Selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for the "Program for Forming Japan's Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)."
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On December 25, 2023, a press conference was held to announce that our proposal for a "university that co-creates one-step-ahead solutions centered on research capabilities in the field of aqua regeneration" was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for the "Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)".
This project is the centerpiece of the "Comprehensive Promotion Package for Japan’s Peak Research Universities," which selects a group of research universities that will serve as a counterpart to the Universities for International Research Excellence.
This proposal is to integrate and to promote excellence in research, innovation, and regional contribution, centered on world-class, cutting-edge materials research related to water purification and water-derived hydrogen energy, in which we have an exceptional track record. Specifically, we aim to support people's lives, lifestyles, and industry through the sustainable supply of water and water-derived hydrogen energy, which are necessary for human activities, in a recycling and "local production for local consumption" manner, thereby realizing both economic growth and regeneration of the Earth.
In order to fulfill our mission as a core university in the region, Shinshu University has set forth our "Vision for Greater Shinshu University" (VGSU: Vision for Greater Shinshu University: to be the center of wide-area collaboration that transcends prefectural borders). The University's research strengths will be further accelerated through this project and the recently launched facility development project (*) to drive social development by means of research and development that contribute to solving global issues, such as water and water-derived hydrogen energy, social implementation, and the creation of new industries through innovation.
(*) In April of 2023, the construction of the "Aqua Regeneration Co-Creation Research Center" (tentative name), the core center of this project, was approved as part of the "Project for Establishment of Facilities for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Joint Research through Collaboration of Japan’s Peak Research Universities," one of the package projects for FY2023.
President Soichiro Nakamura
Chisato Mukai, Trustee (Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration), Vice President
Nobuhiro Sugihara, Administrative Head Quarters Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Katsuya Teshima, Director of the Research Initiative for Supra-Materials
