Learn, share and communicate about research The Falling Walls Lab Tokyo will take place on 13 June 2019 at ELSI, Tokyo Institute of Technology! Based on the idea of "breaking down various walls" around the world, this event provides students, young researchers and professionals of all disciplines and nationalities an opportunity to present their research projects or ideas in 3 minutes and in English, in front of a non-specialised audience. To be...

What is this event? This is a pilot event jointly organised by EURAXESS Japan and ELSI, aiming at providing Japan-based students and young researchers with knowledge and tools for their scientific communication needs and endeavours in English. Students and young researchers from all horizons, disciplines (including humanities and social sciences) and nationalities are welcome. Japanese nationals are particularly encouraged to attend. To allow...

What is this event? Here, students, researchers and research administrators can learn directly from experts and current grantees or alumni: What types of grants there are and when are the calls? What kind of documents and skills are needed for application? How can researchers and institutions benefit? How does the evaluation process work? How to write a good proposal? How to optimise your proposal, how to find hosts, and how things work once you...

Next Thursday 18 July at 15:00 CEST (22:00 Japan time) the ERC will host a webinar on the ERC work programme 2020 and grant competitions. Alex Martin Hobdey, the Head of Unit for Call and Project Follow-up Coordination and Angela Liberatore, the Head of Unit for Social Science and Humanities, will briefly present the ERC’s plans for 2020 and take questions from Twitter and Facebook. To watch, listen and ask questions, you can go to the ERC...

Waseda University and the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) are jointly organising a research workshop on  4 July 2019 from 15:00 to 18:30 at the Waseda Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, under the title 'EU-Japan Dialogues in a Changing World'. Three thematic sessions are at the programme: The EU and Japan: International Cooperation in Criminal Matter The EU and Japan: International Cooperation in Higher Education The EU and Japan:...

What are the ERNs? The European Research Nights 2019 (ERN 2019) are evening social events co-organised by EURAXESS Japan and associations of European researchers in Japan. They aim to bring together the European research community currently based in Japan to discuss research, careers and relation to Europe. The ERN 2019 events will be held at regular intervals along the year, with the objective of providing more informal, social opportunities...

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  What are the ERNs? The European Research Nights 2019 (ERN 2019) are evening social events co-organised by EURAXESS Japan and associations of European researchers in Japan. They aim to bring together the European research community currently based in Japan to discuss research, careers and relation to Europe. The ERN 2019 events will be held at regular intervals along the year, with the objective of providing more informal, social opportunities...

==== English version below ==== 日欧共同研究＆研究者交流欧州研究助成プログラムの魅力 欧州委員会が提供するHorizon2020等に関する公募説明会を行います。 ヨーロッパの研究助成金には、研究機関との共同研究を援助するもの、あるいは研究者の交流を促すものなどさまざまなタイプがあります。 本説明会では、制度の概要、公募方法の説明を中心として、ヨーロッパとの共同研究の体験についての講演も行われます。 ご自身の研究者としてのキャリアアップのために海外での研究をお考えの方は是非お越しください。また、指導的な立場にいらっしゃる研究者の方々におかれましても、組織的な研究者交流にご興味のある方はどうぞご参加ください。 説明会の次の日には、Horizon2020についての個別相談会も行います。こちらへご興味のある方は別途お申し込みください。 【対象者】JAXA所属の研究者、学生、研究管理者 【日時】2019年3月18日（月）14:00-17:00 【場所】...

==== English version below ==== 日欧共同研究＆研究者交流欧州研究助成プログラムの魅力 欧州委員会が提供するHorizon2020等に関する公募説明会を行います。 ヨーロッパの研究助成金には、研究機関との共同研究を援助するもの、あるいは研究者の交流を促すものなどさまざまなタイプがあります。 本説明会では、制度の概要、公募方法の説明を中心として、ヨーロッパとの共同研究の体験についての講演も行われます。 ご自身の研究者としてのキャリアアップのために海外での研究をお考えの方は是非お越しください。また、指導的な立場にいらっしゃる研究者の方々におかれましても、組織的な研究者交流にご興味のある方はどうぞご参加ください。 説明会の次の日には、Horizon2020についての個別相談会も行います。こちらへご興味のある方は別途お申し込みください。 【対象者】大学院生、研究者、管理者の方々（学外研究機関からも参加可能です） 【日時】2019年3月7日（木）14:00-17:...