The bilateral Japanese-German consortium HeKKSaGOn, to which Tohoku University is affiliated, promotes exchanges between Japanese and German universities through the exchange of faculty members and students and also through joint research between member universities conducted in Japan and Germany.
We are pleased to inform you that, in line with our support for joint research conducted with member universities, a call has been opened for new working group projects as detailed below.
If you would like to apply, please discuss the content of your application with collaborators from other member universities, and have a representative of your group submit your application to the address below by Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
Recruitment guidelines and Application Form
- Application Guidelines
- Annex to the Application Guidelines (details of funding from Tohoku University)
- Application Form and Financial Plan Breakdown
Priority areas
Research that falls under one or more of the following disciplines:
- Transcultural studies and the transformation of cultural heritage
- Data science, digitization, and artificial intelligence
- Health, well-being, safe and resilient societies
- Engineering molecular systems and bio-imaging
Collaborators must be from at least 3 member universities (at least one must be from both Japan and Germany)
Funding period
For up to 3 years from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023
Nature of the Funding
The total amount that Tohoku University plans to provide in funding for all projects will be 1 million yen for each year, and the amount provided to each project will be determined by how many projects are selected (up to a maximum of 6). For details on restrictions on how the funding may be used, please see the Annex to the Application Guidelines or contact the Global Engagement Division.
Number of projects to be adopted
Between 4 and 6
Application deadline
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 (Japan time)
How to apply
The group representative (Lead coordinator) should submit
(1) the Application Form, and (2) the Financial Plan Breakdown
by email to 1) the Kyoto University International Affairs Division and to 2) the representative’s own university.
Addressees
If the representative is a faculty member from Tohoku University, the application form and financial plan breakdown should be submitted to both of the following:
1) Kyoto University International Affairs Division:
Yuka Yano
International Affairs Division, Kyoto University
E-mail: ipromo
mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
and
2) Global Engagement Division, Tohoku University
E-mail: kokusai-kgrp.tohoku.ac.jp
The HeKKSaGOn Alliance
The Japanese-German University Consortium HeKKSaGOn, founded in 2010, is a bilateral university network composed of three Japanese and three German major universities whose aim is to promote exchange between Japan and Germany through activities such as research staff/student exchange, joint research, workshops and summer schools.
HeKKSaGOn: Heidelberg, Kyoto, Karlsruhe, Tohoku (in Sendai), Göttingen, Osaka – network
Member Institutions
(Germany) Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Göttingen
(Japan) Tohoku University, Kyoto University, Osaka University
Web: https://www.hekksagon.net