The Swiss global network for education, research and innovation
The Swiss global network for education, research and innovation
The Swiss global network for education, research and innovation
The Swiss global network for education, research and innovation
The Swiss global network for education, research and innovation
Connecting Swiss and Japanese universities, research institutes, start-ups, accelerators, open-innovation players, governmental institutions, for the young and young at heart! Join our endeavor starting here.
Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan gave a special presentation for members of the Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle at the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence.
Learn moreThe Swiss Alumni community in Japan gathered on the occasion of the Hanami Event 2022 at the Swiss Ambassador’s residence on March 21, 2022.
The Embassy of Switzerland in Japan is hosting a forum of the project TOT City - Tokyo Olympics 2020: Transformations, City and Citizenship in a Case Study at the Ambassador’s residence on November 29, 2021.
A University of Zurich series "Science from Switzerland" will be present at the Science Agora 2021, one of the largest science communication platforms in Japan. The Science Agora will be an online event and will consist of two parts, a pre-event called Pre-Agora in October and the main event Science Agora in November. 4 different institutes/departments from the University of Zurich will be present either at the Pre-Agora or Science Agora date, where their activities and research projects will be introduced followed by interactions with the audience.
Climeworks and Synhelion, two highly innovative Swiss startups, will present their excellent solutions towards decarbonization to a Japanese audience together with an academic expert on October 25, 2021. The event will be held in English with Japanese simultaneous translation.
The “Sarnetz – Simulation-Game Energia 2020” introduced by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) was unveiled in Japan for the first time as an online experience where students could learn about Swiss efforts and commitment towards sustainability. The workshop attended by professors and students from six universities throughout Japan created positive resonance and may lead to the Swiss case study being taught at Japanese universities.
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) is presenting two amazing experiences in Tokyo. Namely a VR platform where you can fully immerse yourself in the most advanced and detailed virtual map of the Universe and a thrilling cooperative virtual escape game taking place in a lunar base and its mission control center. From September 18 - 19, EPFL Virtual Space Tour will travel to BASE Q at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. The projects can be experienced during the day and talk events will be held in the evening that can be attended online or onsite.
Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan gave a special presentation for members of the Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle at the Swiss Residence.
Ambassador of Switzerland Dr. Andreas Baum visited Keio University President Kohei Itoh to discuss potential future collaboration between the university and Switzerland.
Great honor for Japanese architecture duo: Prof. Momoyo Kaijima of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and Prof. Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of the Tokyo Institute of Technology received this year’s Wolf Prize in Architecture for their outstanding work earlier this month. The ETH Zurich professor is only the third woman winning the prize.
On the occasion of the CEATEC Japan 2020 virtual exhibition, Switzerland put the spotlight on the exceptional performance of the Swiss innovation ecosystem with the swisstech.Pitchinar 2020 organized by the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan.
Researchers and officials from Japan gathered at the second forum of the Switzerland-led Project “TOT City – Tokyo Olympics 2020” held in a hybrid setting at the Embassy of Switzerland in late November.
Swisstech in Japan 2021 aroused great interest among Japanese industries: nearly 300 participants attended the online event titled Targeting BEYOND-ZERO societies on October 25. The webinar presented Prof. Andreas Zuttel of EPFL who gave an overview of Swiss efforts and highlighted two cleantech startups Synhelion and Climeworks.
The “Sarnetz – Simulation-Game Energia 2020” introduced by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) was unveiled in Japan for the first time as an online experience where students could learn about Swiss efforts and commitment towards sustainability. The workshop attended by professors and students from six universities throughout Japan created positive resonance and may lead to the Swiss case study being taught at Japanese universities.
State Secretary Martina Hirayama virtually attended the third Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) on May 8-9, 2021. At ASM3, science ministers and representatives of Arctic indigenous peoples' organizations came together to strengthen international cooperation in science and research to advance understanding of the Arctic region, and to support the role of science in policy and decision-making in the Arctic. In her speech, State Secretary Hirayama emphasized the importance of research in response to the challenges of climate change in the vulnerable Polar regions and the urgent need for international cooperation in this area.
More and more start-ups are using digital technologies to develop "digital medicines" to help treat diseases. Virtual reality (VR) to treat depression or apps to improve hearing loss are some examples listed. These digital therapeutics have the advantage of low development costs and low risk of side effects, compared to conventional medication. A smoking cessation app was approved for the first time in Japan in summer 2020, paving the way for digital medicine to increasingly become a part of our daily lives.
In his policy speech on January 18, Japan’s Prime Minister raised concern over the continued stagnation of research power for nearly 20 years and committed the country to improve the situation of young researchers.
Three out of five Japanese teams were particularly highlighted in the CYBATHLON 2020, a unique championship in which people with disabilities tackle everyday tasks using advanced technologies. Congratulations to Fortississimo from Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology, RT-Movers from Wakayama University and BionicM Inc., a spin-off of the University of Tokyo for making the top 4! Viewership from Japan of the Swiss-made global online competition seemed to be quite high, especially for the powered wheelchair and leg races where the above teams participated, with the country ranking being second only after Switzerland.
Japan is advancing research to apply induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) to treat heart diseases. After the world’s first-of-its-kind iPSC-based heart cell transplant in January, a second clinical trial has been approved this summer and the third is in the pipeline. Currently, cardiac insufficiency can only be cured by transplants but the waiting list for a donor is long. There are hopes that the new treatment will provide new alternatives in the future.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is reportedly preparing to offer “stem cell therapy” in Japan as early as fiscal 2021.
Swiss Startup Coat-X at MEDTECH Japan 2022
Strategic Japanese-Swiss Science and Technology Programme (SJSSTP)
Young Researchers’ Exchange Programme 2022
MAS European and Asian Business Management 2022-2024
