Company Visit to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

We, Global Career Design Center at Hiroshima University, are pleased to announce the following bus tour for company visit, scheduled in December.
Doctorate students will make presentations on their research, followed by the discussion amongst all the participants together with engineers from the host company.

What are the researchers’ roles at companies? Why don’t you take this opportunity to reconsider the demand of research in the industry as well as how your research could contribute to the society?

【Date】Monday, December 19, 2016
【Number of Seats】The first 25 persons can participate.
【Participants in Scope】doctoral students and young researchers (open to master’s students as well)
【Host Company】Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima Headquarter
<< Host Company Info >>
Capital : 20 billion yen
Employees : 5,719 (as of December 31, 2015)
Business Description : Manufacturing, distributing, exporting, and importing of pharmaceuticals,
clinical testing equipment, medical device and equipment, food products, cosmetics, and other related products
【Participation Fee】Free
【Dress Code】Neatly attired
【Meeting Place】Student Plaza 1F (Higashi-Hiroshima Campus)
Note: We will charter a bus to get to the venue. Time schedule is subject to change.
【How to apply】
Application closed
【Contacts】Global Career Design Center, Hiroshima University (Young Researchers Development Division)
E-mail ： wakateyousei■office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp （Please replace ■ by @）
【Trip Itinerary】
 7:20　Meeting at the Student Plaza 1F
 7:30　Leaving Student Plaza for Otsuka Pharmaceutical
11:00　Lunch
12:50　To arrive at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima HQ
13:00　Tour of the Human Resource Development Institute
13:40　Company Presentation
14:00　Research Presentation (by students)
15:00　Discussion with the company engineers
16:00　End of the Visit
20:20　Break-up at the Student Plaza 1F
Note: Please bring your own lunch. No plan to have dinner.