JSPS’s Collaborative Program with Thailand · ④Submit application docs to JSPS headquarter (NOT to BKK office) ... Proposal Support Joint Staff Meetings and/or routine communications

JSPS’s Activity in Asia and Collaborative Programs with Thailand

Kuniaki YAMASHITA, DirectorDai TOMIYAMA, Deputy DirectorSuguru NIIHARA, International Program AssociateChika MINOWA, International Program AssociateJSPS Bangkok Office

July 6, 2018 @Chulalongkorn University

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S&T Policy System in Japan

Cabinet Office

Ministry of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science

and Technology (MEXT)

Ministry

of…

JSPS[Curiosity-driven

Approach]

Universities and Research Institutes

Council for Science,

Technology and Innovation

(CSTI)

Ministry of Economy,

Trade and Industry

(METI)

Ministry

of…

JST[Strategy-driven

Approach]

NEDO

/ Provides frameworksfor S&T policy

/ General coordination

/ Provides S&T policies and budgets

/ Funding

/ Research/ Education

Researchers

AMED

- Established through an endowment by Emperor Showa in 1932

日本学術振興会

• Funding research initiatives• Fostering next generation of

scientists• Advancing international

collaborations• Promoting university reform

Major Functions of JSPS

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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What is JSPS: It is Japan’s core funding agency. It places high value on both researcher autonomy and research diversity.

What does JSPS support: From basic to applied research conducted based on the free ideas of

researchers. The entire spectrum of academic fields including the humanities, social

sciences, and natural sciences.

Application Selection: Bottom-up approach; invite applications through open calls. Competitive funding; evaluate through peer review. Fair and transparent screening; select based on academic merit.

International programs: Focus placed on mobilizing researchers. Aimed at establishing robust international cooperative networks. Travel expenses covered and international fellowships provided.

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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◆Foreign Researchers → Japan(FY2016)

◆Japanese Researchers → Abroad (FY2016)

Total4,357

Asia 2,166China (844) Korea (348) India (309)Thailand (124) Indonesia (104) Taiwan (92)Vietnam (76)Bangladesh(67)Myanmar(10)Others (192)

Oceania 136 Australia (88)New Zealand (48)

North America 330United States (280)Canada (50)

Europe 1,451France (342)Germany (304)U.K. (138)Italy (114)Russia (83)Sweden (62)Hungary (45)Finland (44)Spain (39)Holland(38) Others (242)

Central / South America 50Brazil (20)Colombia (7)Peru (5)Mexico (4)Others (8)

Middle East 50Turkey (23)Iran (9)Israel (9)Others (9)

Africa 174Tunisia (40)Egypt (37)South Africa (32)Kenya (10)Uganda (8)Burkina Faso (6)Others (41)

Total5,433

Africa 174South Africa (45)Egypt (35)Kenya (27)Tanzania (19)Sudan(8)Ethiopia (8)Others (32)

Asia 1,876Korea (501)China (456)Thailand (160)Indonesia (133)Vietnam (132)India (126)Malaysia(84)Taiwan (73)Myanmar(18)Others (193)

Oceania 134Australia (93)New Zealand (41)

Europe 2,046Germany (452)France (363)U.K. (298)Switzerland (136)Russia (130)Italy (129)Sweden (81)Finland (61) Holland (50)Austria(46)Others (300)

North America 1,121 United States (1,015)Canada (106)

Central / South America 53 Brazil (30)Chile (6)Dominica (6)Bolivia (4)Mexico (3)Others(4)

Middle East 34Turkey (27)Israel (3) Saudi Arabia(2)Others (2)

Thailand → Japan

2014 2015 2016

144 155 124

Japan →Thailand

2014 2015 2016

245 172 160 6

Number of Researchers Exchanged under JSPS Programs

JSPS Overseas Offices

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JSPS Bangkok Office

JSPS TOKYO

JSPS San Francisco Office

JSPS Washington Office

JSPS Cairo Research Station

JSPS London Office

JSPS Nairobi Research Station

JSPS Beijing Office

JSPS Strasbourg Office

JSPS Bonn Office

JSPS Stockholm Office

Mission

• Liaise with Overseas Counterpart Research- Promotion

Organizations

• Hold Symposiums

• Support Alumni Networks Formed among Former

Participants in JSPS Programs

• Disseminate Information on Scientific Trends in Japan

• Support Overseas Activities of Japanese Universities

JSPS Science Advisor in São Paulo

FRANCE

FINLAND

SWEDEN

UK

GERMANY

EGYPT

KENYA&

Eastern Africa

INDIA

BANGLADESH

KOREA

USA

THAILAND

CHINA

JSPS Tokyo Headquarters

PHILIPPINES

NEPAL

DENMARK

AUSTRALIA

INDONESIA

ITALY

VIETNAM

18 Alumni Associations and 7,759 of JSPS fellows join their activities.

LATIN

AMERICA

CANADA

JSPS Alumni Associations

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*as of March 2018

JSPS Bangkok Office

Overview Established in 1989 Director: Prof. Kuniaki YAMASHITA Covers ASEAN region,Bangladesh and Nepal

Main RolesCollaborate with academic institutions in ASEAN region.Provide information about fellowship programs in Japan for

researchers in the region.Organize academic seminars.Maintain and strengthen relationships

with former JSPS fellows. Assist Japanese researchers and

university administrators who visit ASEAN region.

JSPS guidance seminar at Mae Fah Luang University, 2017

JSPS-NRCT-JAAT Symposium in Thailand Research Expo 2017

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JSPS Fellow Alumni Associations

JSPS alumni associations have been established in Germany, France, the UK, the US, Sweden, Egypt, Kenya, Thailand, China, India, Korea, Bangladesh, Finland, Philippines, Denmark, Nepal, Indonesia and Australia. JSPS Bangkok Office supports Thailand, Bangladesh, Philippines, Nepal and Indonesia.

JSPS Alumni Association of THAILAND (JAAT)Established in 2010

For more information, visit “JAAT web site” http://www.med.cmu.ac.th/dept/surgery/gastro/jsps.php9

◆BRIDGE FellowshipProviding opportunities for former JSPS fellows to re-visit Japan for research activities (only for JAAT regular members)

◆Holding general assemblies and scientific symposia

◆Holding RONPAKU Medal Award Ceremony

◆Operating websitesAlumni Activities

JSPS-NRCT-JAAT RONPAKU Medal Award Ceremony 2018

JSPS-JAAT-NRCT Seminar “EEC and Sustainable Development” 2018

JSPS International Programs

1. Int’l Fellowships for Research in Japan

• Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Invitational Fellowship

2. RONPAKU Program

• RONPAKU = Dissertation PhD

3. Bilateral ProgramsCore-to-Core Program

• Collaborating on research activities with Japanese researchers

JSPS supports all research fields !10

JSPS Fellowship Programs for Overseas Researchers

Postdoctoral (Standard)12 to 24 months

Long-term2 ~10 months

Short-term14~60 days

Short-term S7~30 days

6 years after Ph.D. Mid-careerProfessor,

Assoｃ. Prof.Nobel Prize Level

Ph.D. Career Stages of Researchers

Postdoctoral Fellowshipsfor Research in Japan

Invitational Fellowshipsfor Research in Japan

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Postdoctoral Fellowship (Standard)

Target:

Duration:

Monthly

Allowances:

12 to 24 months

Post-doc Researchers

(up to 6 years after obtain Ph.D.)

362,000 JPY(≒105,000THB)/month

+Economy Class Flight

JSPS Fellowship Program

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JSPS Fellowship Programs for Overseas Researchers

Postdoctoral (Standard)12 to 24 months

Long-term2 ~10 months

Short-term14~60 days

Short-term S7~30 days

6 years after Ph.D. Mid-career Professor Nobel Prize Level

Ph.D. Career Stages of Researchers

Postdoctoral Fellowshipsfor Research in Japan

Invitational Fellowshipsfor Research in Japan

Professor, Assoｃ. Prof.

Invitational Fellowship (Long-term)

Target

Duration

Monthly

Allowances:

２ to １０ months

Mid career researchers to Professors

Purpose Participating in Cooperative activities

387,600 JPY(≒ 112,000 THB )/ month



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Invitational Fellowship (Short-term)

Target

Duration

Daily

Allowances

14 to 60 days

Professors etc.

Purpose Discussion, Seminar, Giving Lectures

18,000 JPY(≒ 5,200 THB )/day



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Invitational Fellowship (Short-term S)

Target

Duration

Daily

Allowances

Nobel laureates or Scientists with

outstanding achievements

Purpose Giving lectures, Guiding Research

7 to 30 days

42,000 JPY(≒12,000 THB)/day

+Business Class Flight


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Fellowship Programs to Japan

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Success Rate in FY2017

In Thailand


All over the world

Applied SelectedSuccess

Rate Applied SelectedSuccess

Rate

Postdoctoral Fellowships

50 3 6.0% 2,473 249 10.2 %

Invitational Fellowship

Short 6 2 33.3% 600 180 30.0 %

Long 9 2 22.2% 234 70 29.9 %


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In Thailand


All over the world



Rate


50 3 6.0% 2,473 249 10.2 %


Short 6 2 33.3% 600 180 30.0 %

Long 9 2 22.2% 234 70 29.9 %


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In Thailand


All over the world



Rate


50 3 6.0% 2,473 249 10.2 %


Short 6 2 33.3% 600 180 30.0 %

Long 9 2 22.2% 234 70 29.9 %

Eligibility:

Full-time position as academic researcher

Age limit: 45 years old or younger

Duration of Fellowship:

Up to 3 years

Benefits:

Travel expenses for fellows

and their Japanese supervisors

Maximum of 1.2 million JPY (≒348,000 THB)/ Year

RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program

Support Asian and African researchers to obtain

Ph.D. degree from Japanese universities through submission of dissertations

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# of Application in FY2014 - FY2017

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Thailand All RONPAKU applicable countries*

Applied Selected SuccessRate

Applied Selected SuccessRate

FY2017 3 1 33.3% 62 20 32.3%

FY2016 6 1 16.7% 66 20 30.3%

FY2015 3 1 33.3% 72 21 29.2%

FY2014 12 2 33.3% 87 24 27.6%

For RONPAKU

*The number of RONPAKU applicable counties is approximately 90.

RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program

Number of fellows who successfully received Ph.D.

under RONPAKU (1978-2016)

Country No. Country No.

1 Thailand 216 7 India 32

2 Indonesia 145 8 Malaysia 28

3 Philippines 89 9 Bangladesh 19

4 Korea 79 10 Mongolia 7

5 China 72 11 Nepal 5

6 Vietnam 41 TOTAL(including other

countries)

757

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How to Apply (Fellowships and RONPAKU)

Procedure

① Decide program you apply →JSPS BKK website (http://jsps-th.org) provides information in Thai. ภาษาไทย→Have questions? Send inquiry to BKK office! ([email protected])

② Find a host researcher in Japan

●Who can be your host?

→Host researcher must, in principle, be a researcher who is employed

full-time at a university or research institution in Japan.

→ In addition, host researcher for RONPAKU fellow must be a Prof. or

Assoc. Prof. who is engaged in implementing a doctoral course at the

Japanese university

③ Prepare application docs with your host researcher

→Be sensitive to Deadline

④ Submit application docs to JSPS headquarter (NOT to BKK office)

→Application must be submitted by your host researcher in Japan

How to find your host researcher ①

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Research Map

How to find your host researcher ②

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Most universities have their own online

Researcher Database

Immunology

How to find your host researcher ③

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JSPS-Researchers Network (JSPS-Net)

Bilateral Cooperation Based on MoUs

Proposal Support

Joint Staff Meetingsand/or routine

communications

JSPS NRCTMoU

Japanese Researchers

ThaiResearchers

Proposal Support

Joint Research Projects

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Purpose: To promote and support academic cooperation between highly

qualified Japanese and Thai researchers

Practice: Equal cost sharing for implementing cooperative activities

Please contact NRCT for more detail.

NRCT contact person: Ms. Arpar Nateprapai

Mail：[email protected] TEL: 02-579-2690

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FY2018 Projects NEW!

Between Mahidol University and Tohoku University

“Proposing new building design guideline for Thailand

based on building damage and seismic and tsunami

fragility functions -Lessons from recent earthquakes

and tsunamis in Japan and Thailand- "

Between National Center for Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology and Nagoya University of Technology

"Establishment of syntrophic microbial community

improving efficiency of methane production from agro-

industrial wastewaters"

Between Kasetsart University and Nagoya University

"Screening for mycoviruses potentially controlling

plant devastating anthracnose disease"

List of Bilateral Joint Research Projects in Thailand

FY2016 adopted Projects

FY2017 Projects

Between Kasetsart University and Kitasato University

“Novel drug discovery by physicochemical

screening and genome analysis of biosynthetic

gene clusters and regulatory genes of

actinomycetes"

Between Suranaree University of Technology and

Kagoshima University

“Mechanism of rice endophytic bradyrhizobia and

its role on nitrogen fixation"Between Mahidol University and Kyushu

University

“Expansion of cord blood hematopoietic

stem cells by using bio-active peptide"

Between Kasetsart University and Nara

Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)

“Composites of Chitosan and

Bioabsorbable Synthetic Polymers for

Skin Wound Healing Materials“

Between Chulalongkorn University and

Kansai University

“Biomass-derived value-added chemicals

via metal- and photo-catalysts“

Open Partnership Joint Projects/SeminarsBilateral Cooperation without MoUs

JSPSAny Funding

Agencies

Japanese Researchers

Proposal Support Proposal Support

Joint Research Projects

Joint Seminars

Consultation

(Expected but not required)

Support for Japanese Team :

Joint Research: Up to 2 million JPY/year/project (up to two years)

Joint Seminar: Up to 2 million JPY/ seminar

OverseasResearchers

No MoU

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Japan

Cooperating Institution

Core Institution


Cooperating

Researcher

Partner Country

JSPS


Core Institution


Fund

Cooperating

Researcher



Core Institution

Cooperating

Researcher

Joint Research Seminar

Researcher Exchanges

Aim-Create “sustainable” ①world class research hubs②high potential research hubs

-Foster young researchers

Japanese research institutions can apply for this program as a core institution. Institutions in

partner countries join and create research hubs with core institution.

Creating Research Hubs – Core-to-Core Program–

Partner Country

Type A Type B

Promote international collaboration in cutting edgefields

Purpose

Create high-potential research hubs in fields of specialimportance or significance to Asia and/or Africa

Countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan

Target Asian and/or African Countries

18 million JPY (≒5.2 million THB)/year

Grants(JPY)8 million JPY

(≒2.3million THB)/year

Required Matching Fund Optional

5 years Duration 3 years

Creating Research Hubs – Core-to-Core Program–

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A. Advanced Research Networks

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University

(FY2017)

"International Network of Multi-modal Medical Engineering for Precision

Medicine"

Chiba University(FY2017)

Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University (FY2016)

"Research on the Public Policies on Migration, Multiculturalization and Welfare

for the Regeneration of Communities in European, Asian and Japanese

Societies"

Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University (FY2016)

Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University (FY2015)

"International genome study based elucidation of pathology and assembly of

treatment strategy of the severe ocular surface disease"

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (FY2015)

Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University (FY2014)

"Establishment of an international research core for new bio-research fields with

microbes from tropical areas "

Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University (FY2014)

List of Core-to Core Projects in Thailand

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B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms (FY2018)

Environmental Research Institute ,Chulalongkorn University“ Formation of Social Design Research Hub for Tackling Sustainability Issues “

The University of Tokyo

Faculty of Science and Technology,Phuket Rajabhat University“ Southeast Asia research-base network on climate change adaptation science “

Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science

Faculty of Medicine,Chiang Mai University“ Construction of the international network for transdisciplinary research and practice for reducing environment problems“

National University Corporation Ehime University

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine,Chiang Mai University“ Establishment of research network for natural physiologically active substances by the fusion of natural product chemistry

and insect biomedical research “

Kyoto Institute of Technology

Department of Fisheries Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Division“ Building up an international research network for successful seed production technology development and dissemination

leading South-East Asian region“

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology


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Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University

“Japan-South-East Asia Collaboration Hub of Bioplastics Study"

Osaka University

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

“Establishment of Partnership among Mineral and Geothermal Resources in Asia and Africa Region by Near Future

Generation Geoscientists"

Kyushu University

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University

“Collaborative research network on standardization of design and construction for hot weather concreting based on Asian

climate and materials"

Saitama University

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

“Data Collection Network in Asia, Africa, and Latin America by CubeSat Constellation"

Kyushu Institute of Technology

Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

"Sustainable Asian vertebrate species diversity research network and young researcher development"

The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Kasetsart University

"Establishment of international collaborating center for controlling tick-borne protozoan diseases"

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center, National Institute of Animal Health

"Enhancement of the livestock productivity and reinforcement of countermeasure for prevention of animal infectious diseases

in Southeast Asia by a cooperation with research bases with a hub function"

University of Miyazaki


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Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University

“Establishment of the Network for Safeguarding and Development of the Cultural Heritage in the Mekong Basin Countries"

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University

“Construction of global environmental study basis through practical approaches based on the Asia Platform"

Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University

Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University

“Study of GNSS satellite anomaly in the Asian and African equatorial region"

Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

“Research Hub for Compact Mobility Model in the ASEAN Region"

Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center, Nagoya University

Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

"Research and education network on Southeast Asian coastal ecosystems"

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University

"Developing a network of long-term research field stations to monitor environmental changes and ecosystem responses in

Asian forests"

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University

"Research Exchange in Genome Cohort Studies for Field Malaria Parasites, Dengue Viruses and Vector Insects"

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University

"Collaborative work to develop platform for zoonotic infectious diseases among Japan, Egypt and Asian countries"

School of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine


*Please consult Japanese host researchers with regard to the time frame and

prepare your proposal well in advance these deadlines.

Application Deadlines

Postdoctoral Fellowships (Standard)1st recruitment: September 20182nd recruitment: April 2019

Invitational Fellowships <Short term>1st recruitment: September 2018

2nd recruitment: April 2019

Invitational Fellowships <Long term> September 2018

RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program August 2018

Bilateral Joint Research Projects

September 2018(for Japanese researchers)*Please ask NRCT about deadline for Thai researchers.

Core-to-Core Program October 2018

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HOPE Meetings with Nobel Laureates

10th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates

Prof. Makoto Kobayashi (Physics 2008)

Prof. J. Georg Bednorz(Physics 1987)

Prof. Takaaki Kajita (Physics 2015)

Prof. K. Barry Sharpless(Chemistry 2001)

Prof. Ada Yonath(Chemistry 2009)

Prof. J. Fraser Stoddart(Chemistry 2016)

Prof. Tim Hunt (Physiology/Medicine 2001)

Date& Place:

March 12-March 15, 2018, Tokyo

Theme: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/

Medicine and related fields

Participants :

108 PhD students and young researchers

from Japan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt,

India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia,

Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines,

Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

Participated Nobel Laureates

• Give opportunities for excellent PhD students and young researchers in the Asia-Pacific and Africa to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel Laureates and their own peers.

• Foster future scientific leaders in the region.

• Cultivate participants’ wider perspectives and deepen their knowledge through various programs with the Laureates and their peers.

Outline

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The 11th Hope meeting will

be held in March 2019!

Thank you!

Please check our online information!!Website: www.jsps-th.org

Facebook: JSPS Bangkok Office

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