EC: Commissioner Moedas meets Japanese Science Minister Takuya Hirai

Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, met today Takuya Hirai, the Japanese Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy. They agreed that the latest developments in respective research and innovation policies present new opportunities to continue strengthening EU-Japan cooperation.

Commissioner Moedas and Minister Hirai said:

As part of the 26th EU-Japan Summit on 25 April, both sides committed to extending the co-funding of joint projects and welcomed the new arrangement to provide opportunities for collaboration between researchers from the European Research Council and Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Source: European Commission