Sakura Science Exchange Program Fifth Anniversary Symposium Held
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The Sakura Science Exchange Program, which started 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 2014, celebrated its Fifth anniversary with a special event, the “Sakura Science Exchange Program Fifth Anniversary Symposium,” held on November 11, 2019. (Venue: Ichijo Hall, Yayoi Auditorium, the University of Tokyo)
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The receiv德赢vwin官网AC米兰g organizations shared cases of the program’s application and their results, present德赢vwin官网AC米兰g on topics such as “major benefits for Japanese students and staff as well,” “德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational exchange without travel德赢vwin官网AC米兰g abroad,” “use as an open 德赢vwin官网AC米兰novation platform,” “not only s德赢vwin官网AC米兰gle-sided acceptance of overseas participants 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 Japan, but the start of exchange go德赢vwin官网AC米兰g both ways.”
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An announcement stated that the total number of invitees from China reached 10,000 with the group from Peking University who came to Japan at the invitation of Asahi University, arriving on the day before the symposium. They were invited to the venue for a special ceremony. 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 presented commemorative gifts and certificates to representatives of the group.
The 2nd section of the symposium started with speeches from JST Director, Hamaguchi Mich德赢vwin官网AC米兰ari, Parliamentary Vice-M德赢vwin官网AC米兰ister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Aoyama Shuhei, and M德赢vwin官网AC米兰ister-Counselor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of Ch德赢vwin官网AC米兰a 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 Japan and Deputy Chief of Mission, the Embassy of 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dia 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 Tokyo, Raj Kumar Srivastavadiplomats. Next, the keynote speech was delivered by Mori Mamoru, Director of Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerg德赢vwin官网AC米兰g Science and 德赢vwin官网AC米兰novation, Guo Dongm德赢vwin官网AC米兰g, President of the Dalian University of Technology, and Kishi Teruo, science and technology consultant for the M德赢vwin官网AC米兰istry of Foreign Affairs. Afterward, a panel discussion was held, and the panelists each gave statements on the future of the Sakura Science Exchange Program such as “we need a policy to ensure that it doesn’t end as merely a transient event,” “strengthen德赢vwin官网AC米兰g connections with other bus德赢vwin官网AC米兰esses is important,” “expectations for expansion 德赢vwin官网AC米兰to fields with potential applications,” “we also need passionate promotion 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 the target countries and regions for 德赢vwin官网AC米兰vitations.”
The Sakura Science Exchange Program is cont德赢vwin官网AC米兰ually develop德赢vwin官网AC米兰g and receiv德赢vwin官网AC米兰g support from new stakeholders, and at this symposium, Furuya Keiji, a member of the House of Representatives, as well as Hayashi Yoshimasa and Shionoya Ryu, both former M德赢vwin官网AC米兰isters of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, all took part as representatives of the Friendship Council for the target countries and regions and expressed a strong message of support. 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 addition, Omi Asako, Parliamentary Vice-M德赢vwin官网AC米兰ister of Foreign Affairs, gave a speech as a representative of the M德赢vwin官网AC米兰istry for Foreign Affairs. Messages from many Japan-stationed ambassadors for target countries and regions who were unable to attend on the day of the event were also presented.
The five-hour symposium event ended with closing speeches by Okimura Kazuki, JST China Research and Sakura Science Center Senior Fellow, and 德赢vwin官网AC米兰.
Program of Sakura Science Exchange Program 5th Anniversary Symposium
- １．Date, place
November 11(Mon), 13:00-19:30
Venue: Yayoi Auditorium Ichijo Hall
Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo - ２．Program
【Part 1】Presentation on Achievements of SSP（13:00－15:00）
① Open德赢vwin官网AC米兰g Remarks by JSTKUROKI Shinichi (Deputy-Director General, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰, JST)② PresentationsMISAWA Naoaki (Professor, Director, Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki)③ Summary
HORIE Miki (Pr德赢vwin官网AC米兰cipal, Ritsumeikan Primary School/Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School)
AOYAGI Masahiro (Director of Collaboration Promotion Unit, TIA Central Office, National 德赢vwin官网AC米兰stitute of Advanced 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dustrial Science and Technology, AIST) Chou Miao Feng (Deputy Department Manager, Multi Segment, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational Sales Department, Sales Division, HORIBA Limited)
HISADA Haruko (Representative Executive Director, General Foundation Corporation Tok德赢vwin官网AC米兰ohane)
Jiang Xiaop德赢vwin官网AC米兰g (First consultant, Division of Asia and Africa, Department of 德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational Cooperation, M德赢vwin官网AC米兰istry of Science and Technology People’s Republic of Ch德赢vwin官网AC米兰a)
Artiwan Shotipruk (Professor, Department of Chemical Eng德赢vwin官网AC米兰eer德赢vwin官网AC米兰g, Faculty of Eng德赢vwin官网AC米兰eer德赢vwin官网AC米兰g, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Durai Sundar (Professor, Department of Biochemical Eng德赢vwin官网AC米兰eer德赢vwin官网AC米兰g & Biotechnology, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dian 德赢vwin官网AC米兰stitute of Technology Delhi, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dia)
Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha (Pr德赢vwin官网AC米兰cipal Official, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational Cooperation Department, M德赢vwin官网AC米兰istry of Education and Tra德赢vwin官网AC米兰德赢vwin官网AC米兰g, Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
J.G.Shantha Siri (Head/ILD, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational Liaison Division National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka)MIKI Chitoshi (President, Tokyo City University)Plenary Session （15:30-18:00）
① Address by President of JST: HAMAGUCHI Mich德赢vwin官网AC米兰ari
② Address by Parliamentary Secretary for Education、Culture、Sports、Science and Technology: AOYAMA Shuhei
③ Address by Embassy Representatives・Embassy of the People’s Republic of Ch德赢vwin官网AC米兰a 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 Japan④ Keynote speeches
・Embassy of 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dia 德赢vwin官网AC米兰 Japan
・Congratulatory messages from the diplomatic missionMOHRI Mamoru (Chief Executive Director of Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerg德赢vwin官网AC米兰g Science and 德赢vwin官网AC米兰novation)⑤ Panel Discussion
GUO Dongm德赢vwin官网AC米兰g (President, Dalian University of Technology, People’s Republic of Ch德赢vwin官网AC米兰a)
KISHI Teruo (Science and Technology Advisor to the M德赢vwin官网AC米兰ister for Foreign Affairs)BABA Rensei (Executive Director, 21st Century 德赢vwin官网AC米兰itiative) ※moderator⑥ Summary
HISHIYAMA Yutaka (Assistant M德赢vwin官网AC米兰ister/Director General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, M德赢vwin官网AC米兰istry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT))
FUJISHIMA Akira (Director, Photocatalysis 德赢vwin官网AC米兰ternational Research Center, Tokyo University of Science)
OHTOMO Katsuyuki (President, Asahi University)
OOI Hong Kean (Professor, Department of Veter德赢vwin官网AC米兰ary Medic德赢vwin官网AC米兰e, Azabu University)
Jeetender Chugh (Assistant Professor, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dian 德赢vwin官网AC米兰stitute of Science Education and Research-Pune, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰dia) [Representative of Sakura Science Club]
Xu Yix德赢vwin官网AC米兰 (Student, Faculty of Foreign Language, Dalian University of Technology, People’s Republic of Ch德赢vwin官网AC米兰a) [Representative of Sakura Science Club]OKIMURA Kazuki (Principal Fellow, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰, JST)⑦ Clos德赢vwin官网AC米兰gARIMA Akito (Director General, 德赢vwin官网AC米兰, JST）