The key points of the office chief's online presentation on that day are as follows;
First of all, based on the previous connection between Prof. Murty, President of IIT-H, and NIMS, she explained that the signing ceremony of the inter-institutional MoU with IITH was held at NIMS on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. This was followed by a report on the following key collaborative activities from 1. to 10.
- Explanation was given regarding the signing of the International Cooperative Graduate Program (ICGP) of NIMS in January 2020.
- The office chief Ms. Iwasawa explained that a joint research center between IIT-H and NIMS has been launched to further strengthen the tie between IIT-H and NIMS.She also explained that an online signing ceremony was held at NIMS regarding the inauguration of the joint research center.
- The office chief of global program office explained that a simultaneous Japan-India joint press release was held to commemorate the inauguration of the joint research center between IIT-H and NIMS, and that there was a great response to this press release in both countries.
- The office chief of the global program office introduced the faculty members and their students who were firstly accepted from IIT-H after the inauguration of the joint research center.
- The office chief reported on the online workshop conducted with three IIT universities using the financial support from the JST Sakura Science Plan program.
The office chief of global program office reported that the online workshop was held with IIT-H, IIT-Guwahati (IIT-G), and IIT-Varanasi (Banaras Hindu University (IIT-Varanasi)) with funding from JST's Sakura Science Program, with the aim of expanding the core collaboration between NIMS and IIT-H to global collaborative activities with other IIT universities. - An example of the use of the JICA Friendship 2 Research Grant Academic Collaboration (AC) was reported.
In response to the joint research proposal by NIMS and IIT-H faculty member, the proposal was approved for the JICA Friendship 2 Research Grant Academic Collaboration, which provides funding to the IIT-H side. This led to discussions between IIT-H faculty and NIMS researcher regarding a specific research plan when graduate students are dispatched to NIMS, and a new joint research project was reported to have been initiated. - Introductions were made of faculty members and their students who will be accepted as long-term visitors at NIMS from IIT-H in FY 2023.
- The office chief reported that the JST had asked the NIMS President participation to the Japan-India University (Presidential level) Forum.
- The day after the Japan-India University (Presidential-level) Forum, the several forum participants visited NIMS. The office chief of the global program office also exchanged views with the Presidential level manager of the IIT-Madras which is signer for agreements of MoU and ICGP with NIMS at the end of last year, on future initiatives.
- Finally, the office chief summarized her presentation and introduced the future cooperation policy with Indian universities using the one slide shown below.
After the office chief's presentation, the regional coordinator of the southwest Asia division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented “I am so glad to see that the cooperation between NIMS and IIT-H seems to be going well”.
1.Ms. Iwasawa, office chief of the global program office, explaining the NIMS ICGP agreement concluded between IIT-H and NIMS.
2.Office chief Ms. Iwasawa explaining the scene of online signing ceremony together with the purpose of inauguration of the joint research center together.
3.Snapshot of the office chief explaining the Japan-India simultaneous joint press release and the big response to the press release in both countries.
4.Group photos of NIMS host researchers with faculty members and PhD course students who were accepted from IIT-H to the joint research center for the first time.
5.Photocopy of official report FY2021 which was published by office of Sakura Science Program.
6.The example of collaboration project between IIT-H and NIMS selected by JICA Friendship 2 Research Grant (AC) program.
7.Photos of the NIMS host researchers for long term visitors from IIT-H and the faculty members who are scheduled for the acceptance in FY 2023 as long-term visitors to the Joint Research Center.
8.Group photo at the venue of the Japan-India University (Presidential Level) Forum.
9.Group photo of visitors and NIMS officials on the day after the Japan-India University (Presidential level) Forum.
10.Slide of explanation of future cooperation policy between NIMS and Indian universities.