{"id":2831,"date":"2026-10-30T12:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T03:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsps\/rcsports\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T03:57:14","slug":"academic-exchange-meeting-held-with-the-taiwan-institute-of-sports-science-tiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fsps\/rcsports\/news-en\/2026\/10\/30\/2831\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Exchange Meeting Held with the Taiwan Institute of Sports Science (TISS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University welcomed a delegation from the Taiwan Institute of Sports Science (TISS) to the Tokorozawa Campus for an academic exchange meeting.<\/p>\n

The TISS delegation consisted of researchers and professional staff from its sports medicine research, sports science research, and sports technology and information divisions. Their areas of expertise covered a wide range of fields, including sports medicine, sport psychology, exercise physiology, sports nutrition, artificial intelligence, computer vision, sports motion analysis, and software development.<\/p>\n

The academic exchange meeting began with opening remarks by Professor Masashi Miyashita, Director of International Affairs at the Faculty of Sport Sciences. This was followed by presentations from Professor Motoko Taguchi, Lecturer Gaku Kakehata, Professor Naokazu Miyamoto, and Professor Masaki Nishida of Waseda University, who introduced their respective areas of research. The presentations covered research related to athletic performance and the health of athletes, including energy metabolism and body composition in athletes, connections between sprint research and training and coaching, explosive performance from the perspective of muscle stiffness, and sleep and biological rhythms in sports.<\/p>\n

TISS researchers presented on a range of topics, including adapted sports for adults with spinal cord injuries, the assessment of athletes\u2019 sleep and recovery using wearable devices, the development of a nutrition handbook to support return to sport, the reliability and validity of a scale for measuring athletes\u2019 physical and mental recovery, and training support utilizing AI and data analytics.<\/p>\n

Each presentation was followed by a lively question-and-answer session. During the general discussion, participants shared information on the research activities and expertise of both institutions and exchanged views on possibilities for future exchange in the field of sport sciences.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, the delegation toured the Faculty of Sport Sciences\u2019 research and educational facilities. The visitors toured the Exercise Metabolism Lab. in Building 100, as well as the 3-Tesla MRI system, environmental control room, training gym, and other facilities in the Sports Hall.<\/p>\n

The academic exchange meeting provided a valuable opportunity for both institutions to deepen their mutual understanding of research activities across a broad range of fields, including sports medicine, health and performance, psychology, nutrition, and technology. The Faculty of Sport Sciences will continue to promote the further advancement of sport sciences and strengthen international collaboration through academic exchanges with educational and research institutions around the world.<\/p>\n

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