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Deputy Minister of International Trade, Canada
On 3 March, Mr. Louis Lévesque, Canada’s Deputy Minister of International Trade, and Mr. Jonathan T. Fried, Ambassador of Canada to Japan, paid a courtesy visit to JSPS president Prof. Motoyuki Ono. Prof. Ono described the bilateral scientific exchange programs that JSPS is steadfastly advancing in collaboration with its Canadian partner organizations. The Canadian visitors asked several questions about JSPS’s programs including their funding systems along with Japan’s overall research-financing framework. Mr. Lévesque expressed gratitude for JSPS’s role, which he appraised highly, in advancing scientific collaboration between Japan and Canada, and said he looked forward to its continued growth in the future. - Research Cooperation Division I European Commission Delegation
On 14 April, JSPS received a visit from a delegation comprising Ms. Mary Minch, director, Directorate D - International Cooperation, and Mr. Philippe Vialatte, deputy head, International Dimension of the Framework Programme Unit, both from the Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission, along with Dr. Barbara Rhode, minister-counsellor, head of the Science and Technology Section of the EU Delegation in Tokyo. They made this visit in parallel with attending the Japan-EU Preparatory Meeting on Cooperation in Science and Technology at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the following day. At JSPS, they exchanged views with JSPS president Prof. Motoyuki Ono on promoting the exchange of young researchers between Japan and EU countries. - Research Cooperation Division II  |
