Welcome!
The JSPS Norway-Japan Academic Network (NJAN) was established in 2019 by the initiative of former JSPS fellows, with the support of the JSPS Stockholm Office. It was renamed from JSPS Alumni Club in Norway (ACN) in 2023. The current number of members is 100. The NJAN organizes symposia on various themes, Norway-Japan Academic Network, the annual General Assembly and Board Meetings. The NJAN is actively trying to reach its members by organizing symposia all over Norway. The rules and regulations are stipulated in the articles of the club.
Events
NJAN Academic Networking Meeting – Forging the Future of Norway-Japan Academic Collaboration
November 13, 2023
JSPS Alumni Seminar (ACN) – Collaborative Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture in Japan and Norway
February 15, 2023
The 5th Norway-Japan Academic Network Seminar
January 30 - February 2, 2023
JSPS ACN events at Arctic Frontiers 2023 Moving North
November 29, 2022
Webinar: Gender equality in Japan: creating opportunities for business and education cooperation
March 15-16, 2022
Norway-Japan symposium on theoretical and experimental chemistry of complex systems
March 9, 2022
Norway - Japan Quantum Computing Webinar
February 15, 2022Webinar in Norwegian,”Studentmobilitet og prosjektsamarbeid med Japan”
September 9, 2021
ACN webinar – Future healthcare challenges and opportunities in a Norway-Japan perspective
December 17, 2020ACN Webinar – COVID-19 the impact on mental health and the fight back using supercomputer
December 14, 2020
ACN Webinar – Cooperation with Japan in higher education
November 4, 2020
ACN Webinar “Opportunities for hydrogen-related cooperation between Japan and Norway” to be held.
February 26, 2020
The 4th Norway-Japan Academic Network Seminar
November 19, 2019
the ACN Activity Seminar FY2019 : Science-based innovation
September 24-25, 2019
JSPS-RCN Joint Seminar FY2019: The Ocean brings us together!
February 6, 2019
The 3rd Norway-Japan Academic Network
January 31, 2018
The 2nd Norway-Japan Academic Network
January 30, 2017
The 1st Norway-Japan Academic Network Seminar
Anders Øverby
Chair, JSPS Norway-Japan Academic Network (NJAN)
Message from NJAN Board Chair
Welcome to the JSPS Norway-Japan Academic Network (NJAN)! We constitute a national network for academics residing in Norway with focus on Norway-Japan collaboration. This collaboration can be in any form such as research, education and more, as long as it touches into the academic field. Our overall goal is to build bridges between Norway and Japan. We have annual activities including seminars, newsletters, a mobility grant, webinars and more. Through these activities we seek to offer a place for our members and others interested to meet and connect. The network welcomes members from all scientific disciplines. The membership, events and all activities are no cost to the members. We work in close collaboration with the Research Council in Norway and JSPS Stockholm Office. All our members receive invitations to events we organize, reports from events, newsletters, information about call for applications and other relevant information regarding our network. If you find our network interesting, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We hope our network can be your way to realize a dream of collaborating with Japan, connect with fellow academics, and attend Norway-Japan specific events!
The board members of JSPS Norway-Japan Academic Network as of August 2022
Chair:
Anders Øverby
Title: Project leader
Affiliation: Centre of Education in Kongsvinger
Field of research: Biotechnology
E-mail: anders.overby@inn.no
Vice-Chair:
Alexander Karl Rothkopf
Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Stavanger, Institute for Mathematics and Physics
Field of research: Theoretical high energy nuclear physics, computational physics, statistical data analysis
E-mail: alexander.rothkopf@uis.no
Board member:
Michiko Atsumi
Title: Researcher
Affiliation: University of Oslo, Hylleraas center
Field of research: Chemistry, Quantum chemistry
E-mail: michiko.atsumi@kjemi.uio.no
Board member:
Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen
Title: Professor, Barents Chair in Politics
Affiliation: UiT-The Arctic University of Norway (2022-2023 Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies, University of Akureyri, Iceland)
Field of research: International Relations, International Political Economy, International Security of the Arctic; science diplomacy.
E-mail: Rasmus.Bertelsen@uit.no
Board member:
Jennifer Branlat
Title: Asociate Professor
Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Center for Gender Research
Field of research: Gender equality and diversity
E-mail: jennifer.branlat@ntnu.no
Board member:
Yuka Kitayama
Title: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Osaka University, Graduate School of Human Sciences
Field of research: Sociology of education
E-mail: kitayama@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
Board member:
Norbert Skokauskas
Title: Medical doctor and Professor
Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Field of research: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
E-mail: norbert.skokauskas@ntnu.no
Board member:
Magne Olav Sydnes
Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Stavanger, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering
Field of research: Synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry
E-mail: magne.o.sydnes@uis.no
Board member:
Thomas Ågotnes
Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Bergen
Field of research: Logic and Artificial Intelligence
E-mail: thomas.agotnes@uib.no