News

Call for internship offers: DAAD

RISE Worldwide 2026

[Deadline: 2025/09/30] Are you interested in hosting a German research intern at your institution in Japan? In the past years almost 4,000 undergraduate students from German universities interned abroad as research assistants through the RISE Worldwide programme, which is now in its 17th year. And once more research groups from all over the world that are interested in hosting a research assistant from Germany in the summer of 2026 are invited to submit project offers to RISE Worldwide.

Call: DAAD

DAAD Scholarships 2026 from Japan to Germany

[Deadline: depending on program] Do you plan to study or conduct research in Germany in 2026? A variety of DAAD scholarships for individual students and young researchers from Japan are now open for application!

Call: JDZB

Junior Experts Exchange Program

[Deadline: 2025/09/14] This program targets young Japanese and German experts in natural sciences from public research institutions and private companies with an interest in German-Japanese research cooperation. Tailor-made visits to thematically suitable research / university institutes and companies in the other country will give the opportunity to establish contacts with a potential for future research cooperation. The overarching theme for 2025 is “Battery Research for Carbon Neutrality.”

Event Report

German Research Fair 2025

The third edition of the German Research Fair took place on April 10, 2025 – a digital information and networking event for anyone interested in research, doctoral opportunities, and academic career paths in Germany. The event was once again organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo).

Call for Poster Presentations

DWIH Tokyo Symposium – Innovations for an Aging Society (October 7)

[Deadline: 2025/07/31] The German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) invites researchers, professionals, and innovators from Germany, Japan, and around the world to present their work at the upcoming symposium: Global Health: Innovations for an Aging Society on October 7. The poster session will provide a platform to showcase innovative research, pilot initiatives, and fresh ideas that address the societal and healthcare challenges of aging societies.

Call: JSPS / DAAD / DFG

【JSPS】JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects/Seminars FY2026 Call Opened

[Deadline: 2025/09/03, 17:00 JST] Bilateral cooperative programs aim to form sustained networks of bilateral research teams (etc.) evolved from individual scientist exchanges. JSPS provides financial support to excellent Japanese scientists, including young scientists, implementing such bilateral joint research projects and seminars with research teams from counterpart countries. The FY2026 application call is currently open for submissions.

Call: DAAD

2025 DAAD Green Hydrogen Research Tour

[Deadline: 2025/06/15, 23:59 CEST] The DAAD invites advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers from the European Research Area (ERA) and eligible countries to meet with colleagues at renown German institutions that are actively contributing to green hydrogen research, in order to get first-hand information and insights into promising research results and technological developments towards the green hydrogen economy.