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Part Promotion of Scientific Research

Since scientific research is promoted through the intellectual exchange and cooperation of researchers having different concepts and experiences, the free exchange and cooperation among researchers across national boundaries is indis-pensable. Lately, a growing importance has been attached to international scien-tific exchange and cooperation because of the increase of research fields which need to be addressed from a global standpoint, or those which need large-scale facilities and equipment which are too costly for one single nation to cope with.

A wide range of international scientific exchange activities are being supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. These include the participation of Japanese researchers at international conferences, joint institutional research with foreign universities or research institutes, participation in archeological excavations in foreign countries, scientific cooperation with developing countries, and accepting foreign researchers to participate in scientific meetings or to conduct joint research in Japan.