April 4, 2023
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Unvierse (Kavli IPMU)
The Japanese Government has created a 10-trillion yen (about 75-billion US dollars) national endowment fund to support a small number of research universities by its annual return, expected to be about 2.5 billion US dollars per year.
Director Hirosi Ooguri of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe has joined the board of expert advisers to select the candidates, Minister Keiko Nagaoka of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced today.
Related links
Full list of expert advisors on the Universities for International Research Excellence board (in Japanese)
About the Universities for International Research Excellence (in Japanese)