Topics
List- An event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, will be held from June 6st, ``Weaving a Nation - Looking to the Future from the Place of Origin of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology''
- Minerva University in the US establishes base in Japan with Nippon Foundation, approximately 150 students will come to Japan and program will start in fall 2025
- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Selected institutions for 2024 “Science Career Selection Support Program for Female Junior High and High School Students” Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Fourth-year students at Chiba University of Commerce open a new store at the student-run "Student Venture Cafeteria"
Research results
List- Kumamoto University research team successfully develops a new drug that opens the way to a functional cure for hepatitis B
- Highly safe short-wave infrared fluorescent dye for medical applications developed by Hokkaido University and others
- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Nagoya Institute of Technology predicts that number of people transported to hospitals with heat stroke in three major metropolitan areas will double in 2040
- Stroke patients' clumsiness in grasping objects stems from sensory impairment rather than motor paralysis Kio University
Local creation
List- Temple University Japan Campus signs comprehensive partnership agreement with Ehime Prefecture, following Nagasaki and Yamanashi Prefectures
- Five national universities in Shikoku jointly declare a research environment where women can thrive
- Let’s cross “boundaries” to find “connection” FY5 COC+R National Symposium Report
- Hokkaido, Sapporo City, Hokkaido University, Nitori extend collaboration agreement for IT human resource development
- Tokyo Pharmaceutical University signs agreement with Yamanashi Prefecture to train pharmacists, opening new Yamanashi slot
Industry-academia collaboration
List- Tiger launches “Tiger Thermos My Bottle SDGs Project for School” to think about the environment through “My Bottle”
- Heart and blood vessel repair patch “Symphorium” wins Senken Gosen Prize runner-up prize Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
- Tohoku University and Nippon Koei develop technology to instantly predict urban building damage after an earthquake
- Joint research on technology inheritance between Chiba University, Sumida Ward, and two printing companies receives the Printing Society Encouragement Award
- Co-Creation HUB Kyoto Consortium, an 8-story above-ground innovation hub in front of Kyoto Station, scheduled for completion in 2027
entrance exam
List- Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki will offer “Miyazaki Prefecture employment quota” in school recommendation-based selection from 2025 entrance exam
- Nippon Institute of Technology publishes "Rurubu Special Edition Nippon Institute of Technology" introducing the area surrounding the campus and distributes it free of charge to high school students' families
- Muroran Institute of Technology creates a “female slot” in the 2025 comprehensive selection (daytime course)
- Osaka University's Faculty of Engineering Science will have a quota for women in school recommendation selection from 2026 entrance exam
- Sekai Shisosha Kyogakusha renews the cover of “Akahon” on the occasion of its 70th anniversary
Careers
List- U.S.-Japan Education Commission recruits scholars for the Fulbright Language Assistant (FLTA) Program Improve your English skills while teaching Japanese at an American university
- “Sophia Mirai Juku,” an online course exclusively for high school students, will begin in May with lectures by UN officials and other experts Sophia University
- Kwansei Gakuin University won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Career Design Program Award chosen by students
- KDDI has significantly improved its ranking in the general science field Mynavi/Nikkei ``Ranking of popular companies for 2025 graduate students to work for''
- 17% of female students “do not want to start a family” Caritas conducts “survey on career plans and life plans” for 2024 graduates