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On Monday, February 5, 2018, students from Chiang Mai University and the University of Phayao, along with Assistant Professor Kuwamura from Osaka University, visited the Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (ReCAP) at our university. Under the FY2017 "Sakura Science Exchange Program" (Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science) administered by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Osaka University has hosted 10 students from Chiang Mai University and the University of Phayao. On this occasion, the 11-member group, including the students, visited the center to attend a research presentation on ReCAP and tour the facilities.

(Source: JST Website)

[About the Project]
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
"Sakura Science Exchange Program" (Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science)

Through close collaboration among industry, academia, and government, this program aims to facilitate short-term visits to Japan for outstanding young people from the Asian region, fostering deeper exchanges in the field of science and technology between the youth of Japan and Asia who will shape the future. Furthermore, it aims to enhance the interest of Asian youth in Japan's cutting-edge science and technology, thereby contributing to the cultivation of global talent required by Japanese universities, research institutions, and corporations.

[Host Institution]Osaka University

[Theme of Exchange Plan (Japanese)]
関西圏の化学系研究施設への訪問と研究交流

[Theme of Exchange Plan (English)]
Visit to chemical research facilities in the Kansai area and research exchange

Prof. Amao, Director of the Center, introducing the facilities

Prof. Amao, Assistant Professor Naoto Kuwamura from Osaka University, and students from Chiang Mai University and the University of Phayao