From 10th to 12th September, Inter-Academia 2014 was held at Riga Technical University in Latvia. In addition to the Rector of the Riga Technical University, Prof. Talis Juhn, Vice- President of Shizuoka University, Prof. Masakazu Kimura, the Japanese ambassador to Latvia, Mr. Toshiyuki Taga and academics from Japan and East European countries all attended the opening ceremony. The ambassador delivered a speech, encouraging further development of academic exchange between Latvia and Japan.
The conference successfully gathered about 160 participants in total, including academics and young researchers from Central & Eastern European countries and 35 academics and students from Shizuoka University.
Following the presentations of the latest research on the first two days, the Young researcher’s award competition was held. The competition consists of the presentation and the poster session, and four students from Shizuoka University were awarded the prize.
The 14th conference is going to be held at Shizuoka University. We hope to provide fruitful opportunities for deepening the ties between academics and young researchers of Shizuoka and those from Central and Eastern European countries.
(Reported on Shizuoka University Website : 3 Oct 2014)

Update：2015/4/1

Inter-Academia 2015 will be held by Shizuoka University, in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Inter-Academia 2015
Date: 28-30 September, 2015
Venue: Congress Center in Hamamatsu ACT CITY.
Official Homepage: https://iac.icsu.shizuoka.ac.jp/en/conference/ia2015/
IA2015 1st Announcement

Update：2015/4/9

Inter-Academia 2015: Conference report

From 28 to 30 September 2015, Inter Academia(IA) 2015 Conference was held in Hamamatsu, Japan, hosted by Shizuoka University. Around 140 participants ( mostly academics and young researchers from 10 Eastern-Central European Universities and 3 Asian Universities ) attended the event.

Monday Sep 28

The conference started at the Hamamatsu Congress center with the opening speech of the conference chair, Prof. Masaaki Nagatsu and the University presidents, Dr. Yukihiro Ito of Shizuoka University and Prof.Vasile Isan of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (Romania).  It was followed by the key-note lectures of Prof. Dumitru Luca (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi) on ‘New perspectives in low-dimensional titania-based materials’ and Prof. Jun Kondoh (Shizuoka University) on ‘Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors for Human and Structural Health Monitoring’. 15 presentations were delivered on the latest research findings in the fields of Terahertz, Plasma Physics and Informatics..

Tuesday Sep 29

The second day was dedicated to young researchers’ and students’ Oral & Poster presentations. These were evaluated for ‘IA 2015 Best young researchers award’. A total of 67 young researchers, not only from Eastern-Central Europe and Japan, but also from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, China & Kazakhstan, presented their research work.

In the afternoon, the participants visited SUZUKI Plaza Museum, where Inter- Academia’s longtime sponsor SUZUKI Co. organized a special tour for them. The introductory presentation of SUZUKI Co. mentioned their recent business development in Hungary, since some of the IA members were from that country.

Wednesday Sep 30

The third day began with research presentations in the field of ‘Nanotechnology & automobiles’ and ‘Material Science and Nanotechnology’. 14 researchers delivered presentations during the morning session, which was followed by a Q&A session. The formal part of the IA 2015 conference was closed by the remarks by the General Chair of IA 2015, Prof. Nagatsu and the director of the Research institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Prof. Mimura. The closing ceremony also included an introduction of next year’s IA2016 host city of Warsaw, Poland. Prof. Jablonski (Warsaw University of Technology)showed off the delightful face of modern Warsaw, and welcomed the members to next year’s conference. In the afternoon, the participants went on a cultural tour around lake Hamana, visiting an art Museum, an old train station and a Japanese Sake brewery.

The last activity of the whole IA2015 event was a Banquet, which gathered many key persons who have greatly contributed to the development of the Inter- Academia community. We had two IA founders, Emeritus prof. Kando and Emeritus prof. Araki of Shizuoka University, as well as members of SUZUKI Co. and Suzuki foundation, who have been generously funding IA for the last 10 years since its inception. There were two important ceremonies on that night, one was the young researchers award ceremony and the other was the awarding ceremony of the certificate of appreciation to the contributors of the Inter- Academia community.

The certificates of appreciation were awarded to

• Emeritus Prof. Masashi Kando (Shizuoka University)
• Emeritus Prof. Nobuyuki Araki (Shizuoka University)
• Prof. Ryszard Jablonski (Warsaw University of Technology)
• Prof. Dumitru Luca (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iasi)
• Prof. Annamaria R. Varkonyi-Koczy (Obuda University)
• Prof. Arturs Medvids (Riga Technical University)

The best young researchers awards were received by

• Tomy Abuzairi (Shizuoka University)
• Teréz A. Várkonyi（Óbuda University）
• Atsutaka Miyamichi（Shizuoka University）
• Adrienn Dineva （Óbuda University）
• Maciej Nalewczyński（Warsaw University of Technology）
• Karthikeyan Rajan（Shizuoka University）
• Liga Grase（Riga Technical University）
• Pandiyarasan Veluswamy（Shizuoka University）

Inter-Academia 2015 Conference : Facts and Figures

• Date: 28-30 September 2015
• Venue: ACTCITY Hamamatsu, Congress Center, Shizuoka, Japan
• Size of the turnout:Total: 145     (Young researchers:  67 )

From overseas :44  (Poland: 3, Romania: 8, Hungary: 5, Belarus: 3, Latvia: 5, Bulgaria: 2, Ukraine: 6, Slovakia: 2, Russia: 3, Lithuania: 4, Malaysia: 2, Indonesia: 1)

Japan: 101   (Shizuoka Univ.:93, Suzuki.Co: 3, Osaka Univ.: 2, others:3)

• Participating IA member universities:
• Shizuoka University
• Comenius University, Slovakia
• Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
• Gomel State University, Belarus
• Riga Technical University, Latvia
• Sofia University, Bulgaria
• Óbuda University, Hungary
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Petersburg State Technological Institute, Russia
• Kaunas Institute of Technology, Lithuania　

Update：2015/10/16

2016 Inter-Academia in Warsaw, Poland

Inter-Academia 2016
Date：26 September to 28 September, 2016
Hosted by：Warsaw University of Technology
Official Website:http://ia2016.mchtr.pw.edu.pl/　

Update：2015/11/19

15^th Inter-Academia conference (2016) at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

From 26^th to 28^th September 2016, Inter Academia(IA) 2016 Conference was held in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by Warsaw University of Technology(WUT). 140 people from 13 countries attended the event. From Shizuoka University, 44 faculty members and students, including Prof. Masakazu Kimura (Trustee), Prof. Kazuhiko Hara (Dean of the Graduate School of Science and Technology) and Prof. Masaaki Nagatsu (Co-chair of Inter-Academia 2016) joined in the conference.

The opening ceremony started off by the speech of Mr. Shigeo Matsutomi, the Japanese ambassador to Poland, and followed by the welcome address by Prof. Krzysztof Lewenstein, the Vice-President of WUT and Prof. Natalia Golnik, the Dean of the faculty of Mechatronics. Prof. Kimura, as the representative of Shizuoka University, made a congratulatory address. The second half of the morning session was three keynote lectures by Dr. Włodzimierz Lewandowski, President of the Central Office of Measures, Prof. Takayuki Saito and Emeritus Prof. Michiharu Tabe of Shizuoka University.

The conference was for three days and had over 40 oral presentations and around 40 short oral presentations with posters. During the conference, Shizuoka University delegates had meetings with the Vice President of the WUT, Prof. Lewenstein and with Director of the Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Prof. Adam Woźniakthe, to discuss about the further development of the research and educational collaboration between the two Universities.

At the closing ceremony, 5 Young Researchers Awards winners were celebrated and Prof. Nagatsu of Shizuoka University, on behalf of all the participants, expressed the appreciation to the conference chair, Prof. Ryszard Jabłoński, and to the team of conference organizer. The host of the next conference, Alexandra Ioan Cuza University, Romania delivered an introductory presentation to welcome all the IA members to the Inter-Academia 2017.

Acknowledgement:

Shizuoka University is grateful for the help and support of Suzuki Foundation, who has been continuously funding the Inter Academia since its inception.

Conference Venue（Faculty of Mechatronics）

Main Hall of Warsaw University of Technology

At Chopin’s Birth Place

With Vice-President, Prof. Lewenstein and Prof. Jabłoński

With Director of the Institute of Metrology and Biomedical, Assoc. Prof. Woźniak

Young Researchers Award winner, Dr. Krzysztof Tyszka and his Doctoral Double Degree supervisors from two Universities

Update：2016/10/19

Inter Academia 2016 (Poland/ Warsaw）: Conference, Excursion and Interviews of the presenters.

Inter Academia 2016　Movie

Update：2017/3/13

Inter Academia 2017 (Romania/ Iasi）: September 25-28, 2017

Inter Academia 2017 conference Website

Update：2017/3/13

The 16th Inter-Academia Conference was held at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania for 4 days from 25 to 28 September 2017. A total of 81 people from 12 countries gathered. From Shizuoka University, Kiyoshi Ishii(President), Professor Kazuhiko Hara (Dean of Doctoral graduate school), Professor Hidenori Mimura (Director of the Research Institute of Electronics) and 29 faculty and graduate school students took part.
62 oral and poster presentation were delivered throughout the 4 days. 17 graduate students gave short presentation and six people were given award, including three graduate students of Shizuoka.

IA2017会場の様子（ルーマニア、
アレクサンドル･イワン･クザ大学）

Group photo

Young Researchers Award

Update：2017/10/24

Inter Academia 2018 (Kaunas LITHUANIA）: September 24-27, 2018

Inter Academia 2018 conference Website

Update：2018/2/13

The 17th Inter-Academia Conference was held at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania for 4 days from 24 to 27 September 2018. A total of 86 people from 13 countries gathered. From Shizuoka University, Masakazu Kimura (Vice-President), Professor Kazuhiko Hara (Dean of Doctoral graduate school), Professor Hidenori Mimura (Director of the Research Institute of Electronics) and 29 faculty and graduate school students took part.
69 oral and poster presentation were delivered throughout the 4 days. 21 graduate students gave short presentation and following three were given ‘IA Young Researchers Award’.

• Khotimatul Fauziah, Shizuoka University, Japan;
• Alexandra Besleaga, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania; and
• Jacob S. Mathew, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Update：2018/10/17