56th Tokyo Tech Global Researcher Gathering

On July 16, 2019 at Ookayama Campus, the Institute hosted the 56th Tokyo Tech Global Researcher Gathering, bringing together 99 researchers, family members, and host researchers from 25 countries.

Tokyo Tech has hosted this event biannually since 1991 to promote academic and cultural exchange. Since 2010, the event has also included an orientation, providing attendees with useful information about Tokyo Tech in English.

At the orientation, President Kazuya Masu gave a summary about Tokyo Tech's history and mission. During the Q&A session that followed, Masu and his executive team — Provost and Executive Vice President for Institute Strategy Isao Satoh, Executive Vice President for Education Tetsuya Mizumoto, Executive Vice President for Research Osamu Watanabe, and Executive Vice President for Finance and Secretary-General Tadayuki Fujino — answered questions. There were comments and questions about diversity and research funding, to which the board members provided frank responses sprinkled with occasional humor, and explained the status quo and future challenges at the Institute.

Families and friends in group photo

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