学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)

がくじゅつかいぎ
noun
academic conference; scholarly council
educationsociety
1. academic conference; scholarly meeting
A formal gathering where researchers and scholars present and discuss their work.
国際(こくさい)学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)に参加(さんか)した。
I participated in an international academic conference.
来月(らいげつ)の学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)で論文(ろんぶん)を発表(はっぴょう)する予定(よてい)だ。
I plan to present a paper at next month's academic conference.
その学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)には世界中(せかいじゅう)から研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)が集(あつ)まった。
Researchers from around the world gathered at the academic conference.
2. academic council; scholarly body
An organized body of scholars that advises on scientific or academic policy. Most notably, the Science Council of Japan.
日本学術会議(にほんがくじゅつかいぎ)が声明(せいめい)を出(だ)した。
The Science Council of Japan issued a statement.
学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)の会員(かいいん)選出(せんしゅつ)が議論(ぎろん)を呼(よ)んだ。
The selection of council members sparked debate.
学術会議(がくじゅつかいぎ)は政府(せいふ)に政策提言(せいさくていげん)を行(おこな)う役割(やくわり)を担(にな)っている。
The academic council plays the role of making policy recommendations to the government.

A compound of 学術(がくじゅつ) (academic; scholarly) and 会議(かいぎ) (conference; meeting). The most prominent usage in Japan is 日本学術会議(にほんがくじゅつかいぎ) (Science Council of Japan), an advisory body to the government that has been the subject of political controversy in recent years.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 学会(がっかい): academic society; conference — more commonly used for regular discipline-specific conferences and the professional associations that host them
  • シンポジウム: symposium — a smaller, discussion-focused academic gathering
  • 研究会(けんきゅうかい): study group; research meeting — a less formal academic gathering

Related Words

Compare: 学会(がっかい) (academic society)
Compare: 研究会(けんきゅうかい) (study group)
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