Internationalization Action Plan

We have created a list of contacts for faculty and researchers who need support with competitive funding, invention patents, joint research with companies, startup/venture support, experiment safety, and other concerns.

To strongly promote the internationalization of research capabilities, Kobe University will provide various forms of support for organizational efforts.

● Creation and Promotion of International Projects
To strengthen international collaborative research, we will support the creation and promotion of organized international projects that go beyond the framework of individual researchers.

Support examples:

•   ● Design and Management of International Joint Research Projects
       ● Planning and supporting the development of international joint research projects,
          along with establishing international hubs for selected projects.
  •      ● Building relationships with government agencies and overseas university URAs to
            promote international joint research.
    
•   ● Launch of International Joint Research Projects
  •      ● Hosting events to promote joint research between our university's research
             centers and European researchers.
  •      ● Matching researchers with their international counterparts.
    

  ● Support for Research Grant Applications
 We provide a wide range of support, from consultations on research proposal concepts and writing applications, to reviewing applications for obtaining competitive funding for international collaborative research.

  ● Support for Foreign Researchers
We assist foreign researchers in obtaining research grants, including support for writing grants in English.
▶ Grant Application Support in English

● Internationalization of Information Dissemination
 We support various initiatives to promote Kobe University’s research capabilities to overseas research institutions.
Support examples:

• Support for International PR Efforts
  • Providing information about our university’s research to the Public Relations Division.

As a national university corporation, Kobe University will conduct education and research activities over a six-year period from FY2022, based on the 4th "Mid-term Goals" and "Mid-term Plans." We are promoting the internationalization of research in line with the following plans.

Ⅰ. Measures to Achieve the Goal of Improving the Quality of Education and Research

1. Measures to Achieve the Goal of Co-Creation with Society

• (2-1) We will identify research fields such as bioengineering, life sciences, and membrane engineering with the aim of achieving world-class standards. We will strategically consolidate education and research facilities to attract outstanding researchers and students from Japan and abroad. Additionally, we will establish employment systems such as cross-appointments and research-focused fellowships in the doctoral program, and promote stronger collaboration with domestic and international research organizations, industry, and local governments such as Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City, to produce exceptional research outcomes.
  

Indicator Goal:

• (2-1-2) Number of internationally co-authored papers (including research fields beyond bioengineering, life sciences, and membrane engineering, etc.)
  [5,000 papers (cumulative total during the 4th mid-term goal period)]