Implementing a CULTURE of Large Scale Research Projects in Japanese Universities –

Focus on “BE-ARCHAEO” at Okayama UniversityBy Bernard CHENEVIERDR – CNRS –FranceOn leave at Okayama University – URA Division

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Mission at Okayama University: “International Research Partnership Development”** Implement a CULTURE of International Research Project – Excellence

For Instance EU related projects

A number of prestigious Universities rely on a Holistic approachEx: Johns HOPKINS in the USA – The most prestigious medical University in the USJohns HOPKINS is taking care of the Covid Statistics (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard)

** By relying on excellent research ➔ Nice “projected image” ➔ “reputation” ➔ “Funding” (Professionalize International best practices – Research proposals, Int. Rel., Communication Sciences… )

** Holistic approach – Modern UniversitiesIntegrating Research / Higher-Education, see also ➔ HUMBOLDT strategy

July- 26th -2021 – EURAXESS – On LineConsult: Detailed B-Chenevier “Activity report”

Background

Lab: Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique MINATECLMGP ------ https://lmgp.grenoble-inp.fr/

CNRS – Grenoble – for 25 years – Materials sciences –Solid state physics

First contact with Japan – P-Doc 1990-1992 – Tsukuba ➔ “HTc superconductors” at NIMS (ancestor)

Moved to Japan (likely for ever) ➔ Okayama University in 2014

After Tsukuba P-Doc, 25 years mainly at Grenoble (100 papers in International Journals): a number of visits (JSPS, European support) in both ways

Mission at Oka-Dai : Global profile of the University – Research development – Holistic approach

➔ At Oka-Dai, a range of International projects – (probably best in Japan within 4 / 5 years)Among them ➔ 10 EU related ones:

MSCA Staff-Exchange ------2 are running, 4 in re-submission, 4 preparation,MSCA P-Doc Fellowship

ERCResearch and Innovation

➔ 15 Missions (40 prestigious Universities and Research Centers in Europe and N-America)Network: about 1000 strong contacts – High level scientists, President and Rectors….

➔Database of 150 Oka-Dai Professors Fact Sheets ➔ 130 Research topics – Professional Internships

MSCA Strategies for research project engineering –

Contact me @:bernard-chenevier@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

Implementing a EU culture for initiating and developing large scale International research

and training – holistic approach

A strong need !!!!

Okayama Tobiotsuka

Tokyo

Osaka

Pacific Ocean

Japan sea

Focus on a (RISE) Staff-Exchange project: « BE-ARCHAEO »

Kick-Off: January-2019 – Extended to end of 2023 (Covid sanitary situation)

Investigating the Tobiotsuka Kofun (Okayama) by using modern and on site archaeology technologies

BE-ARCHAEO Objectives:

Kofun (古墳, from Sino-Japanese "ancient grave") are megalithic tombsor tumuli in Northeast Asia. Kofun were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelagobetween the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century (AD).

OKAYAMA area is a regional majorcenter of Old History of Japan

Archaeology is thus major topics of Research

OBJ-1: from the archaeological site to the museum througharchaeology and science generated by the project.

OBJ-2: excavation of the Tobiotsuka Kofun and challenging studies of other Kofun burial mounds and related archaeological material in ancient Kibi and Izumo area.

OBJ-3: to grow up a new trans-disciplinary vision of archaeologycombined with archaeometry. BE-ARCHAEO activities will be accessible and engaging to the general public throughmedia communication and two final exhibitions

Tsukuriyama Kofun next to Okayama City - Length: 350m, Max Height: 31m

BELGIUMGREECE

ITALY – Start-up of UNI-TO

Origins of the MSCA “BE-ARCHAEO” proposal

-- Strong complementarity between Japan and Europe

-- MSCA – Staff Exchange: the easiest format of EU program to implement in Japan (for a range of reasons, logistics)

-- MSCA – Staff Exchange: the most popularEU program among Japanese

** Improved international visibility

** Mobilities of talented International scientists, Ph-Ds, P-Docs, admin. and technical staffALL supported to come to Japan

** A bunch of additional co-authored papers

** Participations in International eventsExample of CMB-INFLATE (cosmology): promoted by EURAXESS, a EU commission agency - June-8th-2021

Benefit for Japanese / TC (not directly funded):TC: Third Country

** NB: Mobilities of Less advanced TC countriesare supported both ways (TO and FROM Europe)

** Additional attractiveness for Master InternationalStudents = 50-60/year at Oka-Dai

-- Basic idea at Okayama University – Close collaboration with Univ. of Turin and Start-up: Techn’Art

Critical stages of the proposal contents:** Mobility program BUT a major component of the Proposal evaluation is on

EXCELLENCE of Research

** Mobility Matrix: objectives and expected achievements of each secondment should be clearly defined

Achievements and Highlights

1 - Kick-Off (40 members from the Partners –EU Delegation in Tokyo – G. Ramanauskas)

3 - Unveiling a new chamber in the Tobiotsuka Kofun

4 - Up to July-2021: 15 participations in ”on line “and presence events (as INVITED)

2 - Substantial number of missions to Japan (Okayama University)

5 - Promotion of European SMEs:** TerraMarine➔ New Chamber by radar investigations** Visual Dim.: virtual visits of the BE-ARCHAEO exhibitions** Techn’Art: advanced high-tech methods (such as thermoluminescence) for

cultural artifacts authentification

Pr. Seike at a group meeting: unveiling a new chamber in Tobiotuska Kofun

6 - Final Exhibitions: Museum in Torino and in Shimane prefecture

80 secondments1543 person-days50 months

From Kick-Off to April 2020

Dissemination

2 - BE-ARCHAEO as a success story: EURAXESS eventMay-19th 2020 -

4 - BE_ARCHAEO as a major article of an Okayama University Magazine - 2020

6 - BE_ARCHAEO as a model MSCA-Staff Exchangefor Japanese UniversitiesMany “on line” and “in presence” talks in:

AIMR (WPI) / Tohoku University – July 2021EURAXESS – 2020/202&Missions of Oka-Dai promotion around the world – Great Impact in the Master Students Community

5 - Be-ARCHAEO booth at the“Opto-X-Nano” Conference – Okayama – Dec-2019

1 - Co-authored Papers (International Journals): >> 3 so far>> 20 expected over the whole project duration

3 – Summer School

Co-authored paper

Stone ChamberEntrance

Finally:

➔ EU – MSCA Staff – Exchangeprogram

Wonderful tool to help Universities improving

substantially their Global Profile

*** Accepted for funding: August-2018

Wonderful tool to help Japanese Universities/Institutions to play a central role in

a Staff-Exchange project

Provided Universities rely on a professional approach ofresearch understanding and research management

*** January – 2019 ➔ Kick-Off – Okayama University

*** ➔ April 2020 : 50 months of secondment at Okayama Univ.

*** ➔ Covid : extension from January to July 2023.

Kick-Off

頑張りましょうLet’s do our best

Many thanks for your kind attention

Contact me @:bernard-chenevier@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

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