The Institute of Social Sciences hosted Professor Reiko Hayashi, Director of Japan’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) and Vice-President of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), as well as Ken Omori and Shinu Takahashi, representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The meeting was attended on behalf of the Institute of Social Sciences by Dr Ankica Šobot, Head of the Centre for Demographic Research, and Maja Anđelković, Project Manager at the Institute.
The guests expressed great respect for the contribution of Academician Miloš Macura, founder of the Centre for Demographic Research, to the development of demography and the advancement of international cooperation in the field of population studies. They also showed particular interest in the population challenges facing Serbia and the development of demography in the country. They paid attention as well to the scientific journal Stanovništvo (Population), published by the Institute of Social Sciences.
During the meeting, the participants exchanged information on current demographic challenges in Serbia and Japan. The guests were also introduced to the research capacities of the Institute of Social Sciences and its interdisciplinary approach to the study of population and population development.
The participants agreed that there were areas of mutual interest and expressed their willingness to continue discussions in the coming period on opportunities for establishing and developing scientific cooperation.
