Within the project there are several activities, like seminar weeks, workshops etc. Project activities can be found on MIRAI:s web: www.mirai.nu
MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation Week 2023 in Umeå: 13-17 November
Connect with researchers within your field and join scientific sessions within ageing, AI, innovation and entrepreneurship, material science and sustainability. On November 13-17, 2023 the MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation Week will be held at Umeå University.
MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2023 at Umeå University
Call for Workshop Proposals & Presentations
Researchers, teachers and PhD students from MIRAI2.0 universities can apply to arrange a workshop lasting for two hours and/or give a presentation at the MIRAI 2.0 at the Research and Innovation week, Umeå University.
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Apply for seed funding
To strengthen collaboration between Japan and Sweden in research, education, and innovation, MIRAI2.0 is launching seed funding to support promising collaborative initiatives. The objective is to encourage further development of existing and new collaborations between MIRAI2.0 member universities based on innovative projects and new ideas. This call is divided into two tracks, one for joint projects and the other for joint short courses for PhDs and postdocs.
The call will be open between 1 September and 1 December 2022.
Collaboration projects
Three collaboration projects from Umeå University have received seed funding:
- Living arrangement and healthcare utilization in aging societies: an intercountry comparison between Sweden and Japan; Rong Fu (Waseda University) & Mojgan Padyab (Umeå University)
- Social economic status, lifestyle factors, and brain aging: comparison between Japanese and Swedish Community Cohorts; Izumi Matsudaira (Tohoku University) & Nina Karalija (Umeå University)
- Pollution of surface water by human pharmaceutical use; Xuepeng Qian (Sophia University) & Irina Mancheva (Umeå University)
News
2023-04-24: Call for workshop proposals and presentations at MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2023
2023-01-13: JSPS Summer Program - STINT
2022-11-09: Umeå delegation at Japanese-Swedish MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2022
2022-10-20: The Ambassador of Japan to Sweden visited Umeå University
2022-10-03: Japanese Studies PhD Research Grants 2023
2022-09-14: Webinar - Sustainability in an Era of Climate Change
2022-08-29: Apply to MIRAI 2.0 Research & Innovation Week in November in Japan
2022-06-07: Breakfast meeting 17 June - collaborations with Souh Africa, Japan, South Korea and Italy
2021-12-17: Seed funding for 24 new collaborations within MIRAI2.0
2021-06-16: Many participants in the Japanese-Swedish Research & Innovation Week (in Swedish)
2021-05-24: Research and Innovation Week in university collaboration project with Japan
Focus areas
Ageing – Active and Healthy Ageing in Japan and Sweden – Individual, Group, and Population Perspectives
- Demography and Determinants of Health
- New Technologies for Aged Society
- Health Promotion for Aged Society (including: Biological and medical sciences of ageing; Social innovations and future policies for aged society)
Materials Science
- Materials for energy devices
- Low dimensional materials and surfaces
- Advanced characterisation of materials
- Bioinspired materials
Sustainability (new energy techniques, water resources)
- Carbon-neutral technology, including non-fossil-based energy generation such as hydrogen production, artificial photosynthesis, photo-voltaic system and carbon capture
- Sustainable Automotive Control Technology
- Global environment and energy technologies: Energy Devices, including fuel cells, solar cells and secondary batteries, and Hydrogen Technologies
Artificial Intelligence
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Participating universities
Eleven Swedish universities and nine Japanese universities are part of the project:
From Sweden:
Umeå University, Jönköping University, Karlstad University, Linköping University, Linneaus University, Luleå tekniska universitet, Lund University, University of Gothenburg, Uppsala University, Stockholm University and Örebro University
From Japan:
Hiroshima University, Hokkaido University, Kyushu University, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Nagoya University, Sophia University, The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University and Waseda University