JSPS has decided to convene the third in its series of HOPE Meetings, implemented to enrich the erudition of young leaders upon whose shoulders will rest the future of scientific research in Asia. It is scheduled to be held next March in Tokyo.

HOPE Meetings bring together excellent graduate students selected from Asian countries and regions in a discussion format with Nobel laureates and other eminent scholars laboring on the frontiers of knowledge. While interacting with peers from the region, the young scientists also receive cross-disciplinary lectures on themes in the humanities and social sciences and participate in cultural programs. In these ways, the meetings give the participants a unique opportunity to cultivate within themselves a depth of sensitivities that will refine their creativity as scientists.

The title “HOPE” signifies the promise held for bright young researchers and optimism for a vibrant future of S&T advancement in the Asian community. As HOPE Meetings are designed to give the aspiring young researchers a chance to experience for themselves the beauty and artistry inherent in science, they are themed “Art in Science.”

The organizing committee of the third HOPE Meeting will be chaired by JSPS executive director Dr. Makoto Kobayashi (2008 Nobel laureate in physics). Held in the field of physics, the meeting will assemble over 100 doctoral students from more than a dozen countries and regions in Asia.

For more details about HOPE Meetings and how to participate in them, please see the program’s webpage at http://www.hopemeetings.jp/eng/.

- Asian Program Division