EJEA Webinar Series:
“Think Global, Act Local: Japan–Europe Dialogues on Transformation in Society, Technology, and Values”
Prof. Dr. Yuko Harayama
Secretary General of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Tokyo Expert Support Center,
& former Executive Director for International Affairs at RIKEN (Japan)
Prof. Dr. Yuko Harayama shares personal insights into building bridges between science, policy, and business. Her talk highlights the value of crossing disciplines, cultures, and sectors as a source of innovation and lifelong learning, with perspectives shaped by decades of experience in Japan, Europe, and beyond.
Fumiko Oda, National Contact Point – Coordinator, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
and
Emmanuelle Chauvin, Policy Officer – STO Cooperation with Japan, Directorate General Research & Innovation, European Commission
The webinar will introduce Horizon Europe and the opportunities for Japanese and European research organizations and companies to receive funding for research and innovation projects. It will also highlight the broader context and future perspectives of EU–Japan cooperation in science and technology.
EJEA Conferences
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Shinshu University, Fraunhofer FIT, Kagawa University, Network for Science
- Hosted by Shinshu University, Faculty of Engineering
- Title: “How to Inspire Young People in Japan and Europe (a) to Address Science-based Solutions for Multiple Local and Global Challenges & (b) to Design Future Societies for Living in Harmony?!”
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Linköping University, Fraunhofer FIT, Kagawa University, Network for Science
- Hosted by Linköping University
- Title: “Future Knowledge and Competence for AI-driven Innovation in Europe and Japan”
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Fraunhofer FIT, Linköping University, Kagawa University
- Hosted by Fraunhofer FIT (on site and online)
- Title: “Riding the Digital Wave into the Future: Chances, Risks, and Actions for Japan and Europe”
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Linköping University, RIKEN
- Hosted by Fraunhofer FIT (online)
- Title: “Innovation and Action for Managing Urgent Future Local and Global Issues and Domains in Japan and Europe”
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Fraunhofer FIT, Linköping University, RIKEN, Japanese-German Center Berlin, GRANITE, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Kagawa University
- Hosted by Kagawa University (Japan) and managed online due to COVID-19
- Title: “Human-centered Sustainability and Innovation for an AI-assisted Future: New Interdisciplinary Education & Research for the Next Stages in Japan and Europe”
- “AIが支援する未来に向けた人間中心のサステイナビリティとイノベーションを考える：新たなステージへ導く日本とヨーロッパの学際的な教育と研究の紹介”
- Jointly organized by EJEA, Graz University of Technology, University of Graz, Institute for Security & Development Policy
- Title: “Human-Centered Digitalization: How to Develop Next Generation of Humans and Robots for a Secure, Harmonic and Prosperous Future of Europe and Japan?”
- Jointly organized by EJEA and Institute for Security & Development Policy
- Title: “Integration and Disintegration in the Japanese Vision of Society 5.0: A Model for an Open Society in Europe?”