Fall 2019

K o b eU n i v e r s i t y

Gender Equality OfficeNewsletter

Kobe University Gender Equality Oﬃce 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501 TEL：078-803-5471/5017

by RAFAX：078-803-5285“Summer School for Kids 2019” was held!
On August 2nd and 5th, “Summer School for Kids” was held. The two day “Summer School” had a total of 48
children who eagerly participated in a variety of lectures. Teachers were 11 professors from diﬀerent faculties
at Kobe University. This year’s Summer School ended successfully.

8/2・8/5（Grade1-3）
Prof. Mika Hayashi
Graduate School of International
Cooperation Studies
With Uribo, Kobe University’s mascot, kids
learned about “What is conﬂict resolution?”and “What is a trial?” by playing a board
game and storytelling.

8/2（Grade1-6）
Prof. Ronni Alexander
Graduate School of International
Cooperation Studies
Popoki, a cat, loves peace! Everyone
thought about what peace is and createdtheir own story of Popoki. Later, they drew“peace” together on a huge white paper.

8/2（Grade1-6）
Prof. Kenichi Baba
Graduate School of Law
What are rules? Why do we have them? Thechildren listened to Kamishibai-storytellingwith pictures and learned that theinterpretation of rules depends on theperson.
感想

8/2（Grade4-6）
Prof. Shoko Hirai
Graduate School of Humanities
What is a family? The kids comparedmodern families with families in the olddays. The life of Hatsu who lived 200 years
ago showed diﬀerences from our families
now.

8/5（Grade1-3）

8/2（Grade4-6）

8/5（Grade1-3）

Prof. Haruka Shoda
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies

Prof. Takashi Miwa
Graduate School of Maritime Sciences

Our hearts beat fast when we run or excise.
The children monitored their own heart
rates and learned why our hearts pound.

Marine engineers use their ﬁve senses:
touch, taste, hearing, eyesight, and smell
to ensure safe operation. All enjoyed theexercise using their ﬁve senses.

8/5（Grade4-6）

8/5（Grade4-6）

Prof. Hideyuki Iriko
Graduate School of Health Sciences

Prof. Tetsuya Takiguchi
Graduate School of System Informatics

Prof. Eriko Matsumoto
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies

All explored the wonders of parasites byobserving specimens of parasites and a quiz.
They had a chance to touch actual parasites.

Do you want to change your voice tone?
What kind of voice?
The children grasped how voicerecognition is useful in our society.

The kids all experienced optical illusions bywatching a movie and making crafts.
They learned how illusions aﬀect ourperceptions and mislead our brains.

8/5（Grade4-6）
Prof. Akiko Nakamura
Graduate School of Science
The asteroid explorer Hayabusa 2
successfully created a crater on an asteroid.
Everyone conducted experiments to makeactual craters using the same method as theHayabusa 2.

8/5（Grade4-6）
Prof. Matthew Rooks
Graduate School of Maritime Sciences
Let’s explore the world of the marine
environment in English!
Everyone enjoyed board games and learned
how to make nautical knots with rope.

Open Campus for high school girls 2019
Every summer Kobe University Gender Equality Oﬃce holds an open event for encouraging girls who haveaspirations for studying in STEM areas. This year, the event was held from 7th -9th August. The Faculty of Scienceand Faculty of Engineering held events at the Rokkodai Campus and the Faculty of Maritime Sciences did at theFukae Campus. In the ﬁrst half of the event, women faculty from each department gave an overview of the Faculty
and the percentage of students who go on to master's degree, and so on. Additionally, college students introduced
study and life on campus. After that, a Q and A session held where currently enrolled students sat at tables for eachdepartment, and the high school students chose the table according to their interest. Some participants commented
that this was a very good opportunity to directly hear about campus life from college students.

7th August64 participants
at Faculty of Maritime Sciences8th August
72 participants
at Faculty of Engineering

9th August
70 participants
at Faculty of Science

Comments from high school students“This is a good opportunity to know about school culture. I
would like to join this event next year,too. I felt free to talkabout any topic because there were only girls at thediscussion table. ”“I could gain a better understanding of the Faculty ofMaritime Sciences.”“The Q and A session using small groups gave me
information that I could not obtain any other open campus
events.”Comments from high school students“The Q and A session in small groups oﬀered me ﬁrsthandinformation from college students.”“I enjoyed very much talking with college students and it
made me think seriously to enroll at Kobe University in thefuture.”“The information provided such as an overview of theFaculty and the study was very useful.”“It helped to clarify my aspirations. ”

Comments from high school students“The information of campus life explained by college
students was very beneﬁcial and I was happy to be able toget answer to my concerns: few women in the Faculty andhow to manage it.”
“I could obtain detailed career path information such as therate of master's degree enrollments and names ofcompanies that hired graduates.”“I really enjoyed talking with kind college students.”

More reports are at the Gender Equality Oﬃce website
http://www.oﬃce.kobe-u.ac.jp/opge-kyodo-sankaku/Report: 2019 Kobe University UNESCO Chair Summer Program
The second Kobe University UNESCO Chair Summer Program took place at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia from 19th to 30th August 2019. Forty students from Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan participated inthe program this year. The program oﬀered various lectures and group activities focused on gender andvulnerability in disaster. Diverse lecturers were from Kobe University UNESCO Chair partner institutions;
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)(Malaysia), and Mercy Malaysia (Malaysia). Other lecturers were from University of Gothenburg (Sweden),
UNESCO Jakarta oﬃce, Center for Natural Disaster Studies, and Regional Board for Disaster Management
Yogyakarta. Additionally, ﬁeldwork was carried out at Merapi volcano's evacuation areas and at Kemasan
where the tsunami hit. Students had opportunities to observe disaster risk measurements ﬁrsthand. With agreat contribution of the host school Gadjah Mada University, the second Summer Program became a fruitful
one and ended successfully.

On 16th October, ﬁve UNESCO Chair Summer
Program participants gave presentations
about their experience to the class on“Gender Equality Participation and Gender.”More details are available at Gender Equality OﬃceWebsite (Click the blue icon)