The 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan based on the special strategic and global partnership, is a milestone year for further development of the India-Japan cooperative relationship. Enhancing the competitiveness in international society based on the strong collaboration between India and Japan in the fields of science, technology, and innovation is extremely important.
For this reason, JST held the "Japan-India Universities Forum" twice in Japan since FY2022 and exchanged opinions to promote cooperation and collaboration between Indian and Japanese universities. As a result, some specific measures and new university exchange programs have been developing. In light of the above, with a focus on further developing bilateral brain circulation between Japan and India, particularly aiming to expand collaboration between universities in both countries, the 3rd Japan-India Universities Forum will be held in India (the largest-ever Japan-India university exchange event held in India). This event will play a role of the promotion of science and technology diplomacy as a part of the special and official event of the Japan Months 2024 organized by the Embassy of Japan in India.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 10:30 to 18:30 (India Standard Time, GMT+5:30)
Venue: The Grand New Delhi https://www.thegrandnewdelhi.com/location.html
Theme: Promotion of Japan-India brain circulation and utilization of its human resources
Agenda (TBD):
●First session 10:30 – 11:30 (venue: 1st floor – Grand Ballroom)
・Opening remarks Prof. HASHIMOTO Kazuhito, President of JST
・Guest speekers :
Prof. Abhay Karandikar (Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Mr. ARIYOSHI Takashi (Minster & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan)
Mr. Sibi George (Ambassador of India to Japan) (online)
Mr. TAKAYA Hiroki (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)– Japan)
・Photo session
*** Networking (Lunch break) 11:30 - 13:00 ***(venue: 1st floor – Foyer and Garden)
●Second session: 13:00 – 15:00 (venue: Grand Ballroom 1/2/3)
･Roundtable meetings Three roundtables held simultaneously
Theme：Promote Japan-India brain circulation and encourage their human resources to play an active role in the region
Round Table Group 1: (Co-Chairpersons: IIT Hyderabad and The Univ. of Tokyo)
Round Table Group 2: (Co-Chairpersons: IIT Bombay and Univ. of Tsukuba)
Round Table Group 3: (Co-Chairpersons: IIT Delhi and Kyoto Univ.)
*** Short break 15:00 - 15:15 ***(venue: 1st floor – Foyer)
●Third session: 15:15 – 18:30 (venue: B1 – JADE/EMERALD/Dilli Kanteen Kitchen or 1st Floor – ONYX/Grand Ballroom 1/2/3)
･Bilateral “one-on-one discussion” university, research institute meetings
Universities and research institutions meet individually to develop specific cooperative relationships.
･Affiliation of Participants
Japan: 28 universities, 1 research institute, 5 related organizations, 5 business corporations
India: 34 universities
･Sub Event Oct 20 (Sun) – 21 (Mon)
IITH Japan Month – Academic Day (Organized by IIT Hyderabad)
Venue: IITH (IITH Road, Near NH-65, Sangareddy, Kandi, Telangana 502285)
･How to apply for Interview etc.
We would like to ask the media to cover First session and Second session
( Third session will be closed to the public. Thank you for your understanding.)
Please register from the following application form https://form2.jst.go.jp/s/kouhou_form
or contact ssp.press@jst.go.jp (JST Sakura Science Program Headquarters Planning and Management Group)
with the following information: name, affiliation, e-mail address, telephone number, and name of media.
*Application deadline: 15:00 on Friday, October 18th, (Japan Standard Time)