Advancing Innovation: Japan-Canada, Ontario Dialogue for Strategic Collaboration at Tokyo Tech

A delegation consisting of roughly 50 representatives of the Ontario Ministry of International Trade, businesses and universities in the Canadian province, and the Embassy of Canada in Japan visited Tokyo Tech to attend the "Advancing Innovation: Japan-Canada, Ontario Dialogue for Strategic Collaboration" symposium on November 30, 2016. The event followed a courtesy call paid to Tokyo Tech President Yoshinao Mishima by Embassy of Canada Deputy Head of Mission Martial Pagé earlier that morning.

Deputy Head of Mission Pagé (right) with President Mishima

At the symposium, in addition to Mishima and Pagé, an opening address was given by Assistant Deputy Minister Cameron Sinclair from the Government of Ontario International Trade Programs Division. After the initial remarks, Professor Takehiro Inohara from the Institute for Liberal Arts spoke on "Collaboration in the Conflict Analysis Group, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada" and Professor Hidetoshi Nishimori from the Department of Physics presented the "Theory of quantum computing from Tokyo Tech and its commercialization by a Canadian venture." To end the first session, Professor Mitsuhiko Oi, head of the International Collaboration Division at Tokyo Tech's Office of Industry Liaison, introduced the Institute's intellectual property management and industry collaboration activities.

Active international exchanges between Tokyo Tech and universities and companies in the province of Ontario continue to develop, raising expectations for increased collaboration leading to innovation.