Past Programs
[2023NET] July 2023 – August 2023
Tohoku Initiative for Neuro Tech Innovations
The brain represents one of the most complex systems in the whole world. The scientific desire to unravel its complexity drives the innovations in new neurotechnology, which in turn helps gain mechanistic insights into brain dynamics. In addition to the fundamental neuroscience, the prevalence of neurological
[2022HUS] August 2022
Human Sociality: Comparative Studies of Social Evolution and Historical Dynamics
Humans are highly social animals, often referred to as "cooperative species". Our abilities to cooperate even with unknown individuals at a huge scale have been claimed as a part of human uniqueness. These...
[2020GRV] August 2020 – March 2023
Dawn of Gravitational-wave Cosmology and Theory of Gravity
Gravitational waves, of which the existence was first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916, waited 100 years to finally confront direct detection in 2015. This discovery implies that we have acquired a new “eye” to...
[2019FME] June 2019
The Future of Materials Engineering - Dramatic Innovation to the next 100 years
It has been only about 100 years since the model of atom was introduced by Bohr. Since then, our knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering has progressed remarkably. Nowadays, we can control phenomena at…
[2017DCI] January 2018 – March 2018
Political and Social Dynamics of Crisis and Innovation in Japan, Asia and the World
Facing globalization, many advanced countries struggle to readjust their social, economic and political institutions to address the challenges imposed by financial crises, shrinking populations, and global…
[2017NMM] May 2017 – August 2017
Nanostructured Magnetic Materials: Challenges for Next-Generation Materials
Magnetic materials are widely used in our daily lives and they play a major role in improving the efficiency and performance of electric and electronic devices such as motors, transformers and mobile phones. Th…
[2016JRP] July 2016 – August 2016
Interdisciplinary Approach to the Protection of Human Rights: Building Integrated Networks between Academic, State and Societal Actors
Human rights issues such as migration and human trafficking often evolve at the nexus of political and military conflicts and global economic and societal change. At the same time, regional organizations...