About JISNAS
Outline
This network is called Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences(JISNAS).Objectives of JISNAS are to promote cooperation among 1) universities, which intend to participate activities in international cooperation in terms of education, research, social contribution etc., in agricultural sciences and 2) the universities and international agricultural research institutions. JISNAS aims to prepare cooperation structures among members to contribute the promotion of international cooperation activities.
To achieve the objectives, JISNAS acts following activities in cooperation with Japanese/foreign universities, related Ministries/government agencies, and international cooperation organizations:
- (1) To support for enabling the operation of international cooperation
- (2) To integrate and network dispersed knowledge and technologies (human resources)
- (3) To maintain and promote motivation of researchers/faculty
- (4) To promote project entrustments through the network operation
- (5) To promote understandings of international cooperation activities by university faculty/staffs and the general public
- (6) Any other activities to achieve the objectives of JISNAS
