From March 4^th to 5^th, 2024, Dr. Philippe Thomas (IRCER Director), Dr. Samuel Bernard (Research Director) and 3 researchers from the IRCER, CNRS, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Bordes (Attaché for Science) and Dr. Bénédicte Guillemin (Project manager) from Office for Science and Technology, Embassy of France in Japan visited Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech).

CNRS is France's largest government basic research institute, and many of the principal researchers of the CNRS serve as faculty at the University of Limoges and ENSIL-ENSCI.

NITech and the University of Limoges concluded an academic exchange agreement in 2003, and to date, more than 200 faculty members and 40 students have exchanged.

In 2019, under the framework of the IRP (International Research Project) supported by the CNRS, the IRCER, the University of Limoges and NITech began promoting joint research work and deepening student exchanges between the two universities. To mark the launch of the second phase of the IRP, "Functional inorganic materials for global social challenges (FRESH)", a kickoff meeting was held at NITech, where six researchers presented their research results.

1st row, 3rd from left Dr. Philippe Thomas, CNRS IRCER Director

1st row, 4th from left: Prof. IWAMOTO Yuji and 2^nd row, 4^th from left: Prof. HAYAKAWA Tomokatsu, NITech Project Coordinator

1st row, 5th from left Dr. Samuel Bernard, CNRS Research Director

2nd row, 5th from left Dr. Jean-Baptiste Bordes, Attaché for Science, Embassy of France in Japan

2nd row, 7th from left Dr. Benedicte Guillemin, Project manager, Embassy of France in Japan