{"id":10417,"date":"2026-05-15T11:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/?p=10417"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:30:27","slug":"itcpss2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/itcpss2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement of the IPSR International Training Course 2026 (ITC2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, will be organizing the International Training Course 2026 (ITC2026), scheduled to take place from September 14 to September 18, 2026. The theme of this year course is \u201c<strong>Methods in Plant Stress Research: Simple approaches for determination of plant metabolites by GC-mass spectrometry<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This training course is specifically designed for university students, graduate students, and early-career researchers specializing in plant science.<\/p>\n<p>For details, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Outline-ofITC2026.pdf\"><strong>outline of ITC2026<\/strong><\/a>. To apply, Application <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Form-01-Application-Form-for-the-IPSR-ITC2026.docx\">Form 01<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Form-02-Recommendation-Letter-Form-for-the-IPSR-ITC2026.docx\"><strong>Form 02<\/strong><\/a> must be submitted. The submission address is given in the Outline. The application deadline is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>June 15, 2026<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to seize this opportunity and apply!<\/p>\n<p>Organizing Committee<br \/>\nIvan Galis, Takatoshi Kiba<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITC-2026-poster.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ITC-2026-poster-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here to view highlights from our previous courses:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20140916intc-e\/\">https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20140916intc-e\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20150918-e\/\">https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20150918-e\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/2016intc\/\">https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/2016intc\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20250905-1e\/\">https:\/\/www.rib.okayama-u.ac.jp\/english\/information\/20250905-1e\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University, will be organizing the International Training Course 2026 (ITC2026), scheduled to take place from September 14 to September 18, 2026. 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