About me
Mr. Kobayashi is the Director of the Department of International Affairs at the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Before assuming his current position, he served as Director of JST’s Singapore Office and Director of the Office of International Strategy. Throughout his 20-year career at JST, he has focused on promoting international cooperation. His efforts include facilitating matched-fund bilateral and multilateral joint research for innovative scientific breakthroughs, collaborating with funders from both the Global North and South to drive sustainable development, and promoting talent mobility or “brain circulation” among top researchers from leading scientific nations.Since 2023, he has been a member of the Executive Support Group (ESG) for Asia Pacific and the co-chair of the Multilateral Engagement working group at the Global Research Council (GRC).