News Release
printclose

The 18th Meeting of the Korea-Japan Joint Committee for Basic Scientific Research organized by KOSEF & JSPS

On June 4, 2008, the 18th Meeting of the Korea-Japan Joint Committee for Basic Scientific Research* was held in Gyeongju, Korea. In the committee meeting, members from both countries met to review the previous year’s Joint Research Project/Seminar activities, select new ones for this year and discuss future scientific cooperation between Japan and Korea.

Number of Selected Projects for Joint Research Projects and Seminars for FY 2008

  Number of Applications Number of Selected Projects
Joint Research Projects 47 31
Joint Seminars 15 11

Amongst the bilateral programs with various countries, JSPS and KOSEF have been cooperating closely since 1991, having set up a joint committee which consists of seven fields: Mathematics & Physics; Chemistry and Material Sciences; Biology; Informatics & Mechatronics; Geo-Science & Space Science; Medical Science; and Humanities.

*Co-chairmen:
Japanese side:Prof. Kunio Takayanagi, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Korean Side: Prof. Myung-Hee Chung, Professor, Seoul National University

photo
print  close