The MEXT(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) sponsored online seminar, Seminar/ Workshop Series for Researcher Professional Development will be held on September 11 (Fri), 2026.
We look forward to your participation.
[Webinar Announcement: “+α Series for Researchers,” Vol. 43]
〈Title〉
Rethinking the Evaluation of Young Researchers
—Rethinking Researcher Development and Evaluation Based on Practices from Five Centers—
〈Date and Time〉
Friday, September 11, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
〈Event Overview〉
The Researcher+ Initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), supports the development of “researchers capable of making an impact on the global stage.” The five centers participating in this initiative—Tohoku University (TI-FRIS), University of Tsukuba (TRiSTAR), Nagoya University (T-GEx), Kyoto University (L-INSIGHT), and Hiroshima University (HIRAKU-Global)—have each been actively engaged in training young researchers based on their unique visions of what a researcher should be and their respective development philosophies. At the same time, they have deepened their discussion on how to perceive and evaluate the “growth” of these researchers. The insights accumulated through the practices at each center were systematically organized across the centers by a working team (WT) led by Program Officer Koizumi and have now been compiled into the “White Paper on the Comprehensive Support Program for Fostering Researchers Capable of Thriving Globally.”
In this webinar, based on the content of this white paper, we will introduce the practical knowledge gained at the five centers, including evaluation rubrics tailored to the various stages of young researchers’ growth, while exploring how to conceptualize the “growth” of young researchers active on the global stage and the nature of evaluation that fosters their development. We invite you to join us for this webinar as an opportunity to deepen your understanding of young researcher development.
〈Topics〉
○ Presentations
・The growth of “researchers capable of excelling on the global stage” based on the profiles of researchers and training practices at the five centers
・A perspective on viewing changes in mindset and behavior as “growth,” and an introduction to evaluation rubrics tailored to different stages of growth
・Data on securing competitive research grants and the shift toward researchers’ “autonomy”
○ Q&A Session
〈Speaker〉
○ Professor Shu Koizumi: Executive Director and Vice President, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) / Program Officer for Comprehensive Support
〈Target Audience〉
Researchers, graduate students, undergraduate students, and those planning researcher support initiatives at research institutions (all fields of study are welcome)
The event will be conducted in Japanese, but questions in English are also welcome.
〈Registration〉
Please register via the URL below:
https://globaleysurvey.ey.com/jfe/form/SV_24PJm936nqWSqjQ
Deadline: Noon on the day of the event
This webinar will be held online.
The access link will be sent to the email address you provided after registering via the URL above.
We sincerely look forward to your participation!
*Information on Newsletter Subscription:
This project operates as “Researcher+” in collaboration with the “Strategic Development Program for Researchers Capable of Excelling Globally.”
To widely disseminate information on the distinctive initiatives of each implementing organization, the latest trends in fostering world-class researchers, and related event information, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) regularly distributes the “Researcher+ Newsletter.”
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Inquiries regarding this matter: MEXT “Comprehensive Support Program for the Development of Researchers Capable of Excelling Globally” Secretariat (Contacts: Nagao, Kiba)
ey.sekai.jimukyoku@jp.ey.com
