Kobe University Brussels European Centre
E-newsletter, July 2016

Kobe University
Brussels European Centre

INDEX- News- Research and Innovation Topics
in the first half of 2016
- In-house seminars and workshop
at KUBEC- Past Events in 2016 NEWST

he Graduate School of System
Informatics and Education Centeron Computational Science ofKobe University concluded aMemorandum of Understanding withthe Faculty of Mathematics andNatural Sciences of the University ofOslo.

On 2 June in Tokyo, the Graduate
School of System Informatics andEducation Center on Computational
Science of Kobe University concluded
an inter-faculty Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with the Facultyof Mathematics and Natural Sciences ofthe University of Oslo. A signingceremony was held at Tokyo PlazaHeisei, where the Japan-Norway Arctic
Science and Innovation Week (ASIW)
2016 had been taking place. The signingwas executed by Professor TAMAKI
Hisashi (Dean of the Graduate School of
System Informatics) and Professor Svein
Stølen (Vice Dean of the Faculty ofMathematics and Natural Sciences). In
the presence of Mr. Erling Rimestad(Ambassador of Norway to Japan) andother distinguished guests, Professor
YUI Kiyomitsu (Executive Assistant tothe President in Charge of International
Collaboration, Kobe University) and Dr.
Bjørn Haugstad (Deputy Minister, The
Norwegian Ministry of Education andResearch) gave encouraging speecheson the two universities’ joint researchon the numerical simulation of rocketplasma interactions.

Joint symposium commemorating
the establishment of the Kobe
University Liaison Office inKraków (May 17)

On May 17, 2016, Kobe University helda joint symposium commemorating theestablishment of the Kobe University
Liaison Office in Kraków under thetheme of “New Research Perspectives
from Japan and Poland”. Kobe
University and Jagiellonian University
co-organized this symposium tocommemorate the establishment ofKobe University Liaison Office withinthe Jagiellonian University Centre forComparative Studies of Civilisations.
http://www.kobeu.ac.jp/en/NEWS/info/2016_05_24_01.html
http://www.office.kobeu.ac.jp/ipiep/ceus/poland_en.html↑Kobe University Liaison Office inKraków

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resident of Kiel University(Germany) and Prime
Minister of SchleswigHolstein visited Kobe University

On 12 May, a delegation from Kiel
University and Schleswig-Holstein,
represented respectively byProfessor Lutz Kipp (President) andHis Excellency Mr. Torsten Albig(Prime Minister), visited KobeUniversity. On this occasion, asigning ceremony was held for theagreements on academiccooperation and student exchange
between Kiel University and KobeUniversity.
http://www.kobeu.ac.jp/en/NEWS/info/2016_05_24_02.html

Kobe University held a joint seminarin London and Barcelona on female
entrepreneurship, women's social
promotion and societal change Research and Innovation Topics
in the first half of 2016
- New compound switches between liquid and solid states
when exposed to light or heat
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_05_26_01.html- Mechanism behind plant withering clarified

http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_04_20_01.html- Decoding sugar molecules offers new key for combatingmuscular dystrophy
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_03_29_01.html

On February 22, Kobe University and theJapan Foundation in London hosted a joint
seminar in London with the topic “Female
Entrepreneurship in Japan -Women's Social
Promotion and Societal Change-” and on
February 24, Kobe University and Casa Asia
hosted a joint seminar in Barcelona with thetitle of “Women, Maternity andEntrepreneurship. Gender Gap in Japan andSpain” in collaboration with JapanFoundation Madrid and the General
Consulate of Japan in Barcelona.

- New plant species discovered on Yakushima -Time for a closer
look at the island's lowland primeval forests
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_02_20_01.html

More can be found at

http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/activities/research/reaserchNews.html

 In-house seminars and workshop at KUBEC
Information on academic seminars and workshops at KUBEC can be foundat:http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/kubec/index_en.html

http://www.kobeu.ac.jp/en/NEWS/info/2016_03_28_02.html

If you are interested in participating in those events, please contact us at

intl-kobe_u_bxl(a)office.kobe-u.ac.jp
for further information.

◆ Past Events in 2016
29 Mar.
28 Mar.
16 Mar.
4 Mar.
3 Mar.
23 Jan.

From Wasan to Sudoku ---Learning from Traditional Japanese Culture
The 6th International Seminar on Integration of Spatial Computable General Equilibrium and Transport ModelingInternational Workshop on Modern Family in Japan and Europe
Global launch of investigation research on folk arts of storytelling by using international network
http://www.speech-data.jp/kaken_omoshiro/bru_mtg/
Japanse vereniging voor de studie van België Association japonaise d’études belges Japanische Vereinigung fürBelgische Studien
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/materials/flyer20160303.pdf
Workshop on Labour Mobility in the EU and Japan”
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/events/20160123_en.html

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