HESPRI is one of the HORIZON EUROPE projects where Okayama University is a leading Japanese academic representative: BE-ARCHAEO, SELFY, HESPRI, CMB-INFLATE. It is a 4 year project that will come to an end by Dec-2026.
Okayama University contributed a lot along several axes:

ANIMALGA exhibition – – 1 week @ the prefectural museum of Okayama, Okayama city –

        ANIMALGA is an interactive exhibition (展示) designed to enhance public education in marine biosciences. As a key outcome of the HESPRI project supported by the European

it illustrates how research in marine biology can be effectively disseminated to broad audiences thereby contributing to the advancement of higher education public policies.

        ANIMALGAは、海洋バイオサイエンス分野における一般市民の教育向上を目的としたインタラクティブ          な展示です。欧州委員会に支援されたHESPRIプロジェクトの主要な成果の一つとして、海洋生物学の                   研究成果がいかに広く社会へ効果的に発信され得るかを示し、それによって高等教育に関する公共政策                   の発展に貢献しています.

URA International Seminars – Few examples of seminars

supported by HESPRI

HESPRI Symposium to be held on Tsushima Campus on 13th November-2026 focused on

“Global Aspirations, Institutional Realities: Rethinking Internationalization and Women’s Advancement in Higher Education”

Co-organized by Okayama University and the University of Strasbourg

ERASMUS-Day

Special talks in the ERASMUS-Day of Okayama University in May-2026 – Cross-Over participations HESPRI / ERASMUS program@ Okayama

Faculty and Staff Mobilities from and to Europe: more than 50months in total