In the 2018 new recruitment of the World Top Level Research Center Program (WPI) where front-line researchers gather from all over the world, 13 institutions including Kyoto University, Osaka University and other universities and public research institutes applied. I found out in the summary of the Ministry of Science. After three rounds of screening, two institutions will be selected and the business will begin in October 3.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, we applied for 8 schools from national universities to Hokkaido, Tohoku, Yamagata, Shinshu, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, and Hiroshima, 2 schools from private universities to Kitasato and Waseda, and quantum science and technology research from public research institutes. Development Organization, RIKEN, and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
Of these, Kyoto University proposes the "Structural Human Biology Research Center," Osaka University proposes the "Single Manipulation Frontier Research Center," and the Quantum Science and Technology Research and Development Organization proposes the "Quantum Life Science Project."
The recruitment target is a base for research areas where different fields are fused in the basic research field and the creation of important academic fields in the future is expected, and the support period is 10 years in principle.The selected bases are required to realize the world's highest level research, realize an international research environment, and create a fusion area.
WPI includes the University of Tokyo "Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe" adopted in 2007, the Kyushu University "Carbon Neutral Energy International Research Institute" adopted in 2010, the Tokyo Institute of Technology "Earth Life Research Institute" adopted in 2012, and Tsukuba. There are 2017 bases: University "International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine", Nagoya University "Transformative Bio-Molecular Research Institute", University of Tsukuba "Nano-Life Science Institute" adopted in 7, and University of Tokyo "Neuro-Intelligence International Research Organization". ..
Of these, the University of Tokyo "Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe" was allowed to extend for 10 years after the end of the 5-year support period, but the Kyushu University "Carbon Neutral Energy International Research Institute" was not allowed to extend. rice field.
reference:[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] "Regarding the application status of the 30 World Top Level Research Center Program (WPI)"
"World Top Level Research Center Program (WPI)" 28 Follow-up Results
