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South African Ambassador Mohau Pheko gave the Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture, “Can Science and Technology Promote Development and Democracy?” at OIST.

Women technicians make important contributions to the research at OIST and their enthusiasm brightens up the research units.

Dr. Peach, an experienced and very engaged member of the OIST Board of Councilors, accepted the opportunity to become Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs.

A new task force will address issues and implement changes with regard to gender equality at the university.

On March 18-19, OIST hosted a video contest entitled “Why Science?” in which 23 contestants talked about their passion for science.

On March 16, OIST opened its doors to more than five thousand people from Okinawa and elsewhere, for Open Campus 2014.

The benches on the OIST Skywalk hide some amazing technology.

The first OIST Café in Okinawa kicked off on Friday, January 24.

On January 17, OIST President Jonathan Dorfan and President Pan-Chyr Yang of National Taiwan University signed a basic agreement of collaboration for future scientific and academic cooperation between the two universities.

At OIST's first symposium of 2014, participants discussed the next generation of energy solutions, beginning with the Open Energy System.

Over 3000 junior and senior high school students from across Okinawa and mainland Japan visited OIST between April and December, 2013.

Up-to-date photos of the Lab 3 construction site are now available on the OIST website.