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A Driving Force Behind International Research Collaboration🌎

Marc Hansen

Japan’s first University of International Research Excellence – Meet our Partners in Japan Today, we’re heading north to meet Marc Hansen, Senior Research Administrator at Tohoku University in Sendai! Marc is a long-standing partner of ours and a strong advocate for international research collaboration.

Call for Applications: eureka

Globalstars call with Japan 2026

[Deadline: 2027/01/20] This call is open for all R&D projects, excluding technologies associated with nuclear power, pharmaceutical development, and regenerative medicine product development. Examples of scope include, but are not limited to: quantum technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, electronics, energy and environment, biotechnology, new materials, medical devices, aerospace, mining, and other industrial technologies.

EU-Funded Business Mission to Japan for Renewable Energy companies

Call: Join the EU Pavilion at the Smart Energy Week in Tokyo

(Deadline: 2026/11/27) The EU Business Hub programme will select and support up to 50 European SMEs and start-ups in the renewable energy sector to attend the Smart Energy Week Spring 2027, in Japan at Tokyo Big Sight. The 2025 Spring exhibition was visited by more than 65,000 participants, making it one of the biggest Green Technology events in Japan.

Call for Applications

Falling Walls Lab Okinawa 2026

[Deadline: 2026/08/31] Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just three minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that positively impacts science and society. Share your innovative ideas at the FALLING WALLS LAB, win a trip to the global finale in Berlin! More Information & Application: https://falling-walls.com/falling-walls-lab-okinawa-japan For the call for applications for Falling Walls Lab Sendai (deadline: May 26), please visit this page. For the call for applications for Falling Walls Lab Tokyo (deadline: July 13), please visit this page.

Towards a More Sustainable Automotive Industry? 🚗🌫️

Prof. Dr. Ai Serizawa

Sustainable Materials: Meet our Partners in Japan! Guten Tag, Prof. Dr. Ai Serizawa from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT)! Prof. Serizawa’s research focuses on innovative and sustainable surface treatment technologies. She developed an environmentally friendly one-step process to apply a dense anticorrosive film on aluminium alloys – using nothing but steam. This technology has immense potential in industries such as the automotive and railway sectors.

Pioneers in Hydrogen Research 🔋🌱♻️

Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan and Dr. Frédéric Hasché

Pioneers in Japanese – German Hydrogen Research: Meet our Partners in Japan! Today, we are delighted to introduce Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan and Dr. Frédéric Hasché from the University of Hamburg, Technical Electrocatalysis Laboratory.

Advancing AI Solutions for Sustainability 🔁🧩🔋♻️🌱

Dr. Alexandra Pehlken

Sustainable AI & Critical Raw Materials: Meet our Partners in Japan! Today, we talk to Dr. Alexandra Pehlken, Deputy Head of the Division Marine Perception at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).