Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Date: April 19–20, 1996
Venue: Raunheim
PROGRAMM
| PROGRAM
April 19, 1996 |
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| 15:00 | Welcome Dr. Uwe Czarnetzki (Chairman of Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.) |
| 15:30 | Cultural and Scientific Exchange between Japan and Germany Prof. Sōichi Iijima (President of the Aichi Arts Center; Honorary Professor at Nagoya University) |
| 16:10 | What Kind of Japan Experts Does German Industry Need? Karl-Heinz Meid (German-Japanese Business Promotion Office) |
| 16:50 | Examples of German-Japanese Cooperation in the Fields of Basic Medical Research and Data Processing Prof. Winrich Breipohl (Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn) |
| 17:30 | Coffee break |
| 19:00 | Dinner-Speech Prof. Haruo Nishihara (European Center of Waseda University) |
| 19:15 | Dinner Performance: Taiko Drumming and Japanese Dance |
April 20, 1996 |
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| 09:00 | Relations between Germany and Japan Dr. Heinz Riesenhuber (Former Federal Minister) |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 | Discussion groups by subject area Subject-specific experiences from scientific cooperation between Germany and Japan |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Annual Assembly, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V. |
On April 19 and 20, 1996, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V., together with the JSPS Bonn Office, organized a meeting at the Hotel Astron in Raunheim near Frankfurt for German researchers who had worked in Japan as JSPS fellows. With the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Japanese researchers who were conducting research in Germany as Humboldt fellows were also invited.
Around 200 guests took part in this meeting, including the Japanese ambassador, Mr. Tatsuo Arima, as well as representatives of the Federal Foreign Office, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the JSPS headquarters in Tokyo. Speakers included Prof. Heinz Riesenhuber, former Federal Minister of Research, Prof. Winrich Breipohl, University of Bonn, Mr. Karl-Heinz Meid, German-Japanese Business Promotion Office, and Prof. Sōichi Iijima, Honorary Professor at Nagoya University.
For the first time, fellows from the various JSPS funding programs came together at this meeting, including young researchers who had conducted research for a year or more at Japanese institutes and universities after completing their doctorates, as well as experienced professors whose connections with Japanese colleagues often went back decades. The meeting was intended both to exchange experiences in the field of scientific and cultural cooperation with Japan and to provide opportunities for establishing new contacts.
The organizer, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V., was founded at the end of 1995. The aim of the association is to promote scientific exchange between Germany and Japan. In doing so, it works closely with the JSPS Bonn Office.
