CiC Vol.6

Newsletter

The CiC Newsletter is for sharing hot topics and latest activities
of CiC partner institutions.

UniversiteGrenoble Alpes

FranceUGA strengthens collaboration with a Master
Double-Degree in the academic field ofChemistry with UTThe University of Tsukuba and the Université
Grenoble Alpes have strengthened theircollaboration with a Master Double-degree inthe academic field of Chemistry.
The signature ceremony was held during UGA's
President and Vice President for International
Affairs last visit to Tsukuba in March 2023.

CiC is Campus-in-Campus, a scheme of sharing campuses amongpartner institutions with the purpose of using their respective
education and research resources without any national orinstitutional barriers. Through CiC, partner institutions are highly
expected to enhance student, faculty and administrative staff
mobility as well as joint research collaborations.

Ohio StateUniversity

United States

Ohio State ranked a top producer of Fulbright
U.S. scholars and students
The Ohio State University is among only nine
doctoral institutions in the country to be
named a top producer for both Fulbright U.S.
scholar and U.S. student programs, according
to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau ofEducation and Cultural Affairs. This is thesecond consecutive year that Ohio State has
been ranked in both categories. Ohio Stateis tied for 4th nationally with seven Fulbrightscholar awards and is tied for 18th with 12
Fulbright student
awards for the 202223 academic year.

Ruhr University
Bochum Germany
Neuroscientific research at RUB
Neuroscientific research at RUB ranges from themolecular level to cognitive and clinical research
as well as Neuroinformatics. Since August 2022,
Social Neuroscience has been added. Prof. Dirk
Scheele explores chronic loneliness and social
isolation using experimental, neurobiologicalmethods including hormone research. "I aminterested in neurobiological mechanisms ofcognitive and sensory changes in chronic lonelinessand how they increase the risk for physiologicaland psychologicaldisorders," explains
Prof. Scheele (Dirk.
Scheele@rub.de).
Prof. Dr. Dirk Scheele,
Professor forSocial Neuroscience

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Al-Farabi Kazakh

National UniversityKazakhstan

KAZNU Master's students Launched Dietary BakeryProducts
Students of KazNU have developed a technology
for producing dietary bakery products enriched withSpirulina platensis. It was presented at the exhibitionof Young Scientists within the framework of Science
Week-2023. The strain of the spirulina was discoveredin Alakol lake in Almaty region by a research group ofthe Laboratory of Photobiotechnology.

National Taiwan
University
TaiwanUniversity ofTsukuba

Japan

Catholic University of Leuven Vice-Rector Meets
with President NAGATA to Discuss International
Collaborations
Prof. Dr. Gerard Govers, Vice-Rector of KU Leuven,visited the University of Tsukuba on April 20. Talks
were held with President NAGATA Kyosuke, VicePresident IKEDA Jun, and other key members,
including graduates from KU Leuven. They expressed
expectations for enhanced collaboration between theuniversities, given their similar strategies and research
fields. The group also toured the accelerator facility
at CRiES and discussed potential collaborations withfaculty members fromvarious departments.
This visit strengthens
the partnership,paving the way for
future exchanges andcollaborations with KU
Leuven.

University ofSao Paulo

BrazilNTU welcomes new Director of Taiwan Office,
University of Tsukuba at our campus!

Get to know the online collection of USP's Ipiranga
MuseumOn April 20th, Prof. Hsiao-Wei Yuan, Vice
President for International Affairs of National
Taiwan University welcomed Assistant Prof.
Fukushige Mizuho, Director of UT's Taiwan Officeat the Office of International Affairs. VP Yuan
mentioned her friendship with UT's faculty can betraced back to her first term as VP, she is pleased
to witness the longstanding partnership between
UT and NTU at her 2nd term as Vice President forInternational Affairs. VP Yuan and Dir. Fukushige
talked about the potential
cooperation between UTand NTU, VP Yuan lookforward to joining UT's 150thanniversary in September,
2023!

USP's Ipiranga Museum was integrated into theUniversity of São Paulo in 1963, but even before
the official integration the museum was alreadyan important branch of research and activities
of USP's academic community. Recently, themuseum inaugurated a new website whichhosts its collection of paintings, documents,and sculptures. Virtually, the public is able toadmire the artworks and also find out more
about the research projects that take place at
the museum. The website's objective is to makethe museum's universe and collection moreaccessible.

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University ofBordeauxFranceUniversity ofCalifornia Irvine

United States

The 2023 edition of the RoboCup will take place inBordeaux from July 4th to July 10th

UC Irvine's graduate programs shine in U.S. News& World Report rankings

This major event in AI and robotics will allow theinternational scientific community in these fields tomeet and advance research, and will also have astrong educational component, with a junior league
and educational workshops. The organizers havesucceeded in federating players from the worldof education, thus bringing out several hundred
teams fromall over France,
who will meet atnumerous nationaland international
events.

UCI's program in education shines as nineadvanced study fields rank in the top 20 among
public universities in U.S. News & World Report's
2023-24 graduate school rankings. This recognition
solidifies UCI as a premier destination for graduate
degrees. The School of Education stands out,
securing fourth place among public universities
and 11th overall. Frances Contreras, dean andprofessor, attributes these accolades to theschool's exceptional research, academic programs,
dedicated staff, andscholarly community.

Utrecht
UniversityNetherlands

The European Commission has designated the Utrecht
region as Europe's most competitive regio,according to lastmonth's Regional Competitiveness Index. Utrecht University
is proud to be one of the drivers of the regional knowledge
ecosystem. Researchers compared 234 European regions on
almost 70 indicators. Utrecht scored highest on educationlevel and innovation. Utrecht continues to score high on
the share of highly educatedlabour force, innovationand market size. The study
further reveals that thelabour market opportunitiesof young people in Utrecht
are very high comparedto other regions and that
there is a very high labour market participation of womenwhich is linked to their high level of education in Utrecht.
Link website Utrecht Science Park, here.
https://www.utrechtsciencepark.nl/en/home/about-thepark/news/regio-utrecht-is-europas-meest-competitieveregio

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