6 February, 2019 at 12:00 PM - 2:40 PM CET

Everyone is welcomed, especially those who are interested in building a Norway-Japan reseacher community.

Admission is free of charge.

Please register before January 30, 2019 by sending an e-mail to the following.

Date and time: February 6, 2019, 12:00-14:40

Venue: Research Council of Norway (Drammensveien 288, 0283 Oslo)

Organizers: JSPS Alumni Club in Norway, Research Council of Norway, and JSPS Stockholm Office

– Program –

12:00-12:05 Registration and mingling

12:05-12:10 Opening talk by Dr. Anders Øverby, Chair of JSPS Alumni Club in Norway

12.10-12.15: Presentation by Mr. Takao Yoshihara, Deputy Director of JSPS Stockholm Office

12.15-13.30: Career talks

12.15-12.40: “Public engagement for what? A light in the darkness” by Dr. Go Yoshizawa, Research fellow, Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University

12.40-13.05: “Being interdisciplinary myself, in a multidisciplinary environment: My experiences as an eHealth-researcher in Norway and Japan” by Dr. Naoe Tatara, former Postdoctoral fellow, Oslo Metropolitan University

13.05-13.30: “Hunting the Oldest Ice on the earth: ongoing Japan-Norway collaboration in Antarctica” by Dr. Kenichi Matsuoka, Senior research scientist, Norwegian Polar Institute

13.30-14.40: Match-making session

Participants will be organized in groups based on research fields of interests, and allowed to discuss and assess possibilities for synergy and future collaboration.

* JSPS Alumni Club in Norway is currently in the process of applying to become a formal JSPS alumni club.