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JSPS Bonn Office

Establishment and Purpose

In 1992, the first office of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in Europe was opened in Bonn.

The JSPS Bonn Office provides researchers and graduates with information about Japanese universities and research institutions and facilitates various programs to promote international collaboration in scientific research. Currently, in addition to Germany, we are responsible for German-speaking countries (Austria, German-speaking Switzerland), Eastern European countries, and Turkey.

 

JSPS Newsletter

Our newsletter, JSPS Rundschreiben, informs you in German about the latest trends in science and research in Japan. We are happy to send you our newsletter via email.

For more information, please contact our office in Bonn. We are always available to assist you with advice and support.

 

Director

Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi

Deputy Director

Shota Ito

Staff

Chisato Isohara (International Program Associate *)
Tomomi Onodera (International Program Associate *)
Dr. Meike Albers-Meindl
Jutta Schulze

* International Program Associate
This is an associate staff who is assigned under a 2-fiscal-year internship program for administrative staffs of Japanese universities. This program provides them opportunities to work abroad and to experience international collaborations. After working at JSPS headquarter for one year, they work at a JSPS overseas office for another year. (Each term starts from April.)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gakushin for short, is an independent administrative institution, established by way of a national law for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. JSPS plays a pivotal role in the administration of a wide spectrum of Japan's scientific and academic programs. While working within the broad framework of government policies established to promote scientific advancement, JSPS carries out its programs in a manner flexible to the needs of the participating scientists.

JSPS was founded in 1932 as a non-profit foundation through an endowment granted by Emperor Showa. JSPS became a quasi-governmental organization in 1967 under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho), and since 2001 under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho). Over this 70-year period, JSPS has worked continuously to develop and implement a far-reaching array of domestic and international scientific programs. On October 1, 2003, JSPS entered a new phase with its conversion to an independent administrative institution, as which it will strive to optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of its management so as to improve the quality of the services it offers to individual researchers, universities, and research institutes.

JSPS's operation is supported in large part by annual subsidies from the Japanese Government. Its main functions are:

  • To foster young researchers,
  • To promote international scientific cooperation,
  • To award Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research,
  • To support scientific cooperation between the academic community and industry, and
  • To collect and distribute information on scientific research activities.

 

Download → JSPS Brochure 2025–2026 (PDF)

JSPS Headquarters
5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083
Tel.: +81-3-3263-1721
Fax: +81-3-3263-1854
jsps.go.jp

Join the JSPS Network!

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) supports a "circle" of active researchers in countries around the world.

The JSPS Researchers Network (JSPS-Net) promotes the networking of researchers and staff who support research and are interested in building collegial communities and pursuing various research activities. The website contributes to expanding these activities, fostering, and facilitating international research exchange.