Tag for 'Science and Technology'
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
EU and Japan broaden research cooperation with launch of new co-funded project 20/12/2016 EU and Japan broaden research cooperation with launch of new co-funded projectThe European Union (EU) and Japan will see bilateral cooperation in the area of research broadened with the launch on 1 January, 2017 of the co-funded research cooperation project InRel-Npower, which [...]
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
European events at Science Agora 2016 27 October 2016 Dates: 3-6 November 2016 Place: Odaiba, Tokyo For the second year running, the EU Delegation, together with EU Member State embassies, European research institutions and Japanese partners, will organise a number of exciting activities showcasing Europe-Japan joint research projects and featuring talks by some of the [...]
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
7th EU-Japan Science Policy Forum "Nurturing Future Human Resources for STI 27 October 2016 On Saturday 1 October, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, in cooperation with Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), hosted the 7th EU-Japan Science Policy Forum at the Westin Miyako Hotel, in Kyoto, Japan.The topic this year [...]
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
5th Anniversary of coming into force of the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Japan 2016/03/29 5 years ago, on 29 March 2011 the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Japan.This agreement aims to encourage, develop and facilitate cooperative activities in the areas of science and technology for peaceful [...]
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
European participation in Science Agora 2015 (Tokyo, 14-15 November) 18 November 2015 The 10th edition of the Science Agora, the largest science communication event in Japan, was open for the first time to international participants. The S&T Section at the EU Delegation with support from several Member States seized the opportunity and organised an ambitious [...]
Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
Commission invests €16 billion in funding for research and innovation over next two years Brussels, 13 October 2015IP/15/5831 The European Commission will invest almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding scheme, following a new Work Programme for 2016-17 adopted today.The new [...]
Monday, October 5th, 2015
EU-Japan Science Policy Forum debates foresight in Kyoto (3 October 2015) 2015/10/05 A full-house gathering of ministers (from Sweden and Bulgaria), high-level legislators, policy makers, research finders, academics and industrialists from both Europe and Japan met in Kyoto, on 3 October, on the occasion of the 6th EU-Japan Science Policy Forum on the topic of [...]
Friday, January 30th, 2015
Ushering in a New Year of intensified EU-Japan cooperation in STI EU News 21/2015 30 January 2015 On 22 January the Science and Technology Section of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Japan organised for the third time an S&T New Year's Reception. Close to 150 high-level guests represented all major stakeholders relevant for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Japan, from Government Ministries and the Diet, through funding agencies, academia, to Japanese and European research institutions and industry conducting R&D in Japan. This prime STI networking event was also joined by representatives of the S&T Diplomatic Circle in Japan and EU Member States' S&T Counsellors. Ambassador of […]
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Rosetta mission: an immense step in space science and space exploration 13 November 2014MEX-14-1703 Following the landing of the Philae lander on 12 November, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska congratulated the European Space Agency and the Member States that participate in the Rosetta mission and the Philae lander.Commissioner Bieńkowska said: [...]
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
Public-private partnerships under Horizon 2020: launch of activities and first calls MEMO/14/468Brussels, 9 July 2014 Seven public-private partnerships, established under the EU's new research funding programme Horizon 2020, are being launched today. They represent a total investment of €19.5 billion into research and innovation over the next seven years, where the EU contribution of €7.3 [...]
