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【博士課程・ポスドク・若手教員向け】Falling Walls Lab Keio Round 参加者募集！

6月3日（火）夕刻＠YILにて、Falling Walls Lab Keio Round を開催します！ 世界へ、自身の研究を発信するチャンスです。奮ってご参加ください！
応募フォームは後日公開します。

Falling Wallsとは？

ベルリンの壁崩壊を記念して2004年にスタートした Falling Walls Science Summitは、毎年11月にベルリンで開催される世界的な科学と社会の未来を語るイベントです。 その初日に行われるFalling Walls Labでは、世界各国の予選を勝ち抜いた若手研究者たちが「Breaking the Wall of ...」というタイトルで3分間の研究ピッチを行い、熱い想いと革新性を世界に届けます。

Keio Round 開催概要

  • 日時：2025年6月3日（火）18:00∼（@ YIL）
  • 対象：博士課程学生、ポスドク、若手教員（修士課程は要相談）
  • 募集人数：2名（東京または仙台で行われる日本予選に推薦予定）
  • 特典：
    1. メンタリング支援
    2. 日本予選で選ばれなかった場合もベルリンでの本イベント参加旅費・登録費支援あり

スケジュール

5月8日（木）18:00 説明会＠YIL（申込不要／オンデマンド配信(パスコード：#ybHP9Mz)）
5月22日（木） 応募締切（応募フォームは後日公開）
5月26日（月） 書類選考結果通知
6月3日（火） Keio Round本選（@ YIL）
8月5日（火） 仙台ラウンド（予選）
11月7-9日 本選：Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin

応募に必要な書類（※申込ページは後日連絡）：

  • Presentation title: Breaking the Wall of... (45 character limit incl. Breaking the Wall of)
  • Project field as well as subfield within project field (40 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please state the problem you plan to address (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please state your solution to the problem (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please describe your project in 2 sentences (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Link to project website/video (if applicable)
この企画は、前連合三田会会長・菅沼安嬉子様のご支援により実施されます。

ご質問はお気軽に：

三木則尚（miki@mech.keio.ac.jp）
大澤友紀子（yukiko.osawa@appi.keio.ac.jp）

【Call for Participants: Falling Walls Lab Keio Round For PhD students, postdocs, and early-career faculty members

We are excited to announce that the Falling Walls Lab Keio Round will be held in the evening of Tuesday, June 3, at YIL. This is your opportunity to present your research to the world — in just 3 minutes!
The application form will be released at a later date.

What is Falling Walls?

Founded in 2004 to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Falling Walls Science Summit is an annual global event held in Berlin that gathers leading minds across disciplines to discuss breakthroughs and future challenges. On the opening day (November 7), the Falling Walls Lab showcases a 3-minute pitch competition where emerging researchers from over 70 locations worldwide present how their research addresses global issues under the theme: “Breaking the Wall of…”

About the Keio Round

  • Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 18:00 @ YIL
  • Eligibility: PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty members (Master’s students may apply upon consultation)
  • Selected participants: 2 finalists will be nominated to join the Japan preliminaries (Tokyo or Sendai)
  • Support:
    1. Mentoring before the national round
    2. Travel and participation costs for the Berlin Summit will be covered, even if not selected in Japan preliminaries

Schedule

May 8 (Thu), 18:00 Info session @ YIL (No registration needed / on-demand version(Pass Code: #ybHP9Mz))
May 22 (Thu) Application deadline ( The application form will be released at a later date.)
May 26 (Mon) Notification of document screening results
June 3 (Tue) Keio Round pitch event @ YIL
August 5 (Tue) Sendai Lab (Japan qualification round)
November 7-9 Final: Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin

Application Documents (submission link to be announced later):

  • Presentation title: Breaking the Wall of... (45 character limit incl. Breaking the Wall of)
  • Project field as well as subfield within project field (40 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please state the problem you plan to address (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please state your solution to the problem (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Please describe your project in 2 sentences (300 character limit incl. spaces)
  • Link to project website/video (if applicable)
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Ms. Akiko Suganuma, former Chair of the Keio Mita-kai Alumni Association.

Questions? Feel free to contact us:

Prof. Norihisa Miki (miki@mech.keio.ac.jp)
Dr. Yukiko Osawa (yukiko.osawa@appi.keio.ac.jp)