Specialized section activities
in FY 2020
Marina Lomaeva
HaRP Secretariat
Hokkaido University1. Specialized sections : structure
Organizations composed of representatives from• academia• industry• government
in Japan and Russia that aim to train specialists capable of contributing to the promotion ofeconomic cooperation and development of both countries.
1. Health and medicine
2. City development
3. Exchanges between small andmedium-sized companies
4. Energy development Environment, Resource
Development, Multicultural Education
5. Promotion of industrial diversification
6. Industrial promotion in the Far East
7. Cooperation in advanced technologies
8. Language, Culture, Tourism
New section may be established in future.

• Correspond to the 8-point JapanRussia Economic Cooperation
Plan (2016).
• Should involve more than one
university on each side.
• Encourage cooperation with local
authorities, private companies
and other entities.

22. Japanese participants of the specialized sections
Section

1. Health and Medicine
2. City Development
3. Exchanges between small
and medium-sizedcompanies
4. SDGs : Environment,resource development,
multicultural education
5. Promotion of industrial
diversification

Numberof Univ.

Russian universities (as of September 2020)

7

Niigata U. (leader: Shihoko YAMAKAWA), U. of Tsukuba, Kanazawa
U., Nagasaki U., Tokai U., Fukushima Medical U., Hokkaido University

5

Hokkaido U. (leader: Tsuyoshi SETOGUCHI), Tokyo U., Niigata U.,
Nagaoka Institute of Technology, Sapporo City U.

5Hokkaido U. (leader), Kanazawa U., Soka U., Osaka U., Sapporo Otani
U.

5

Hokkaido U. (leader), Kanazawa U., Tokai U., Kobe City U. of ForeignStudies, Muroran Institute of Technology

3

Hokkaido U. (leader), Otaru U. of Commerce, Sapporo Otani U.

6. Industrial promotion in
the Far East

7

7. Cooperation indeveloping advanced
technologies

7

8. Language, culture,tourism

14

Niigata U. (leader: Hideo HASEGAWA), Hokkaido U., Chiba U.,
Kanazawa U., Otaru U. of Commerce, Osaka U., Tokyo U. ofAgriculture
Kanazawa U. (leader: Shigeo TANAKA), Hokkaido U., Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, Tokai U., Kindai U., Muroran Institute of Technology,
Osaka U.
Hokkaido U. (leader), Tohoku U., Tokyo U. of Foreign Studies, NiigataU., Kobe City U. of Foreign Studies, Tokai U., Sophia U., Soka U., Kobe
Gakuin U., Otaru U. of Commerce, Osaka U., Sapporo City U., Sapporo

3. Russian partner universities of the specialized sections
Section

1. Health and Medicine
2. City Development
3. Exchanges between
small and medium-sizedcompanies
4. SDGs : Environment,
Resource Development,
Multicultural Education
5. Promotion of industrial
diversification
6. Industrial promotion in
the Far East
7. Cooperation indeveloping advanced
technologies
8. Language, culture,
tourism

Numberof Univ.

Russian universities (as of September 2020)

17
16MSU, KrasSMU, SPbU, NEFU, FEFU, KFU, FESMU, PSMU, KSMU,Sechenov University, RSMU, NSMU, NWSMU, SakhSU, HSE, NSU
MSU, SPbU, FEFU, NEFU, UrFU, PNU, SPbGASU, INRTU, SakhSU,UNECON, KSUEL, FESTU, NSUADA, Sibstrin, NSII

3MSU, FEFU, KFU

12FEFU, NEFU, KFU, ASU, ASU, ISU, NArFU, NSII, SakhSU, NSTU, USPU,MSU, SPbU

316MSU, SPbU, FEFU
FEFU, FESAU, FEGI FEB RAS, PSAA (Perm), SakhSU, NSAU, PSAA(Ussuriysk)

12MSU, SPbU, FEFU, KFU, ASU, TSU, Dubna, ITMO, UTMN, MEPhI, MCU

35MSU, SPbU, NEFU, FEFU, UrFU, SibFU, SPUFT, SakhSU, SakhSTI, NSTU,NSUADA, MGIMO, RSUH, HSE, RUDN, NSU, TSU, MSLU, SPbGIK, Herzen
University, RSU named after S. A. Esenin, PetrSU, LUNN, Pushkin
Institute, KubSU, PSMU, RUDN University, MIU, TSPU, PRUE, RSUH, BSU,ISU, USPU

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4. Key Japanese and Russian partners (public & private organizations)••••••

Japanese public organizations: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan, JETRO, Japan Centers, Hokkaido Government, Sapporo City Office
Russian public organizations: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,
Rossotrudnichestvo, Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Japan, Governmentof Khabarovsk Territory, Far Eastern Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Investment
Promotion Agency of Novosibirsk Region, JSC Special Economic Zone “Innopolis”, Norilsk
Development Agency, Government of the Sakha Republic
Japanese private organizations: Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS(ROTOBO), CAREER BANK Co.,Ltd., HOKKAIDO CORPORATION Co., LTD., Sojitz Tourist
Corporation, Man to Man Co., Ltd., G.I.PLAN, T.T.T. ABROAD ACADEMY, North PlanCorporation
Russian private organizations: Robowizard Co. Ltd., LLC Euro-Asian Trading House
Innovation
Japanese think tanks & NGOs: Institute for Russian & NIS Economic Studies, Economic
Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA), Hokkaido international Exchange andCooperation Center (HIECC), Hokkaido Intellect Tank (HIT), World Winter Cities Association
for Mayors (WWCAM)
Russian think tanks & NGOs: Yakut Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture, Arctic andAntarctic Research Institute, Center for Agrobiotechnology of the Far East, Ekaterinburg &Sverdlovsk Branches of Russia-Japan Society, Tatarstan-Japan Culture and Information
5Center “Sakura”, Northern Forum, Foundation “Ulyanovsk – the Capital of Culture”

5. Establishment of the SDGs-related specialized section• Specialized section (4) “Energy development” was re-organized into “SDGs:
Environment, Resource Development, Multicultural Education” / SDGs: 環境・資源開発・多文化教育 / SDGs: Экология, природопользование,мультикультурное образование.
• Sustainable development (SD) – one of the key concepts underpinning the values ofthe modern global society. SD is an issue area where Japan-Russia collaboration may
contribute to global society in general.
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs), or Global Goals: adopted by all United
Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect theplanet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.
• The new section will cover the following areas of education and research:✔Environmental monitoring in the Russian Far East and North✔Regional development including resource development (educationreflecting the regional needs and the SDGs, infrastructure development,
projects aimed at drawing on history and local culture as recreational
resources etc.)✔Social issues of local communities including indigenous peoples(preservation of their traditional culture and traditional lifestyles)

66. Cross-section online seminars in FY 2020
• 3 online seminars co-hosted by Hokkaido University (HaRP Secretariat)
with Russian universities in September - October 2020. Included in the
program of Japan-Russian Year of Interregional Exchanges 2020-2021.
• Aim: share experience of engagement in academia-public-privatepartnerships (regional consortiums) for training specialists that meet theregional needs, discuss the challenges and the solutions found.
• Focal points:✔what specific areas were chosen for each academia-public-private partnershipand why,
✔what merits they have for universities and companies as well as administrative
bodies,✔how these training programs are funded,✔what careers their participants pursue,✔what impact such training programs have on regional development,✔what pitfalls and solutions need to be noted by other universities.

• Participants: each gathered about 100 participants from universities,
government bodies and companies.

76. Cross-section online seminars in FY 2020 - 1• Round table “Partnerships between Japanese and Russian academia,
business and local authorities : Sharing good practices in training
specialists for the community” co-hosted with Altai State University(ASU) on 25 September 2020.
• Key presentations: Recovery efforts of Kawauchi village, Tomioka town and Ohkuma
town after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Nagasaki University Fukushima Medical University), Training Program for Russia-Japan innovative leaders ofTomorrow (Kanazawa University), Universities as Drivers of Japan-Russia Cooperation
Development (Altai State University), Partnership of Kazan Federal University andJapanese Universities : On the way to a “Hub” for Japanese high-tech companies (KazanFederal University)

86. Cross-section online seminars in FY 2020 - 2• Cold Lands seminar “Japanese-Russian collaboration in the North”
co-hosted with Ministry of Education and Science for the Republic ofSakha (Yakutia) / North-Eastern Federal University on 29-30 September
2020 as part of the Second North Sustainable Development Forum.
• The launch meeting of the specialized section (4) “SDGs: Environment,Resource Development, Multicultural Education”.
• 5 sections: 1) The Northern environment, 2) The Northern community, 3)
Socio-economic development of the North and the Arctic, 4) Construction
technologies and design for cold regions, 5) Indigenous MediaDevelopment Strategies.

96. Cross-section online seminars in FY 2020 - 3••Round table “Joint human resource development projects of Japanese and Russiancompanies and universities. Problems and perspectives” co-hosted with Khabarovsk
State University of Economics and Law (KSUEL) on 9 October 2020.
Key presentations: TUFS Japan-Russia Student Mobility Program : Nurturing Business
Personnel. Internship@Ryatico Trading House (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies),
Working together with LLC Euro-Asian Trading House Innovation & HITACHI Triple Win
Corp. (Tokyo University of Agriculture), Traineeship of Japanese Businessmen inKhabarovsk State University of Economics and Law under the Presidential Program ofLeadership Training (KSUEL), Cooperation of Irkutsk State University with Mitsui (ISU),
Cooperation between the Russian Federation and Japan in the field of intensifying
interregional exchanges (Far Eastern Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Support inJob-Hunting and Japanese Education for Foreign Students in Japan (CAREER BANK)

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7. HaRP-supported activities in FY 2020
• (4) SDGs: Environment, Resource Development and Multicultural
Education: series of online seminars on Japan-Russia interregional
cooperation in the Arctic and the North; online symposium and handson training on machine learning and deep learning in Geoinformatics(Hokkaido University)• (7) Сooperation in Developing Advanced Technologies: online
lecture course on entrepreneurship for Japanese and Russian students(Japanese universities including members of Consortium for Academic
Exchange between Russia and Ishikawa) (Kanazawa University),
online seminar on bioanalytical chemistry (Hokkaido University)• (8) Language, Culture and Tourism: online workshop on joint
research project in the area of education for sustainable development
and distance learning, online conference on teaching the Russianlanguage (as a native and foreign language) (Hokkaido University)
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