Germany

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is happy to introduce the second installment of a series of articles meant to introduce the individuals and organizations making EU-Japan collaboration possible. We hope you enjoy a snippet of our interview with Marcus Schurmann, the CEO of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan - AHK Japan.

We have just 3 more Lean in Europe visits to go, to see how Japanese principles of production excellence are used in European facilities. December’s visit will be to RATIONAL – Germany’s Factory of the Year in 2022. Apply now.

DWIH Tokyo hosts the first online “German Research Fair” on 27 April 2023. The aim is to connect graduate students, PhD students and postdoc researchers from Japan with 14 universities and research organizations in Germany and to inform them about funding opportunities.

Organised by the Regional Development Corporation of the German Free State of Thuringia, a delegation of High-tech companies will be exhibiting at the "Optics & Photonics International Exhibition" (https://www.opie.jp) from 19 to 21 April 2023 at Pacifico Yokohama. Interested Japanese organisations are invited to visit their booth.

From 2 to 3 March, the German and Japanese members of the Expert Council exchanged views on the current energy policy of both countries in a two-day meeting. In particular, the focus was on the results of studies on carbon-neutral buildings and on the decarbonization of the petrochemical industry.

Lean in Europe visits show how process improvement / optimisation is relevant for all sectors and sizes of company. Whereas the most recent visit addressed lean in manufacturing, April’s one will look at lean in hospitality.

Join February’s Lean in Europe visit in Germany to learn about the “Konecranes Way” and take part in genuine process optimisation activities.

At the 3rd trilateral symposium on Artificial Intelligence (AI), stakeholders from academia, industry and policymaking will discuss measures to tackle planetary challenges that humankind is facing in the Anthropocene and share their visions for realizing a sustainable society.