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On 25 June, the JSPS San Francisco Office held its first meeting to bring together Japanese university faculty members in the US as a new component of its initiative to build a network among Japanese academics and scientists on the faculties of American universities. Participating in the meeting were 15 faculty members of UC Berkeley, Stanford, the University of Illinois, and other US institutions of higher education. Counting the staffs of the San Francisco Office of Tokyo University of Science and the JSPS San Francisco Office, altogether 19 people attended the meeting. San Francisco Office director Dr. Seishi Takeda started off the get-together with opening remarks, followed by self-introductions from the participants, who briefly described their respective research activities. Then, a discussion was held on the state of higher education in Japan, particularly the educational environment and the sort of faculty reforms that could be made to improve it. The animated exchange of views that evolved was greatly enjoyed by all. The meeting concluded successfully with some of the participants saying that they wanted to continue using the network of colleagues formed at it after they return to Japan. - JSPS San Francisco Office  |
