The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST: President Michinari Hamaguchi) announced that it has decided on 40 new projects for the Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation Program. The project aims to develop and produce outstanding human resources by creating an environment in which students can devote themselves to study in the second half of their doctoral program.
The selected projects and project supervisors are as follows:
● "Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)"
Shin-ichi Ohkoshi (Professor, University of Tokyo)
● "Kyoto University Graduate School Education Support Program"
Masahiko Egami (Professor, Kyoto University)
● "Tohoku University Pioneering Research Support Project for PhD Students"
Masahiro Yamaguchi (Professor, Tohoku University)
● "Research Support Project for Doctoral Human Resources Development to Lead Society 5.0 DX"
Koichiro Ishimori (Professor, Hokkaido University)
● "The Development Project for the Next Generation of Pioneering Researchers for Promoting Interdisciplinary Integration"
Eiichi Mori (Professor, Osaka University)
● "Transborder Human Capital Development Project: Fostering Agile Doctoral Students in a VUCA World"
Mitsuyasu Kato (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
● "Creation of an Open Education Initiative for Developing PhD Researchers Opening Up the Future"
Nobuo Kimizuka (Professor, Kyushu University)
● "THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher"
Akira Fujimaki (Professor, Nagoya University)/Yoshihiko Uematsu (Professor, Gifu University)
● "Nurturing of doctoral students who will map the grand designs for future society"
Toru Takebayashi (Professor, Keio University)
● "Program for Developing and Supporting the Next-Generation of
Innovative Researchers at Hiroshima University"
Manabu Abe (Professor, Hiroshima University)
● "Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program:
Contributing to the Creation of Integrated Intelligence and Social Transformation"
Manabu Kanda (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
● "Waseda University Open Innovation Ecosystem Program for Pioneering Research (W-SPRING)"
Hironori Kasahara (Professor, Waseda University)
● "Project for Fostering Emerging Doctoral Human Resources for Omnidirectional Innovation"
Toshinori Nakayama (Professor, Chiba University)
● "Breaking through barriers with Break-through Power"
Shinichi Nakamura (Professor, Kanazawa University)
● "TMDU WISE Program II"
Yoshikazu Isomura (Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
● "FLOURISH Fellowship Project"
Takashi Gomi (Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
● "Rhizome Human Resource Development Program"
Takaaki Shigematsu (Professor, Osaka City University)/Tetsuo Kawakita (Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka Prefectural University Program)
● "Cross-disciplinary Doctoral Human Resource Development Program to Lead the Well-being Society"
Kazuki Takashima (Professor, Kumamoto University)
● "Front Runner Development Project for Facilitating Future Life Innovation"
Meiji Honda (Professor, Niigata University)
● "Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA) Training Program for Next-Generation Researchers"
Akio Tokuda (Professor, Ritsumeikan University)
● "Project on Training of Doctoral Students at Yamaguchi University through Interdisciplinary Research Practice"
Hiromori Tsutsumi (Professor, Yamaguchi University)
● "Okayama University Science, Technology, and Innovation Creation Fellowship (OU Fellowship)"
Yasutomo Nasu (Professor, Okayama University)
● "Support Program for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation Researchers in Doshisha University Doctoral Course"
Kazuhiko Tsukagoshi (Professor, Doshisha University)
● "Future Creative Innovation Researcher Support Program" Masayuki Yamaguchi (Professor, Hokuriku Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
● "Education system of research doctor students with forming their own scientist network"
Hitoki Yoneda (Professor, The University of Electro-Communications)
● "Development of Interdisciplinary Innovators centered on Research Clusters"
Koji Yasutomo (Professor, Tokushima University)
● "Empowerment Program for Next Generation Researchers Contributing to the Co-creation of Global Future Cities"
Kazunobu Sawamoto (Professor, Nagoya City University)
● "Kyoto Institute of Technology Interdisciplinary Joint Human Resource Development Fellowship Program"
Masahiro Yoshimoto (Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
● "TMDU Buttobe Beef Up Toyaku Talents to go Beyond the border"
Yoshio Hayashi (Professor, Tokyo University of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
● "Support for the Development of Young Researchers Contributing to an Environmentally Sound Society"
Satoshi Kaneco (Professor, Mie University)
● "AGU Future Eagle Project (AGU Future Eagle Project)"
Shinji Koh (Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University)
● "Comprehensive Project for Developing Advanced Human Resources to Take on the Challenge of Improving Food Production"
Hironobu Shiwachi (Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture)
● "Nara Women's University Support for Doctoral Students: SGC+ (Shattering the Glass Ceiling and Beyond)"
Yoichi Yusa (Professor, Nara Women's University)
● "Project for Developing Next-Generation Researchers through Multi-Instructor Systems"
Yasushi Ido (Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology)
● "Project for Developing Doctoral Human resources for the VUCA Age"
Tsugu Nishida (Professor, Yamanashi University)
● "SOKENDAI Special Researcher Program (Pioneering Research Type)"
Shigetoshi Aono (Professor, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI)
● "A Program for Developing Next-Generation Global Researchers Leading the Development of the Asia-Pacific Region"
Akira Taguchi (Professor, Tokyo City University)
The names of the projects were translated into English by Science Japan (JST - Asia Pacific Research Center)
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