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[SSJ: 8496] Horizon2020 - New opportunities for Japanese researchers to join international projects

From: TOMIHISA Kaoru (EEAS-TOKYO)
Date: 2014/04/05

Horizon2020 -
New opportunities for Japanese researchers to join
international projects

(With EN/JP simultaneous interpretations)
Date: Monday April 14, 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, Prime Minister Abe and the leader of the EU called for further efforts to unlock the potential of EU-Japan Science and technology cooperation. With the EU'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 Matsumoto, Executive Vice President of Tokyo University will talk about these needs while Prof Karlsson, Vice President for Global Academic Relations of Elsevier will give some figures from scientific co-publication. On the occasion of the visit by the Director responsible for international co-operation in the field of science, technology and innovation from the European Commission, we also have the honour to welcome Maria Cristina Russo 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 you gain through collaboration?
This seminar will also invite Japanese participants to speak about their experience and offer first-hand insight into the multi-lateral 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
- Ambassdor Hans Dietmar Schweisgut
Delegation of the European Union to Japan

14:35 - 14:50 "Japan's research needs to go Global (TBD)"
- 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. 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
- Professor 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,
METI
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[at]eeas.europa.eu

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