JSPS London
Message from Director
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Director, JSPS London |
JSPS London was established in 1994 to support and facilitate bottom-up UK-Japan research collaboration as well as the internationalization of Japanese universities. I am the 7th director, working in London since April 2007. JSPS London is one of ten overseas offices worldwide. Our work focuses on science and technology and higher education overall. We help to create and develop successful relationships between academic researchers in the UK and Japan through a wide range of activities to enhance the free-flow and application of cutting edge research between our two countries. We organize scientific symposia, hold JSPS programme introduction days at universities throughout the UK and award JSPS Fellowships to Japan. JSPS London also supports an Alumni Association for former UK JSPS Fellows and a UK-based Japanese Researchers Association. One way JSPS London achieves its aims is by working closely with partner institutions; for example, the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Research Councils, the British Council, HEFCE, QAA and UUK, as well as UK universities.
In addition we work on a Japanese Governmental level, for instance with the Science and Technology Task Force in the UK, besides cooperating with the London diplomatic science community. We also work with the Japanese Embassy and other Japanese Governmental agencies such as JETRO, the Japan Foundation, the Japanese Local Government Center (JLGC), JNTO and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK (JCCI).
