A performing approach to contribute to developing International research in Japanese Universities:

The Humboldtian model of education, developed in the early 19th century, emphasizes the integration of teaching and research within higher education. Its core principle is a holistic approach that merges academic study with active participation in research, fostering both broad intellectual development and deep cultural knowledge. This model advocates for the unity of the arts and sciences, encouraging students to pursue a comprehensive, self-directed education while contributing to the advancement of knowledge.

Institutions such as Johns Hopkins University in the United States are built upon this ideal, prioritizing research alongside teaching and creating an environment where academic inquiry and scholarly development are interconnected.

BACKGROUND

1. CNRS researcher for 30 years – Director of Research for 15 years

My field : Structural Physics – Materials Sciences

2. Director of a Research Unit (LMGP : 130 members in 2013)

– Grenoble

3. Experience as Research Manager

** Large Scale International Research Consortiums
** Staff career development
** International environment – MINATEC
** Joint Research Unit : in France a great majority of laboratories are joint units – Several types of scientists in the same lab.

4. First contact with Japan :

1990 – 2 year P-Doc at NRIM, an ancestor of NIMS – Tsukuba –

5. Okayama University from April 2014

URA : University Research Administrator

My mission : Develop Research at the International and improve the International ranking of Okayama University

A – Create large scale research consortiums where Okayama University is a prominent partner

B – Connect the University to best Universities in the world – mainly Europe

B – 1 –  Many trips abroad to promote Okayama University Research

B – 2 –  Start specific program at O-U to help young talented researchers to visit prestigious foreign Universities to promote their research and O-U as well (SAKU – 咲く)

C – As an International profile implies a strong involvment in Student Mobility:

C – 1 – Invite International students to come to Okayama University for 3 to 6 months of Research Internship – 16 in 2016, 30 in 2017,….Covid, 40 in 2022, 45 in 2023, 60 – 2024 – Okayama University is the only academic institution in Japan welcoming so many European students for professional research purposes

C – 2 –  Give lectures about Globalisation of Education, Research

C – 3 –  Help Okayama University students to join International Universities