International Network of Universities (INU)Research Collaboration
Research Workshop 2006
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan 11-13 October 2006
| Day | Time | Event |
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| October 10 |
evening |
Arrival in Kyoto & check in at the ANA hotel Informal dinner |
| October 11 | 9:00 | Departure from hotel to Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa campus |
| 09.30-10.00 | Welcome & Opening by Senior Executive Director Yuji Jido, International Strategy Board Ritsumeikan University and INU President Brian Stoddart, President La Trobe University | |
| 10.00-12.30 | Session 1 - Presentation of INU universities' research profiles and current collaboration Ritsumeikan University (ppt) Flinders University (ppt) Hiroshima University (ppt) James Madison University (ppt) and one pager (pdf) Jonkoping University, School of Health Sciences (ppt) La Trobe University (ppt) University of Leicester (ppt) |
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| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch at the Seigen-in restaurant at they Ryoanji Temple | |
| 14.30-15.30 | Session 2 - Identification of areas of common strengths and emerging areas | |
| 15.30-17.45 | Session 3 - International and national funding sources (please note that some funding opportunities are included in the university presentations above) Flinders University (ppt) La Trobe University (ppt) University of Leicester (ppt) |
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| 17.45-18.45 | Visit to Kyoto Museum for World Peace at Ritsumeikan University | |
| 19.00 | Welcome dinner at Senjukaku restaurant hosted by President Nagata, Ritsumeikan University Moderator - Day 1: Professor Erich Weigold, |
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| October 12 | 8.30 | Departure from hotel to Ritsumeikan University's Biwako-Kusatsu campus (BKC) |
| 09.30 | Follow up from Day 1 and presentation of Malmo University (ppt) Welcome address by Vice-President (Research) Kawamura |
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| 09.45-10.15 | Session 4 - Continued discussions regarding research collaboration from previous day | |
| 10.15-11.00 | Session 5 - Discussions on research assessment and comparison across different countries Research assessment - introduction (ppt) Research assessment - Australia (ppt) Research assessment - the UK (ppt) |
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| 11.00-11.15 | Morning Tea | |
| 11.15-13.00 | Introduction - Ritsumeikan University's Education and Research Activities | |
| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch at the on-campus Epoch Ristumei restaurant; Speaker - Ms Sujin Kwon from the Toyota Foundation | |
| 14.30-16.00 | Session 6 - Comparison of research management and research commercialisation strategies across the INU Network Research commercialisation - introduction (ppt) Research commercialisation - Australia (ppt) Research commercialisation - the UK (ppt) |
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| 16.00-16.15 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 16.15-17.30 | Session 7 - Discussions on research collaboration in Biosciences Dr Mike Ryan, La Trobe University (ppt) |
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| 17.30-18.00 | Special lecture on cityscape preservation by Professor Masafaumi Yamasaki, Ritsumeikan University | |
| 18.00 | BBQ dinner at the on-campus C-Cube restaurant | |
| 20.00 | Departure for hotel | |
| Moderator - Day 2: Professor Chris Marlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Flinders University |
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| October 13 | 08.30 | Departure from hotel to Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa campus |
| 09.00-10.15 | Session 8 -Further INU collaboration areas to discuss - PhD exchange program funded by France and Japan - experiences by Ritsumeikan University - Postdoc cooperation in Science and Technology - experiences by Ritsumeikan University - Common projects & Statement of capability - How to develop a communication structure and the INU web |
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| 10.30-13.00 | Session 9 - Conclusions and a Plan of Action for the INU Council to acknowledge Preliminary list of common research areas |
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| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch at Gontaro restaurant | |
| 14.00-14.40 | Guided tour of the Golden Pavilion Temple | |
| 14.40-17.00 | Visit to the Kiyomizu Temple | |
| 17.00 | Return to hotel | |
| Evening | Informal dinner & karaoke | |
| Moderator - Day 3: Professor Erich Weigold, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), La Trobe University |
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| October 14 | All day | Excursion to Miyajima |
| October 16 | All day Evening |
Visit to Hiroshima University (separate program) Dinner hosted by Hiroshima University |
| October 17 | Departure |