:50 – 15:10 "Data on Japan's international co-operation"

                            -   Prof. Anders Karlsson

                            Vice President for Global Academic Relations, Elsevier Tokyo

                        Q&A (10 min)

 15:20–15:50   "Horizon2020 – the chance to go global"

                        -  Mrs Maria Cristina Russo

                        Director for International Cooperation, DG RTD

                        European Commission, Brussels

                        Q&A (10 min)

16:00 – 16:25     "Experience of international collaboration"

                            Industry: Sumitomo Precision Products

                            -  Mr Kazushi Watanabe, General Manager,

                        Business Development – Aerospace & Defense

                        FP7 project: "Surface Heat Exchangers for Aero-Engines"

Academia: Waseda University

                            - Prof. Naoto Kobayashi, Center for Research Strategy

                        "FP7 project of Waseda / internationalization of research (TBD)"

                        Short remarks: Mr Yoichi Iida

                        Director, Aerospace and Defence Industry Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

                        Q&A (15 min)

16:40 -17:00    "Support when going global with Horizon2020"

                            -  Toshiyasu Ichioka             JEUPISTE and National Contact Point

                            -  Lee Woolgar                     EURAXESS

                        Q&A (15 min)

17: 15  Closing remarks

17:30   Reception

Please kindly register your name, title and organisation with

Kaoru Tomihisa, Science and Technology Section, EU Delegation to Japan at kaoru.tomihisa@eeas.europa.eu

Updated 2014.04.03

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