President Nagahiro Minato met with Dr. Antoine Petit, chairman and CEO of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) on October 2, 2022. Mr. Petit was visiting Japan to attend the 19th Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum at the Kyoto International Conference Center. During the meeting they discussed the further development of Kyoto University’s research collaboration with institutions in France.