New Page published: Academia & Industry Collaboration!

MIRAI has Specific Task Teams (STTs) for supporting MIRAI researchers and the consortium itself for further collaboration with external stakeholders.  STT Innovation & Entrepreneurship focusing on academia-industry collaboration finally lauches a web page regarding their overview such as who they are, and their scope of works etc!!🎉 https://www.mirai.nu/stt-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/

May 23: Join the online seminar hosted by GCT Health and an Ageing Population

📅 Date: May 23, 2025  ⏰ Time: 08:00–9:00 (SE) / 15:00–16:00 (JP)💻 Zoom link: https://oru-se.zoom.us/j/67543779619?pwd=yO26B4Si1LMhEeqF1ybJCGtuNfaaNi.1 Presentations: ”Lived Experiences of Older LGBTQI+ Adults”Anna Bratt, Associate professor, senior lecturer, PhD, Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University Växjö ”How to communicate with ‘invisible’ patients/clients? For designing the older LGBTQ+ adults friendly medical/care settings”Tsukasa Muraya, Associate professor, PhD in Design, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Chikushi Jogakuen University […]

Information session about Horizon Europe was successfully done

On 12 May 2025, an online information session was organized by STT Research Funding Support members. The session was focusing on Horizon Europe—the European Union’s flagship funding program for research and innovation. See a full text with relevant materials at https://www.mirai.nu/egis2-horizon-europe/. You can find some clue what type of calls will be soon published officially!Horizon […]

MIRAI STINT Long-term Mobility Webinar II on April 24th

Are you an early career researcher looking to expand your horizons in Japan or Sweden? If you missed our first webinar here is your chance! We will present and overview of the MIRAI STINT ECR Long-term Mobility on April 24th and share key details from each of the calls.

Information session about JST ASPIRE program was successfully done

On 26 March 2025, an online information session was organized by STT Research Funding Support members. The session was focusing on the JST ASPIRE Program. See a full text, relevant materials and Q&As at https://www.mirai.nu/egis_jst-aspire/. ASPIRE (Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem)Submission Deadline of Proposal: noon, May 12 (Japanese Standard Time)

MIRAI STINT Long-term Mobility Webinar – A Must for Early Career Researchers!

Are you an early career researcher in Japan or Sweden? Exciting opportunities await with the newly launched MIRAI STINT Long-term Mobility! Join us for an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, April 9th, where you’ll gain valuable insights into the application process and university-specific details. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions directly to representatives from various universities. […]

11 Projects Awarded MIRAI-STINT Seed Funding!

As per the grant awarded by STINT, MIRAI opened a call for seed funding to support promising research collaborative initiatives. The objective is to encourage further development of existing and new collaborations between MIRAI member universities based on innovative projects and new ideas. We received 43 submissions and ultimately selected 11 projects, approximately 25% of […]

Open calls for STINT ECR Long-term Mobility at Karlstad University and Luleå University of Technology

We’re excited to announce the open calls for STINT ECR Long-term Mobility at Karlstad University and Luleå University of Technology (LTU). This phase of MIRAI focuses on fostering meaningful, long-term mobility experiences for Early Career Researchers (ECRs). Our aim is to advance impactful research in alignment with the Global Challenges Teams’ focus areas. Please visit the webpage for […]

Kicking off our first collaborative event for ECRs: Global Challenges Winter School successfully took place in Stockholm!

December 11-12: Sophia Symposium on Advanced Electrolyte Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (Hybrid) 

The 2024 Sophia Symposium on Advanced Electrolyte Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion will be held on December 11 and 12 at Sophia University, Tokyo. This is a hybrid event, so it is possible to participate both online and IRL. The co-chair of GCT Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage, Prof. Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita, is organizing this symposium with several […]

MIRAI Researchers Featured on IVA’s Annual 100 List!

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We’re excited to share that researchers from MIRAI universities have been included in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) annual 100 List of the most promising research projects in Sweden. This list showcases a wide range of research projects from Swedish higher education institutions, focusing on timely and impactful themes. The projects chosen have […]

A Full Report of the MIRAI Kick-off Available!

Finally we published a full report of the MIRAI Kick-off on September 4, 2024. You can see a brief summary of each presentation, statistics/data including the post-event feedback survey, way forward and appendix as a whole list of questions/comments during the event!

First MIRAI newsletter has been published

The November edition of the MIRAI newsletter has be sent out our community of researchers, posdocs, PhD students and university respresentatives in Sweden and Japan. This is the first of many newsletters to come with the latest news, events, funding opportunties and much more. If you have not received the November newsletter via email, please […]

Successful kickstart of MIRAI 2024-2026!

The MIRAI digital Kickoff on September 4, 2024, gathered over 200 participants from member universities in Japan and Sweden, as well as attendants from external parties such as private companies and funding organizations.  See full texts at the below link.

Save the date! MIRAI Kick-off on 4 September

On September 4, 2024, MIRAI will organize a digital kick-off event to celebrate the start of MIRAI third phase between 2024-2026. This digital event is open to public and strongly welcome from all MIRAI member universities in Sweden and Japan as well as other universities, industry, research funding agencies, govermental sectors. See more at https://www.mirai.nu/mirai-2024-2026-kick-off/