We are pleased to announce that the Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TI-FRIS) will be holding an online session to introduce its programs to members of the participating universities and to answer any questions they may have.

In 2020, TI-FRIS was incorporated into the MEXT Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers. TI-FRIS, led by Tohoku University, formed a consortium with fellow universities of the Tohoku region Hirosaki University, Iwate University, Akita University, Yamagata University, Fukushima University, and Miyagi University of Education. In partnership with cooperating research institutions and companies in Japan and worldwide, the initiative is building a new researcher development program covering the whole Tohoku region that will foster world-class researchers who are equipped with interdisciplinarity, internationality, and sociability.

TI-FRIS Fellows are selected from participating universities every year. With the Fellopship of a maximum of five years, they will engage in regular interdisciplinary researcher exchanges across various specialties and institutions, continuous international collaborative research with overseas researchers, and the application of research outcomes in society. After completing the Fellowship, the TI-FRIS Fellows may continue to participate in some of the programs as "Senior Fellows," conducting ongoing research exchanges.