Indian and Japanese governments assist analysis partnerships, educational collaborations in numerous fields: Consul-General

The 12 months 2025 is being celebrated because the India-Japan Year of Science, Technology and Innovation Exchange, marking 40 years of collaboration in these fields, Takahashi Muneo, Consul-General, Consulate-General of Japan, Chennai stated right here on Monday.

While talking at an occasion organised by the Japanese language faculty of Indo Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IJCCI), he stated, each governments are actively supporting analysis partnerships and educational collaborations between universities, encouraging joint tasks in areas equivalent to clear power, robotics, synthetic intelligence, quantum expertise, biotechnology, and area exploration. 

He stated, the leaders of each international locations have adopted an vital motion plan for India-Japan Human Resource Exchange and Cooperation, which outlines a roadmap for expertise mobility and deeper people-to-people ties. 

“This plan envisions the trade of greater than 5,00,000 personnel over the subsequent 5 years, together with 50,000 expert professionals and potential skills from India to Japan,” he added. 

N. Ravi, director, Kasturi and Sons Limited, stated, one of many important outcomes of Mr Modi’s go to to Japan was Japan’s intent to take a position 10 trillion yen or round Rs 60,000 crores in India over the subsequent decade, marking a doubling of the earlier dedication of 5 trillion yen. “In Tokyo, it was additionally introduced that the Indian Space Research Organization and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will work carefully on the upcoming Chandrayaan-5 mission,” he added. 

The Japanese language faculty of IJCCI held intercollegiate competitions during which 15 schools participated and the prizes got to college students. 

The record of winners in poetry competitors are Okay. Richie Rex (1st place), V. Durgasri (2nd place) and G. Rakshaya (third place). For the poster competitors, the winners are Agnes S. Shirlyn (1st place), M.J. Jeffy Angel (2nd place) and Okay. Hasina (third place). 

In the speech competitors, the winners are: S. Vaishali (1st place) S. Kirithika (2nd place) and S. Dharani (third place). 

The winners of the essay competitors are: VK. Syed Mohammed Buhari (1st place), S. Tharuna (2nd place) and C. Dhansree (third place). 

S Padmanabhan, president of IJCCI and R Suguna, secretary basic of IJCCI had been amongst those that spoke on the occasion.