Tokyo Tech Annex MOU Signing Ceremony
(Tokyo Institute of Technology and National Science and Technology Development Agency)
Date: 11 March, 2018 Time: 10:00 – 13:40
Venue: Lecture 2, Sirindhorn Science Home, Thailand Science Park
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Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) is scheduled to open a new overseas base, the Tokyo Tech ANNEX (Hereinafter ANNEX), to accelerate joint industry-university research in collaboration with influential global companies, universities, and research institutions. The ANNEX’s wide range of functions include the cultivation of global human resources and the collection and provision of information overseas to serve as a hub to enhance education, research, and cooperation with individual communities and society as a whole.
Tokyo Tech entered into a contract with the Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) to open the first overseas ANNEX within the NSTDA in March 2018.
Tokyo Tech has promoted leading-edge research and education with the goal of becoming one of the top 10 science and engineering universities in the world by the year 2030. To implement its achievements into society, it is necessary to discover industry needs, develop proposals for technical seeds and provide professional consultation.
The ANNEX Bangkok will focus on matching industry needs with technical seeds through visits by Tokyo Tech faculty members and researchers to global companies. Since 2007, Tokyo Tech has cooperated with NSTDA to provide graduate school education through the Thailand Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (TAIST). Using TAIST’s experience and network, Tokyo Tech faculty and researchers have established a triangular network with on-site companies, universities and research institutions to lead joint research and implement their results to society.
Tokyo Tech plans to open ANNEX sites in six locations in Asia, U.S. and Europe by FY 2030.
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AGENDA |
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10.00-10.05 |
Welcome Speech by Dr.Narong Sirilertworakul, President of NSTDA |
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10.05-10.10 |
Opening Speech by Mr. Masaharu Kuba, First Secretary, The Embassy of Japan in Thailand |
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10.10-10.20 |
The Education and R&D at Tokyo Tech by Prof. Dr. Yoshinao Mishima, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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10.20-10.25 |
Expectation for Tokyo Tech ANNEX by Prof. Dr. Kazuya Masu, Director-General, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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10.25-10.35 |
Signing Ceremony |
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10.35-10.45 |
Group Photo |
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10.45-11.00 |
Plan & Activities of Tokyo Tech ANNEX by Prof. Dr. Naoto Ohtake, Vice President for Research Development, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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11.00-12.00 |
Research Highlight and Research Overview |
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12.00-12.10 |
Q and A |
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12.10-13.30 |
Lunch at Sirindhorn Science Home |
