The Finnish Institute in Japan

The Finnish Institute in Japan promotes co-operation between Finland and Japan in research, higher education and culture. It provides information and contacts for academics, researchers and cultural actors who need support for their projects in Japan.

The Institute also offers information on research, education and culture for media and journalists. The Institute gives information on courses and scholarships, and provides contacts for Finnish researchers and students who want to study in Japanese institutions and vice versa.

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RESEARCH & EDUCATION

The 3rd NIF Winter School on Advanced Immunology held in 2014 in Japan (15 May 2013)

Conference, Post-Cold War Borders: Global Trends and Regional Responses in Finland and Russia (15 May 2013)

The Finnish Institute in Japan at Study Abroad Fairs 2013 (10 May 2013)

Japanese Government Scholarship for 2014 Call OPEN (15 Apr. 2013)

The 3rd NIF Winter School on Advanced Immunology held in 2014 in Japan

WPI - Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University and Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) will co-organize the 3rd NIF Winter School on Advanced Immunology in Jan 2014 in Hyogo.

The Winter School is meant for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows (within 3 years after the PhD degree), and 50 participants will be selected on a competitive basis. Accommodation and round trip airfare willbe fully covered, but registration fee (JPY25 000) is required of the accepted participants.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2013

Winter School Time: January 19-23, 2014

Venue: Awaji Yumebutai International conference Center, Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan

For more information and application procedure, visit the website of the Winter School.

(15 May 2013)

First World Conference Post-Cold War Borders: Global Trends and Regional Responses in Finland and Russia

Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) First World Conference, Post- Cold War Borders: Global Trends and Regional Responses will be organized in June 2014 by VERA Centre for Russian and Border Studies at the University of Eastern Finland, the Centre for Independent Social Research, the European University and Finnish Association for Russian and Easta European Studies.

Time: 9-13 June, 2014

Venue: Joensuu, Finland and St. Petersburg, Russia

For more information and call & registration schedule, visit this website.

(15 May 2013)

The Finnish Institute in Japan at Study Abroad Fairs 2013

FIJ will participate in the Study Abroad Fairs below.

If you are interested in studying in Finland, please visit our booth in Tokyo and Sapporo!

Study and Research in Europe 2013

Time: Fri. 17 May, 2013 12:00-20:00

Sat. 18 May, 2013 10:00-16:30

Venue: Academy Common 2nd Floor, Surugadai campus,

Meiji University

More info in Japanese

Hokkaido Study Abroad Fair 2013

Time: Sat. 25 May, 2013 11:00-17:00

Venue: International Office, Hokkaido University

There will be also a seminar on studying in Finland.

More info in Japanese.

(10 May 2013)

Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO-MEXT) Scholarship for 2014

The call of Japanese Government Scholarship for 2014 is now open, and will be closed on 24 May 2013.

For application information in Finnish, visit the website of the Embassy of Japan in Finland.

For information in English and Japanese, visit the links below:

- MEXT Scholarship for 2014 (undergraduate, college of technologies, special training college students)

- MEXT Scholarship for 2014 (research students)

(15 Apr. 2013)

NEWS

ARTS & CULTURE

(*in cooperation with FIJ)

For Finland-related cultural events see also

the Event Calendar of the Embassy of Finland

OTHER NEWS

FJAN - the Network for Former Students

FJAN - the network for former students Finnish-Japanese Alumni Network is meant for all the Japanese students and researchers who studied or worked at a Finnish university. By joining the network, you can meet your old and new friends, who share the same experience as you. The more to come in the future, based on your ideas and wishes!

Remember also these:

The Embassy of Finland offers information on Finnish events in Japan and gives general information about Finland.

The Finnish Trade office Finpro focuses on the business sector.

The Technology Agency of Finland Tekes gives information on technology and research& development in Finland.

Travel information about Finland can be found at the Finnish Tourist Board.

The Finnish Chamber of Commerce lists Finnish companies with business in Japan.