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First DFG-Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize online conference

“‘Patient Involvement’ and data protection in medicine and medical research and related Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI)”

The DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and DWIH Tokyo held the first DFG-Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Prize online conference in honour of Prize winner 2020, Dr. Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor (Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities) on 17 September 2021. Focussing on ethical, legal, social and data issues, researchers from Germany and Japan discussed current developments in biomedicine and medical research based on a multidisciplinary approach.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Why the German Innovation Powerhouse NRW is Important to Japan

September 24, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] On June 16, 2021, the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Düsseldorf hosted the NRW-Japan Summit meeting. The event saw participants present various examples of innovations from both Japan and Germany, along with panel discussions among businesspeople.

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Visualize Your Research

How can we visualize scientific data as a way of informative storytelling? The Summer Series “Visualize Your Research” – a joint event of DWIH Tokyo and DWIH New York from June 22 to August 21, 2021 – addressed this and other questions. Students from the US, Germany and Japan had the opportunity to expand their knowledge in data visualization, to learn about applications to their own research and to build an international network.

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Konrad Zuse Schools of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence

[Deadline: 2021/10/22] In order to strengthen the standing of German AI research and application in the context of international competition, the Federal Government’s AI strategy focuses on international cooperation with the aim of training the personnel required for AI development and application in Germany.

Connecting East and West – A Short Interview with …

Dr. Sho Tsuji

Our series “Connecting East and West – A Short Interview with …“ presents people involved in German-Japanese research collaborations – and their insights on how and where to cooperate successfully! This week, Dr. Sho Tsuji, Principle Investigator at the International Research Center for Neurointelligence, University of Tokyo, and an expert on developmental psychology and infant language acquisition, talks about her experiences working in Japan and Germany and delivers a passionate plea for researchers to reach out more!

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EJEA Conference in Kagawa 2021: Call for Posters

[Deadline: 2021/09/15] The EJEA Conference in Kagawa on Human-centered Sustainability and Innovation for an AI-assisted Future: New Interdisciplinary Education & Research for the Next Stages in Japan and Europe, which will be held from October 22 to 24, 2021, and organised by the European Japan Experts Association (EJEA), Kagawa University, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT and the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), is now accepting submissions for contributions.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Conserving Biodiversity in Japan and Germany

August 25, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is involved in countless research projects, one of which expresses Germany’s emphasis on environmental protection very well: a project aimed at preserving biodiversity. The BMBF summarizes it as follows: “About one million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction worldwide. The decrease in biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges facing the scientific, economic and political communities.”