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Report: Panel Discussion

Diversity in Science – How to promote Inclusion & Empowerment in Japan

Why is diversity important? How is it discussed and promoted at Japanese universities? To answer this and other related questions, DWIH Tokyo (German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo) and OAG (German East Asiatic Society) hosted the panel discussion „Diversity in Science – How to promote Inclusion & Empowerment in Japan” on October 19, 2022 and welcomed 132 participants on site and online.

Press Release (DWIH Tokyo)

Photo Exhibition “Fascination of Science” by German Artist Herlinde Koelbl for the first time in Japan (Oct 18-23)

Who are the people behind the greatest discoveries of our time? And how would they summarize the essence of their research – in a sketch, formula, or a few words on the palm of their hand? From October 18-23, the photo exhibition “Fascination of Science” by the renowned German photographer Herlinde Koelbl will be shown in Japan for the first time. It features portraits of 38 Nobel Prize Laureates and famous scientists from Japan and abroad.

DWIH Tokyo Interview

New Director: Axel Karpenstein

With the term of former director Dorothea Mahnke having ended in April 2022, Axel Karpenstein has succeeded her as new director of the DWIH Tokyo.

Call: ERC

ERC Starting Grants

[Deadline: 2022/10/25] The ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

Call: JST

Sakura Science Exchange Program

Das Sakura Science Exchange Program der japanischen Regierung finanziert kurze Mobilitätsmaßnahmen (von 7 bis 21 Tagen) nach Japan für akademischen Nachwuchs aus dem Ausland (u.a. Studierende, Postdocs, Verwaltungsmitarbeitende bis 40 Jahre).

DFKI

DFKI signs MoU for research lab in Japan

An important foundation stone has been laid for the planned establishment of a DFKI research lab in Japan: A cooperation agreement was signed with Osaka Metropolitan University, which describes the further procedure on the way to the “DFKI Lab Japan”.

Konrad Zuse Schools

More talented AI specialists for Germany

The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD) is using funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to extend its promotion of young AI talents in Germany. Three consortia have just been selected, each of which will accordingly establish a Konrad Zuse School for artificial intelligence. These schools are intended to form academic networks to attract excellent young AI specialists from around the world. To this end, the BMBF is providing €24 million over the coming years.