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Office of Research Management

Our Mission

The Research & Development Manager at Office of Research Management is responsible for creating grant proposals, surveys, and data collection as part of the University’s practical strategies to support research activities.
The Research & Development Manager also takes initiatives to support Kobe University researchers with the aim of enhancing internationalization in research aspects.

Our initiatives for Research Internationalization


In order to promote and strengthen the internationalization of research activities, the following support and services are provided by the University Research Administrators.

〇 Grant Application Support in English

〇 Establish /Accelerate international joint research projects

〇 Support for international research funding scheme applications
〇 Strengthen international research outreach


Grant Application Support in English

We provide KAKENHI grant application support in English for Kobe University’s international researchers.

Support scheme
English ‘KAKENHI’ Guideline –What is ‘KAKENHI’? (PDF)
English ‘KAKENHI’ Guideline –Tips for writing a proposal (PDF)





Establish /Accelerate international joint research projects


Matching researchers with international partners and providing support to establish and accelerate international joint research projects institutionally organized beyond individual researchers.


Case Examples
<Kobe university’s Strategic International Collaborative Research Grant>
・Establish Kobe university’s Strategic International Collaborative Research Grant and support for awarded projects to expand their research networks
・Strengthen relationships with domestic/international funding agencies and overseas university’s research managers 
<Establishment of international joint research projects>
・Organize events to promote joint research between Japan and EU
・Matching research projects with overseas researchers




Support for international research funding scheme applications


We provide a wide range of support for grant application for international joint research, from consultation on research proposal concepts to application writing. For more details, please refer to Competitive Research Fund Application Service for Internationalization [Intramural Only].



Strengthen international research outreach


We support various efforts to promote Kobe University's research capabilities to overseas research institutions.
Case Examples


<Support for International Public Relations>
Provision of information on Kobe University's research to the Communication Division





Office of Research Management

Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501 Japan
TEL:078-803-6526

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