European Research Days Japan 2022, October 19-21
Date: October 19-21, 2022
Venue: German Cultural Centre (OAG Hall), Akasaka 7-5-56, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Organizer: EURAXESS Japan
in collaboration with
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Regional Office Tokyo
- German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo)
- German JSPS Alumni Association (JSPS Club)
- Sciencescope, The French Students and Researchers Organization in Japan
- The Association of Spanish Researchers in Japan (ACE Japon)
- Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ)
Online livestreams will be available for most of the sessions.
To participate, please register.
The European Research Days Japan 2022 (ERD) is the annual flagship event of EURAXESS Japan and its partners. It is designed as a platform for researchers, innovators, practitioners, and professionals from across Japan to showcase their latest research achievements, and explore collaboration and networking opportunities with other participants.
The 2022 edition features three days dedicated to pertinent questions and topics, including
- how Europeans work in Japan and collaborate with Japanese researchers on various topics
- how to become effective science communicators
- how to change a career path - from academia to industry - to realise one’s potential
In addition to the above, the German JSPS Alumni Association (JSPS Club); Sciencescope, The French Students and Researchers Organization in Japan; The Association of Spanish Researchers in Japan (ACE Japon); and the Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ) will share information about their operations.
Furthermore, attendees will hear about funding opportunities in several European countries, presented by their embassies or cultural institutes in Japan.
The DAAD Regional Office Tokyo will host the onsite part of the programme at the German Cultural Centre in Akasaka, Tokyo. The event coincides with an exhibition by the German photographer Herlinde Koelbl entitled “Fascination of Science” (17-23 October 2022) that is organized by the DWIH Tokyo (managed by DAAD) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (OAG). The exhibition features portraits of some of the most renowned scientists and Nobel Prize winners from all around as the world, as well as of promising young researchers. The panel discussion on “Diversity in Science” is part of the exhibition programme and participants of the European Research Days are welcome to join (separate registration necessary).
PROGRAMME ERD Day 1 (and DWIH Tokyo Event): October 19, 2022
TIME | SECTION AND SPEAKER 13:00-17:00 virtual 18:00-19:30 hybrid 19:30-20:30 onsite |
14:00-14:05 | OPENING SPEECH Tania Friederichs, Policy Officer, DG for Research and Innovation, European Commission |
14:05-15:15 | PANEL I. Zdeněk Lajbner, OIST |
15:15-15:30 | “Funding Opportunities at OIST”, OIST |
15:30-15:50 | PANEL I. Q&A |
15:50-16:30 | PANEL II. Anke Kennis, GSAPS, Waseda University |
18:00-19:30 | DWIH EXHIBITION “Fascination of Science” |
19:30-20:30 | ONSITE RECEPTION |
PROGRAMME ERD Day 2: October 20, 2022
TIME | SECTION AND SPEAKER 15:30-19:30 hybrid 19:30-21:00 onsite |
15:30-15:30 | OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador, Embassy of the EU to Japan |
15:30-17:00 | PANEL I. Laszlo Olah, The University of Tokyo |
17:00-17:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
17:30-19:00 | PANEL II. Heinrich Menkhaus, Chairman of German JSPS Alumni Association (JSPS Club), Chair for German Law, Faculty and Graduate School of Law, Meiji University |
19:00-19:30 | ROUNDTABLE Q&A |
19:30-21:00 | ONSITE DINNER |
PROGRAMME ERD Day 3 (and DAAD Student Gathering): October 21, 2022
TIME | SECTION AND SPEAKER 13:30-18:00 onsite 18:00-19:30 hybrid 19:30-20:30 onsite |
13:30-14:00 | Registration for DAAD Students |
14:00-15:30 | Welcome Orientation for DAAD Students |
15:30-15:50 | BREAK |
15:50-16:00 | OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH Slaven Misljencevic, Policy Officer, DG for Research and Innovation, European Commission |
16:00-17:15 | PANEL I. Interactive Session “How to present what’s fascinating about your research?” with Photographer and Artist Herlinde Koelbl |
17:15-18:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
18:00-19:20 | PANEL DISCUSSION AND AUDIENCE Q&A Ilona Hoffmann, Teijin Nakashima Medical Co. Ltd. |
19:20-19:30 | CLOSING SPEECH Manuel Hubert, Minister Counsellor, Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation |
19:30-20:30 | DINNER RECEPTION |