The third NIMS/MANA-Waseda University International Symposium has been successfully held at Waseda University on November 1, 2011. The symposium was held as a part of the Waseda-NIMS Joint Graduate Program launched in 2008, focusing on research in the fields of new ceramics, inorganic materials, semiconductors, biomaterials, polymer materials, and metallic crystal.

The symposium started with opening addresses by Prof. Kazuyuki Kuroda, Waseda University, and Dr. Toyohiro Chikyow, MANA Principal Investigator. There were eight oral presentations and about 50 poster presentations by researchers from both institutes.