07But you accepted what fell in your lap. Radio engineering became your new research topic. Did you face any difficulties?Matsumoto: I donʼt think I really did. I had about 20 rivals around the world in the same research field, but even as a newcomer, I was confident that I would come out on top. One day, a professor in the Faculty of Science took interest in the notebooks in which I was recording my re-search and said, “There is a Russian professor whose research is simi-lar to yours.” But I was too immersed in my own research to read other peopleʼs papers.Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1952. Graduated from Hiroshima University School of Medicine in 1977. Professor at Shimane Medical University in 1995. Professor at Hiroshima University Graduate School in 2002. After serving in various positions, including the Director of the Hiroshima University Hospital, became President of Hiroshi-ma University from 2015. Orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee joints and sports medicine. He developed a regenerative medicine method for cartilage, which became the first to be covered by national health insurance in Japan. Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2015. Member of the Special Committee on Comprehensive STI policy of the MEXT Council for Science and Technology from 2019 to 2021, member of the Science Council of Japan from 2017 to 2022, and associate member of the Science Council of Japan from 2011 to 2017 and from 2022. Member of the MEXT Council for Science and Technology and the MEXT Central Council for Education from 2021 to 2023.Ochi: So you had no anxieties or pressure in embarking on this new research theme. I would now like to ask you about universities. I took on a major university reform starting in 2019, consolidating 11 graduate schools into four, and added a research institute that allows holistic learning across the four schools. We aim to develop human resources who can broaden their horizons by learning about different research areas, deepen their knowledge of their specialized fields, and envision 50 or 100 years into the future. What challenges did you face during your time as president?Matsumoto: When I became president, I was at a gathering when someone said, “How about giving them the habit of broader thinking?” I'd heard from several people that graduate students lack common sense and a well-rounded education. To address this issue, as with the reforms promoted by President Ochi, we worked to standardize lectures, such as those for physics and chem-istry that are taught in multiple departments. There was a lot of push back, but it was finally achieved after two years.Ochi: Another big problem is the decline in the number of students going on to graduate schools. One of the causes is that having no income makes it extremely difficult to contin-ue studying. Additionally, companies tend to prefer undergraduate students who have little but extensive knowledge in a variety of fields, rather than graduate students who have specialized knowledge in a specific field. This gives me anxiety about the future prospects of Japanʼs science and technology capabilities. Matsumoto: That is a difficult issue. There are many “postdocs,” or people who have graduated from graduate schools with a doc-toral degree but are not employed in formal research or teaching positions, and seeing them tends to steer many talented young people away from graduate schools. The big-gest problem is that society does not respect degrees enough. This seems to be particularly true in the industrial world. Currently, graduate students are not provided with a well-rounded education that allows them to develop refined intellect, attain deeper specialized knowledge, and become well-spo-ken, which are necessary to differentiate themselves from undergraduate students.Born in 1942 in Zhangjiakou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. After completing the master's program at the Kyoto University Gradu-ate School of Engineering in 1967, he worked as a visiting researcher at NASA (NASA Ames Research Center) and at Stanford University, and in 1987 he became a professor at the Kyoto University Radio Atmospheric Science Center. A leading expert in space science and space radio engineering. In 2008, he became the 25th president of Kyoto University. President of RIKEN (National Research and Development Agency) in 2015, director of the International Institute for Advanced Studies in 2018. Kyoto University Professor, Emeritus. Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2007, Booker Gold Medal of the International Union of Radio Sciences in 2008, Doctor of Engineering honoris causa from the University of Bristol in 2014, Chevalier de lʼOrdre national de la Légion dʼhonneur of the French Republic in 2015, Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2017, and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure in 2021.Ochi: Perhaps one of the causes of declining scientific capabilities in Japan is that the number of graduate school students is small compared to other countries. The current state of science and technology in Japan is such that postdocs serially hop from one part-time instructor position to another. Employment at a company is one option, but shouldn't companies put more effort into investing in human resources who are capable of shaping the future of science and technology? I would like to see companies not only aim for the development of their own companies but also act based on the higher goal of contributing to the future of Japan's science and technology.FreshmanSeino LabHachimantaiVarious snapshots from his youth, when he was a dashing young student, to his prime years, when he was absorbed in research, to his mature years as president, when he took on the challenge of reformProfessorObayashiProfessorProfessorKatoKatoMaeda LabMaster'sstudentRASCProfessorProfessorKimuraKimuraWhat society wants is a wide range of knowledgeCorporate investment or university efforts?OCHI Mitsuo, M.D., Ph.D.MATSUMOTO Hiroshi, Ph.D.
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