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The Kyoto University European Center is supporting early career researchers (ECR) by connecting them with Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA) and various other organizations within Kyoto University to boost their studies and nurture their future careers in research and education.
AI DA (ECR Mobility Program)
AI DA (Ambitious Intelligence ･ Dynamic Acceleration) is a generic name of the programs managed by Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration (KURA) in collaboration with international funding agencies and etc., in which we aim to accelerate international carrier development of ambitious early carrier researchers (ECRs). Currently, the DAAD-Kyoto University Partnership Programme towards SDGs is programs that provide funding to assist the mobility and network of ECRs in order to foster academic exchange and cooperation between higher education and research institutions in Germany and Kyoto University for the purpose of contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ECR Mobility Support for Research Stays in Europe – JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is a Japanese independent administrative institution that was founded to advance research in natural and social sciences as well as humanities. One pillars is the support of Japanese and international researcher’s mobility through scholarships and fellowships.
In this regard, JSPS offers the Overseas Research Fellowship offers excellent Japanese early career researchers (ECR). It provides ECRs opportunities for long-term stays to widen their international perspective and further their research at Kyoto University’s partner universities such as Imperial College London (Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment) and KU Leuven.
Kyoto University European Center supports early career researchers (ECRs) from Kyoto University who plan a long-term research at the Grantham Institute or KU Leuven by providing:
- A letter of recommendation by the Director of Kyoto University European Center
- Advice on writing a research plan for the application
- Advice for negotiations with host researchers
”Life as a Scholar: Kyoto University and Beyond”
The Life as a Scholar: Kyoto University and Beyond is a collaborative project by twenty-three organizations at Kyoto University. The page offers a great variety of information for people who want to work as a scholar for the near future or who would like to branch out in their career. The resources include articles, lists of support programs, and other materials. Eight thematic areas provide easy access to relevant information: Research and Education Activities, Academic Field Traversal, Research Culture and Sector Engagement, Research and Education Infrastructure, and Scholar Careers.
Program for the Development of Next-generation Leading Scientists with Global Insight “L-INSIGHT“
The Program for the Development of Next-generation Leading Scientists with Global Insight (L-INSIGHT) aims to develop, validate, and spread programs to train the next-generation of world-class researchers with global insight who can spearhead new paths to the future. Since 2021, the HeKKSaGOn Alliance of Universities and Kyoto University’s L-INSIGHT jointly organize the “Dialogues for Future Research and Science with Early Career Researchers (ECRs)” to advance collaboration among their brightest young researchers.
