At the seminar, we were fortunate to have a visit from our rector Svein Stølen, who made the opening remarks. The theme of the seminar was post-lithium-ion battery for research and business as well as furthering the Norway and Japanese network for research and education. The main scientific talk was a lecture titled “Grand design of post Li-ion battery” by Professor Shigeto Okada from Kyushu University. We were also fortunate to have other speakers covering themes ranging from the battery industry and electric car market, to educational perspectives on active learning and joint Japan-Norway educational workshops on plasma physics, and institutional collaborations. There were also announcements and information from funding agencies as well as from the Japanese embassy in Norway.
The seminar was held as a hybrid event with in-person attendance at the Hylleraas centre and virtual attendance via Zoom. The seminar was organized by Hylleraas members Trygve Helgaker, Erik Tellgren, Simen Reine and Michiko Atsumi, and included the attendance of more than 80 participants from Norway and Japan.
The Hylleraas centre, Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway Tokyo, Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, the Norwegian embassy in Tokyo, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Stockholm office, the JSPS alumni club in Norway, and Kyoto University ESICB supported and were represented at the symposium.
