Faculty members of the Gifu University Organization for Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL) attended the "Bioeconomy 2023" symposium online, which was hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG, India) on Wednesday, October 11 and Thursday, October 12, 2023.
IITG is GU's partner university overseas for implementing the joint degree programs (JDP).

The bioeconomy means using renewable biological resources from land and sea, like crops, forests, fish, animals and micro-organisms, to create a new value chain and develop environmentally friendly, cost effective engineering processes in the fields of food, materials and energy (please refer to https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/research-area/environment/bioeconomy_en). The bioeconomy is expected to build a sustainable society through the realization of cyclical low-carbon economy, which is one of the goals that the Glocalization Promotion Division of the GU-GLOCAL is aiming to achieve by hosting a "SDGs Study Session for Glocalization."

Researchers, students and company officials from inside and outside of India attended the symposium both offline and online, and three faculty members of Gifu University Organization for Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL) made online presentations as guest speakers.

Tomoyuki NAKAGAWA^1,2: The Potential and Capability of the Methylotrophic Yeast Ogataea methanolica in a Methanol Bioeconomy

Akio EBIHARA^1,2 and Shinichi MIWA^2: Bioeconomic potential for utilization of Assam bamboo resources approached by IITG-GU glocal JDP platform

Daisuke SHIBATA^2: Bioeconomy Activities in Japan –Bioeconomy 2019, Japan Biocommunities and Sustainable Food Systems (MIDORI) for Sustainable Society–

1) Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
2) Gifu University Organization for Promotion of Glocalization (GU-GLOCAL)

Many questions were raised from the audience, such as the characteristics of the yeasts that Professor Nakagawa mentioned in his speech. Professor Ebihara and Professor Miwa were asked about the key technologies necessary for the effective use of bamboo resources, and Professor Shibata was asked how to set a timeline to address specific challenges on bioeconomy. The active question and answer session reflected high expectations and strong interests in bioeconomy by people in India.

GU has been promoting international collaboration through research on the effective use of bamboo resources in India as part of its efforts to accelerate international cooperation by the community and by industry.

GU continues to work with IITG to deepen international cooperation among business, government, academia and financial institutions to contribute to the development of bioeconomy in India and Japan and revitalization of local communities.

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  'Bioeconomy 2023' posters

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  Online presentation

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