In the frame of a long-term partnership between Okayama and Strasbourg (UNISTRA) Universities, Dr. A. Wagner stayed for 2 weeks from Nov-7th at Okayama where he had a tight agenda: In addition, he had a range of unformal meetings and discussions with researchers, in particular to set up preliminary conditions of IP sharing for joint start-up projects. As one of the outcomes of the visit, … Continue reading Dr. Alain Wagner (CNRS and Strasbourg University) recently added strong momentum to the Okayama University / UNISTRA partnership.

Research Internship reports: a few examples. Continue reading 2022 – Research Internships at Okayama University – A few examples

Maëva, Jean-Baptiste and Martin have now returned to their University in France. They will keep wonderful memories of their stay. They could performed excellent research in a very professional environment. They also enjoyed a lot of features of Japanese culture. Go to their videos and their TAKENOKO reports. Continue reading TAKENOKO fellows at Okayama University: research internship meant great “science and cultural” accomplishment

Recent advances in the field of Archaeology will be high-lighted. Including specific emphasis on BE-ARCHAEO outcomes on the Kofun period in Japan – Read more and Flyer Continue reading BE-ARCHAEO organises a Summer School at Okayama University (27 – 28 and 29th of September 2022)

The current world of higher education (HE) has been shaped by two forces: the humanistic traditions of university governance and the neo-liberal reforms of the past thirty years. With its successes and discontents, this hybrid system faces major crises that affect its ability to respond to the needs of society: the tension between traditional and neo-liberal academic values; the biased evaluation and assessment of quality … Continue reading HESPRI – Elevating Higher-Education policies: an empowering SPRIngboard – The “Humanities” in the spotlight at Okayama University: after BE-ARCHAEO, a second MSCA-Staff-Exchange project is supported by the European Commission.

Modern Archaeology concepts require access to computer-based systems, such as semantic Data Base schemata, to properly sort out the knowledge about the excavation activities and the collected artefacts. And ultimately to get improved access to full understanding of the archaeo-process. The job by Pr. Lombardo and his colleagues is a world-first for semantic representation and linked data applied to both archaeology and archaeometry. Read more… Continue reading BE-ARCHAEO: Pr. V. LOMBARDO from Turin University is bringing new advanced expertise to Okayama University in the field of AI, Data Base and Virtual Reality for Archaeology