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DFG President Katja Becker and Vice President Kerstin Schill Visit Kyoto
Participants of the panel “Basic Science, Innovation and Policy”: Toshiko Abe, Teruo Fujii, Cynthia Friend, Katja Becker, Tim Hunt and Pavel Kabat (from left to right).
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(04.11.24) A DFG delegation travelled to Japan at the beginning of October to attend the STS forum and take part in celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of German-Japanese cooperation in the area of science and technology.
Kants politische Philosophie im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
To commemorate the year of the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant’s birth Prof. Dr. Dr. Lutz-Bachmann will give a lecture in Tokyo on Kant’s political philosophy in times of globalization.
International Symposium on Ethics in Information Technology and Robotics
Two researchers from Germany and Japan discuss ethical implications of information technology and robotics on 21 October in Kyoto. In connection with a trilateral conference on "Generative AI: Pathways to Democratization, Transparency and Sustainability this event contributes to the international discourse in times of rapid global technical developments.
DFG-Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Prize Online Conference 2024
(21.08.24) DFG and DWIH Tokyo invite to a German-Japanese online conference about Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies on 25th October. Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Prize Winner of 2022 Dr. Tobias Meng at Technische Universität Dresden and Dr. Haruna Katayama at Hiroshima University will discuss their research and new approaches in both countries with the participants.
Workshop „Relationship in Human-Machine Interaction” in Tokyo
(16.07.24) Technological innovations were presented at a joint event organized by the DFG and the German House for Research and Innovation Tokyo.
Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto visits the DFG
Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto and Prof. Dr. Katja Becker
Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto and Prof. Dr. Katja Becker
(11.07.24) The President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto was visiting the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) on 10 July and spoke with President Prof. Dr. Katja Becker about current topics in international cooperation. DFG and JST have a long-standing partnership. In addition to the joint funding of a large number of bilateral research projects, there is also a regular strategic exchange between the two organisations.
Funding opportunity for Japanese-German collaborations
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(07.06.24) New call for “Joint Seminars” published by JSPS.
JST-DFG 2024: Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals on “Quantum Technologies”
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(26.04.24) The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and DFG jointly launched a call for proposals aiming at bilateral projects in Quantum Technologies.
Workshop “Relationship in Human-Machine Interaction”, Tokyo 14. März
(22.02.24) A joint event by DFG and the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) will highlight the potential of technology to support communication, decrease isolation, and enable new ways to organize work and life.
DFG Secretary General Dr. Heide Ahrens and Vice President Professor Dr. Peter Seeberger visit Japan
Secretary General Dr. Heide Ahrens at the FAPM
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(25.10.23) A DFG delegation with Secretary General Dr. Heide Ahrens and Vice President Professor Dr. Peter Seeberger travelled to Japan on the occasion of the 20th Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto. The delegation members met with policy makers, executives and researchers from over 120 countries and engaged in discussions with heads of 60 global funding agencies at the Funding Agency Presidents' Meeting. In Tokyo, they contributed to a podium discussion on “Converting the Chemical Industry into a Circular Economy” organised by the DFG, DWIH Tokyo and AHK Japan, and supported by RIKEN.
Funding opportunity for Japanese-German collaborations
Förderprogramm „ASPIRE“ von AMED
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(15.06.23) The DFG joins the funding program “ASPIRE” by JST and AMED. // New call for “Joint Seminars” published by JSPS.
Human-Machine Interaction and Responsibility
MC Dr Celia Spoden
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(17.04.23) Together with the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), and the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) Tokyo the DFG held an interdisciplinary workshop with experts from Japan and Germany on aspects of responsibility in contexts where humans interact with machines or AI based technology. Drawing from perspectives from technological development, psychology, philosophy, social sciences, literature and art studies the panel discussed questions such as “who is accountable for failures”, “who will be credited for achievements”, “what does it mean to be a human.”