Akaiito-Kai

Akaiito-Kai is a place for direct interaction between young researchers, such as Doctoral course students (DCs) and post-doctors　(PD) (PDs), and people from companies. Many DCs and PDs are employed in their companies, and we invite laboratory directors (or equivalents) and technical recruitment staff from the companies where they work, along with young researchers, to the venue, where they will directly discuss and interact through short talks by companies and poster presentations by researchers. It is, so to speak, a hands-on version of Hi-System.

Through this meeting, students will gain a deeper understanding of corporate research and development, and by recognizing the importance of basic science in society and the excitement and dynamism of corporate activity, they will broaden their horizons and clarify what they want to achieve in the future.
This will be important for future corporate activities as well as academic activities.

If both parties agree on the same idea, it may be possible to move on to the next step, such as a laboratory tour or Internship. Please exchange contact information with the company representative and move on to the next step after Akaiito-Kai.

Eligible Participants

Doctoral course post-doctors　(PD) (PD) affiliated with Hokkaido University

Please check the "Event Information" on the website and register to participate. Please note that if there are a large number of applicants, S-cubic will select participants.

Course name

Common Graduate School Course "Career Development Research for Doctoral Researchers -Akaiito-Kai-"
Specialized subject for the Graduate School of Life Science (Doctoral) "Career Development Research for Doctoral Researchers (Akaiito-Kai)"

*Only Doctoral course (DC) students are eligible for credit recognition. Please see the syllabus for details.

Credit requirements

In order to obtain credits, students must take all three programs listed below at least once.
Please note that the requirements for being recognized as having attended a course vary for each program, so please let us know by S-cubic that you would like to receive credits. We will inform you of the detailed requirements individually.

Akaiito-Kai
Presentation training
Career Path Diversification Seminar

Please see the annual schedule for the dates of each program.

1. Akaiito-Kai

Requirements

Attend one or more times

Date

58th Akaiito-Kai (Chemistry/Bio): Friday, April 25, 2025
59th Akaiito-Kai: Friday, September 12, 2025
60th Akaiito-Kai Online: Scheduled for November to early December 2025

2. Presentation practice

Requirements

Attend one or more times

Date

Presentation Practice for the 58th Akaiito-Kai: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Presentation practice for the 59th Akaiito-Kai: Scheduled for August 2025
Presentation practice for the 60th Akaiito-Kai: Scheduled for October-November 2025

3. Career Path Diversification Seminar

Requirements

Attend one or more times

Date

Career Path Diversification Seminar I: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Career Path Diversification Seminar II: Monday, July 14, 2025
Career Path Diversification Seminar III
- Early December 2025 (credit transfer date)
- Late January 2026 (credit transfer not available)

The flow of Akaiito-Kai

The meeting will be divided into three parts:
*For the online version, please refer to past event information and records.

Part 1: Talk show from companies

Corporate participants will hold a talk show introducing their companies and discussing their expectations for doctoral-level talent.

Part 2: Poster presentations by doctoral students and individual interactions with companies

Using posters, doctoral candidates will present themselves as people, promote their research activities and future plans, and participate in question-and-answer sessions and exchanges with companies about their activities.

Part 3: Information exchange meeting

We will hold a networking event to exchange information. This is a place for deeper direct person-to-person interaction.