On November 24, 2021, GIAR took place the 11th Online International Symposium of Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR) under the theme of “Prospect of the 2D materials for electronic applications”. It was organized by professor of Element-Function Chemistry of Hossain Zakir.

After the welcome address by President ISHIZAKI Yasuki, the guest speakers delivered their talks on the screen with their presentation slides. Each talk made a number of fruitful discussions from the audience. Finally, this event successfully ended with the closing remarks by GIAR Director HANAYA Minoru.

This year’s symposium, also broadcast by Zoom between Japan, USA and Malaysia because of the COVID-19. However we had around 60 attendees and it was a meaningful symposium for young researchers to learn about advanced research trends in 2D materials.

GIAR plans to continue to interact with various researchers and further accelerate international research activities.

[Photo of the guest speakers, the organizers]