Appointment of Dr. Sydney Brenner as OISTPC President

OIST President Jonathan Dorfan, Provost Robert Baughman and six members of the OIST Board of Governors met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 4.

Ahmed Alkhunaini, Representative Director of Aramco Asia Japan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OIST on Friday 7 December.

In his opening speech to the Science Technology in Society Forum, Prime Minister Abe focused on the contributions of Japan to science and technology and he specifically referred to OIST.

The Japanese Government announced that former OIST Promotion Corporation President Dr. Sydney Brenner will receive the honorific award for his achievements.