"2nd Japan−India Universities Forum"
Program held by the heads of top universities in Japan and India
—Promotion of brain cycle between Japan and India—
Event Report
| Date & Time | September 30, 2023 (Saturday) 14:00–17:20 (Japan Standard Time) |
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| Venue | The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike |
| Organizer | Japan Science and Technology Agency Sakura Science Program Headquarters |
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Sakura Science Program Headquarters (SSP) held the second Japan−India Universities Forum on September 30, 2023 at the Prince Kyoto Takaragaike. The forum was organized with the aim of creating the foundations for exchange in order to facilitate further collaboration between India and Japan, and was attended by 30 presidents and other representatives from top Indian and Japanese universities (20 from Japan and 10 from India) , as well as three relevant institutions and three Japanese companies that do business in India. Also in attendance were H.E. Sibi George, Ambassador of India to Japan, H.E. Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India, and the Senior Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan.
As strategic partners, promoting cooperation between Japan and India in science, technology, and academia, especially in the development of young human resources and brain cycle, is of vital importance for the development of both countries. At the inaugural Japan−India Universities Forum, which was held in January this year, the two nations confirmed their support for further strengthening and expanding research and human resource exchanges between the two countries, encouraging efforts to this end, and continuing the forum to discuss the development of future cooperation. This marked the second forum to be held.
The theme of the forum was "Promotion of Brain cycle between Japan and India," and it explored ways to realize the contents of the declaration confirmed at the first meeting. The first part of the forum featured keynote speeches by the presidents of the University of Tokyo and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, as well as representatives of Suzuki Motor Corporation and Fujitsu Limited, which operate in India. Their speeches touched on studying abroad, cooperation on human resource development, and collaboration between industry and academia. In addition, round−table discussions were held to exchange opinions on two themes: environmental improvements in order to expand the number of foreign exchange students and researchers from India, and industry−academia cooperation for human resource mobility. One of the features of the forum was the participation of companies that have entered the Indian market or are motivated to hire human resources from India, and discussions were held on the promotion of industry−academia−government collaboration between Japan and India.
In the second part of the forum, over 40 individual meetings were held to give Japanese and Indian universities seeking to realize concrete cooperation and exchange a way to engage in dialogue, providing an opportunity for specific collaboration. It is hoped that this forum will accelerate brain cycle between Japan and India and lead to closer cooperation with sufficient quality and quantity.
| First session: |
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1) Opening Remarks by the event organizer (President of JST) 2) Guest speeches 3) Keynote speeches
5) Round−table Discussions ■Theme1: The development of environment for expanding Indian students and researchers to Japan ■Theme2: The academic−industry collaboration regarding HRD (human resources development) and/or the mobilization of HR |
| Second session: |
| Bilateral Meetings on exchange of university between Japan and India |
Participants for Japan−India Universities Forum
1. Indian Side (total 10)
| Affiliation | Title | Name |
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| Anna University | Vice Chancellor | Prof. R.Velraj |
| Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Director | Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri |
| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Officiating Director | Prof. Parameswar Krishnan Iyer |
| Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad | Director | Prof. B.S. Murty |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Director | Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | Vice Chancellor | Prof. Santishree D. Pandit |
| University of Delhi | Vice Chancellor | Prof. Yogesh Singh |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Deputy Director | Prof. Ambuj Sagar |
| Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Former Dean Administration | Prof. Koshy Varghese |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur *online | A Member of the Board of Governors, Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Prof. Bishakh Bhattacharya |
2. Japanese Side Universities (total 20)
| Affiliation | Title | Name |
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| Hokkaido University | Vice president | Dr. TAKAHASHI Aya |
| Tohoku University | Vice president | Dr. UEKI Toshiya |
| University of Tsukuba | Advisor to the President | Dr. BENTON Caroline F. |
| The University of Tokyo | President | Dr. FUJII Teruo |
| Tokyo Institute of Technology | Vice president | Dr. HAYASHI Nobuhiro |
| Nagoya University | Vice president | Dr. MIZUTANI Norimi |
| Kyoto University | President | Dr. MINATO Nagahiro |
| Osaka University | Vice president | Dr. TANAKA Manabu |
| Kyushu University | Vice president | Dr. HARATA Akira |
| Waseda University | Vice president | Dr. GEMMA Masahiko |
| Yokohama National University | Vice president | Dr. KABASHIMA Hiromi |
| Niigata University | President | Dr. USHIKI Tatsuo |
| Nagaoka University of Technology | Vice president | Dr. TAKAHASHI Osamu |
| Gifu University | Director | Dr. KOYAMA Hiroyuki |
| Shizuoka University | Vice president | Dr. KAWATA Yoshimasa |
| Kobe University | Vice president | Dr. NAKAMURA Tamotsu |
| Hiroshima University | Vice President | Dr. KANEKO Shinji |
| Shibaura Institute of Technology | Vice President | Dr. TAKASAKI Akito |
| Ritsumeikan University | President | Dr. NAKATANI Yoshio |
| Doshisha University | Vice president | Dr. TSUKAGOSHI Kazuhiko |
3. Japanese Side Institutions (total 3)
| Affiliation | Title | Name |
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| Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | Deputy Director General | Mr. UEDA Daisuke |
| National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) | Governing Director | Mr. FUKUI Toshihide |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | Director, International Policy Planning Department and International Program Department, Headquarters for International Affairs | Ms. HOSHINO Akie |
4. Japanese Side Business Entities (total 3)
| Affiliation | Title | Name |
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| SUZUKI MOTOR Corporation | Director and Senior Managing Officer, Executive General Manager, Global Automobile Marketing | Mr. SAITO Kinji |
| FUJITSU Limited | Corporate Executive Officer SEVP (Senior Executive Vice President) , CTO (Chief Technology Officer) , CPO (Chief Portfolio Officer) Co−Head of System Platform | Mr. Vivek Mahajan |
| NEC Corporation | SVP (Senior Vice President) & Head of R&D Division | Dr. YAMADA Akio |
