MIRAI

• Name:MIRAI
• Established in:2017
  (Tohoku University has participated in MIRAI since 2020.)
• Member Institutions:17 Institutions from Japan and Sweden

(Japan) Hiroshima University, Kyushu University, Nagoya University, Sophia University, Tohoku University, Waseda University and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University(OIST)
(Sweden) University of Gothenburg, Linkoping University, Uppsala University, Umea University, Linnaeus University, Karlstad University, Örebro University, Jönköping University, Lulea University of Technology and Stockholm School of Economics

• About: MIRAI – Launched in 2017, MIRAI is a strategic collaborative project that aims to connect Swedish and Japanese universities through research, education, innovation, and efforts to nurture the next generation. The project tackles global challenges in the areas of health and an ageing population; climate adaptation, disaster and risk management and prevention; resilient cities and communities; as well as materials for energy conversion and storage.
• Website:https://www.mirai.nu/

Activities

MIRAI is creating Global Challenge Teams for each of the following four global challenges and they will conduct activities such as workshops and seminars.

• Challenge 1: Health and an ageing population
• Challenge 2: Climate adaption, disaster and risk management and prevention
• Challenge 3: Resilient cities and communities – policies, strategies, local government and urban planning
• Challenge 4: Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage: renewable energy, solar energy conversion, electrification, sustainable processes and use of resources

The following faculty members from Tohoku University are participating in the Global Challenge Teams:

• Challenge 2: IZUMI Takako, Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)
• Challenge 3: UBAURA Michio, Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)

Activities

-Research & Innovation Week:
Held once every three years in either Japan or Sweden. The R&I Week features workshops for researchers and leadership meetings for management representatives from member universities.

-Global Challenge Seminars:
Each Global Challenge Team conducts workshops and seminars. More than one team can co-host seminars together.

-Student exchange programs primarily targeting doctoral students are also offered.

-The MIRAI Activity DataBank:
The MIRAI Activity DataBank provides information on MIRAI activities at each university and also information on exchanges with Sweden. MIRAI Activity DataBank   https://mirai-jp-se.info/

Upcoming Events

Past Events

List of past MIRAI2.0 events

Contacts

Global Engagement Division
TEL: +81-22-217-5578/6182
Email：kokusai-kgrp.tohoku.ac.jp