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What's New Archives

FY2022

October 18, 2022: WPI Pamphlet Vol.18 posted.
October 13, 2022: WPI Program FY2022 selection result was posted.
August 10, 2022: FY2022 Panel Review (Hearing) Guidelines is now available.
August 4, 2022: WPI Program The Center Project Plans Selected in FY2017 「Post-Interim Evaluation Revised Project Plan」 was posted.
July 7, 2022: WPI Program FY 2020 Progress reports was posted.
June 6, 2022: WPI Pamphlet Vol.17 Appendix posted.
May 23, 2022: WPI Program FY 2022 Program Director(PD), Deputy Program Director(DPD) and Program Officers(PO) were posted.
May 23, 2022: WPI Program FY 2021 followup working group members were posted.
May 23, 2022: WPI Program FY 2022 Academy Director (AD), Academy Officers (AOs) were posted.
May 12, 2022: FY 2021 Follow-up report were posted.
April 1, 2022: Dr. SEKINE Yasuhito and Dr. YOSHIMURA Takashi assumed the post of director of WPI-ELSI and WPI-ITbM respectively on April 1st.

FY2021

March 4, 2022: WPI FY2022 Call for Proposals for new centers was posted.
September 30, 2021: WPI Program Activities Reports of the WPI Academy Centers (FY2017 – FY2019) were posted.
September 28, 2021: WPI Program FY2021 selection result was posted.
August 30, 2021: Dr. TANIGUCHI Takashi assumed the post of director of MANA on August 1st.
August 6, 2021: FY2021 Panel Review (Hearing) Guidelines is now available.
August 5, 2021: WPI Pamphlet Version 17 posted.

FY2020

March 30, 2021: FY 2020 academy working group members were posted.
March 30, 2021: FY 2019 Progress reports ＆FY 2020 Follow-up report were posted.
February 19, 2021: WPI FY2021 Call for Proposals for new centers posted.
January 20, 2021: MEXT formulated new WPI missions.
August 7, 2020: WPI Pamphlet Version 16 and Leaflet posted.
May 13, 2020: I²CNER was certified as a member of the WPI Academy on April 1st.

FY2019

March 30, 2020: FY2018 Progress reports & FY2019 Follow-up report were posted.
October 1, 2019: Dr. Shin-ichi Orimo assumed the post of director of AIMR on October 1st.
July 12, 2019: WPI brochure Version 15 posted.
July 1, 2019: Dr. Kiyoshi Takeda assumed the post of director of IFReC on July 1st.
April 22, 2019: FY 2017 Progress reports ＆FY 2018 Follow-up report were posted.

FY2018

December 25, 2018: WPI brochure Version 14 posted
December 25, 2018: We have launched new website "WPI Forum" designed for administrators in universities and research institutions. *Only available in Japanese
October 9, 2018: WPI Program FY2018 selection result is posted
June 20, 2018: WPI brochure Version 13-2 posted.

FY2017

March 30, 2018: FY 2016 Progress reports posted.
March 30, 2018: FY 2017 Follow-up report posted.
February 5, 2018: FY2018 Call for Proposals for new centers posted.
January 12, 2018: The latest version of WPI brochure is posted.
October 30, 2017: FY2017 Selection result is posted.
August 28, 2017: 10 Year Commemoration of the WPI Program posted.
August 9, 2017: FY2017 Panel Review (Hearing) Guidelines is now available.
August 1, 2017: New version of WPI brochure posted.
May 22, 2017: FY2017 Call for Proposals for new centers posted.
April 21, 2017: FY 2015 Progress reports posted.
April 21, 2017: The FY 2016 Follow-up report posted.

FY2016

November 08, 2016: "Future plan for WPI Program" was announced from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
June 15, 2016: New version of WPI brochure posted.