Japan: Top Global Universities
Under the programme, universities in Japan are offered prioritized support for university reforms over a period of ten years (2014-23). In 2014 the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) selected so-called Top Global Universities based on…
Japan: RU11 - die japanischen Forschungsuniversitäten
RU11 is a consortium which was established in November 2009 consisting of 11 of the top Research Universities in Japan. RU11 is made up of 9 national and 2 private universities.
Its two main missions are to discuss measures for enhancement in order…
Japan: WPI - World Premier International Research Center Initiative
The World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) was launched in 2007 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in a drive to build within Japan "globally visible" research centers that boast a very…
Japan: RIKEN - The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
RIKEN (Rikagaku Kenkyūjo, dt. „Physikalisch-chemisches Institut“) wurde 1917 in Anlehnung an die Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft (Vorgänger Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, MPG) als privates Forschungsinstitut in Japan gegründet.
Heute ist RIKEN Japans größte…
Japan: JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gakushin for short, was founded in 1932 as a non-profit foundation through an endowment granted by Emperor Showa. JSPS became a quasi-governmental organization in 1967 under the auspices of…
Japan: JST - Japan Science and Technology Agency
JST was formed in 1996 by merging two existing organizations: the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST) and the Research Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC). In October 2003, the former JST was reorganized as an independent…
Japan: AMED – Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Set up in 2015, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) aims to act as a 'control tower' that directs integrated research, from basic research to practical application. And since Japan is projected to become the world's first…
Japan: NISTEP - National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) is a national research institution that was established in accordance with the National Government Organization Law under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture,…
Japan: NIER - National Institute for Educational Policy Research
The National Institute for Educational Research of Japan (NIER) was established in 1949 as an organ of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture. NIER is one of the government research institutes under the general supervision of the…
