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 From the left: Ambassador Masset, Prof. Syrota, Ms. Fioraso, Dr. Anzai, Mr. Ishida On 7 October, a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between JSPS and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, the venue for the annual meeting being held by the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum. From JSPS, the ceremony was attended by president Dr. Yuichiro Anzai, International Program Department director Mr. Hisashi Kato, and deputy director Mr. Kiyoshi Saito; from the Ministry of Education and Science, by Mr. Toru Ishida, director, International Science and Technology Affairs Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau. Attending the ceremony from Inserm were chairman and CEO Prof. André Syrota, scientific advisor Prof. Jean-Marc Egly, and Department of National and Foreign Affairs deputy director Mr. Philippe Arhets. Also in attendance from France were Ms. Genevič Fioraso, Minister of Higher Education and Research, and Mr. Christian Masset, Ambassador, Embassy of France in Japan, who had come to Kyoto to attend the STS forum. Throughout the ceremony, a friendly and congenial atmosphere prevailed. Under the existing bilateral program between JSPS and Inserm, both sides have supported their own teams in carrying out joint research projects. Now, the new MoU puts aside joint research in favor of a more flexible and responsive framework of small-scale, high-caliber seminars and individual researcher dispatches. Revised based on policy imperatives in the two countries, this program approach is expected to advance the Franco-Japanese partnership while adding a new dimension to research cooperation in both countries. Application calls for seminars and researcher exchanges will be issued under the new MoU in September 2013, with support beginning in FY 2014. - Research Cooperation Division I  |
