Information Event on Research and Studies in Japan 2014

Information Event of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Universität Wien with kind support from the German Association of JSPS Fellows (JSPS-Club)

Date: November 28, 2014, from 9:00 a.m.
Venue: University of Vienna, Aula am Campus, Hof 1.11, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Vienna

This event is aimed at students, doctoral candidates, postdocs, and all researchers interested in conducting research in Japan.
Admission is free; written registration is requested.
For questions or to register, please contact Ms. Albers.

PROGRAM

09:00 Opening Remarks
Mag. DDr. Barbara Holthus (Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Vienna)
09:10 Embassy of Japan, Austria

  • Studying in Japan – Japanese Government Scholarship
    Tsuyoshi Kawahara (Embassy Secretary, Embassy of Japan, Austria)
  • Japan Foundation, Japanese Cultural Institute Cologne
    Thomas Golk (Japanese Cultural Institute Cologne)
09:25 JSPS Funding Programs (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

  • Yuriko Nishizaki (Executive Director, JSPS Bonn Office)
  • German Association of JSPS Fellows (JSPS-Club)
    Sabine Ganter-Richter (Board Member)
09:40 Introduction to the Japanese Research System

  • Dr. Amane Koizumi (National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS))
09:55 OeAD (Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research)

  • Dr. Christine Juen (Head of ICM – Center for International Cooperation & Mobility)
10:10 FWF (Austrian Science Fund)

  • Beatrice Lawal (Program Manager of the FWF–JSPS Cooperation)
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Hiroshima University
11:05 Hokkaido University
11:10 Kyoto University
11:20 Nagoya Institute of Technology
11:25 Nagoya University
11:30 Okayama University
11:35 Osaka University
11:40 Shinshu University
11:45 Sokendai (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
11:50 Tohoku University
11:55 Tokyo Institute of Technology
12:00 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
12:05 University of Tsukuba
12:10 Waseda University
12:30 Relations between the University of Vienna and Japanese Universities

  • Prof. Dr. Heinz Fassmann (Vice-Rector, University of Vienna)
  • Presentation of the Institute for East Asian Studies
    Mag. DDr. Barbara Holthus (Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Vienna)
  • Mobility Programs for Students and Researchers
    International Office (University of Vienna)
13:15 Schlussworte

  • Prof. Dr. Heinz Fassmann (Vice-Rector, University of Vienna)
  • Prof. Dr. Keiichi Kodaira (Director, JSPS Bonn Office)