On February 8, "Strasbourg-Kanazawa Universities Joint Symposium on Organic Synthesis" took place in Strasbourg, France. President Koetsu Yamazaki and 8 faculty and staff members from Kanazawa University participated in the event. Five researchers from Kanazawa and 6 researchers from Strasbourg made presentations in the field of organic synthesis, and it was an essential opportunity to promote research exchanges and collaborations.
Also, on the same day, the delegates paid courtesy visit to Rector Michel Deneken of Strasbourg University, and on February 9 after the symposium, they visited the JSPS Strasbourg Office.