Honolulu Office of Kobe University
E-newsletter, April 2017

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New office in Honolulu
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 NEWSKobe University establishes
new office in Honolulu

On July 1, 2016 Kobe
University established the Honolulu
Office of Kobe University (HOKU)
within the Japan-America Institute ofManagement Science (Fujitsu-JAIMS).
HOKU was launched as our first liaison
office in the Americas. It is Kobe
University’s sixth overseas office and ourfirst in the United States, following theChina Office (2008), the Brussels

European Centre (2010), the Hanoi
Liaison Base (April 2015), the Liaison
Office in Kraków (December 2015)
and the Kobe University and Beijing
Foreign Studies University
International Collaborative ResearchBase (April 2016).
HOKU was established with the aimof promoting international
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Americas and the pan-Pacific region
across the full range of academic fields.
To commemorate the opening of HOKU,
Professor TAKEDA Hiroshi (President),
Professor YUI Kiyomitsu (ExecutiveAssistant to the President in Charge ofInternational Collaboration) andProfessor SHIMOMURA Ken-ichi(Director, Office of the Americas) fromKobe University visited Hawaii andparticipated in the sign unveiling
ceremony for the new office.

A kick-off symposium for the new office
was also held in conjunction with theunveiling ceremony.
The symposium was divided into two
sessions: applied econometrics andparticle physics. Both research fields are
the focus of joint projects between Kobe
University and the University of Hawai’iat Mānoa (one of our partnerinstitutions). Researchers from Kobe
University, the University of Hawai’i atMānoa and other pan-Pacific institutions
presented the results of joint research
projects and discussed prospects for
future collaboration.

The United States is the most popular
destination for our researchers to conduct
research or study abroad, and we are
already involved in many joint projects
with American researchers. This officewill play an important role incoordinating international conferences
and other collaborations between Japanand the Americas.
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Overseas Advisory
Board meeting heldVisit from Ivan Allen
College of Liberal Arts,
Georgia Institute ofTechnologyOn July 8, Professor Jacqueline Royster(Dean, Ivan Allen College of LiberalArts) and Professor Brian Woodall (SamNunn School of International Affairs,Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts) fromthe Georgia Institute of Technology(Georgia Tech) visited Kobe University.
Previously, Professor Woodall
participated in the Kobe University USJapan Collaboration Fair held on March
3, 2014 and gave a presentation on theinternational strategies of Georgia Tech.
After the meeting, Professor Roysterand Professor Woodall gave talks toKobe University’s academic andadministrative staff on the organizationof the Ivan Allen College and on Georgia
Tech’s strategic shift to Asia and theIvan Allen College’s Asia-related
curricula. The talk was followed by anactive question and answer session
which continued beyond the expected
end time.

On November 7, Kobe University
held an Advisory Board meeting at
our Brussels European Centre inBelgium. The meeting was attended
by board members His Excellency
Mr. Herman Van Rompuy (former
President of the European Council),Dr. Michael Reiterer (Senior
Advisor in the Asia and Pacific
Department, European External
Action Service), Professor Roger
Goodman (Head of Social Sciences
Division, University of Oxford), andProfessor Jiří Drahoš (Chairman ofthe Czech Academy of Sciences).
The board members expressed theiropinions on topics such as theUniversity’s funding schemes foryoung researchers to engage ininternational joint research, theintroduction of an annual salarysystem, and initiatives to support
research with a social impact,drawing comparisons between Kobe
University and their ownorganizations.
Kobe University is planning to holdan Advisory Board meeting at theHonolulu Office this year to further
enhance our governance, inviting
experts from various academic andindustrial fields.

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 Research at
Kobe University- Researchers succeed in developing a genome editing technique that does not cleave DNA
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_08_26_01.html
Technology, Biology, Life sciences- Plant discovered that neither photosynthesizes nor blooms
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_10_14_01.html
Biology- Mystery solved behind birth of Saturn’s rings
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_10_31_01.html
Space science- When horses are in trouble they ask humans for help
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/NEWS/research/2016_12_15_01.html
Natural sciences
If you would like to know more about our research, please contact us at

intl-relations (a)office.kobe-u.ac.jp◆ HOKU facilities
HOKU has a conference room that can accommodate 15-20 people, equipped with ascreen and white board.
Address: JAIMS (Japan-America Institute of Management Science)
660 Hawaii Kai Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825-1192
We provide facilities to hold a seminar or workshop with researchers at Kobe University.

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 In-house seminars and workshop at HOKU
Information on academic seminars and workshops at HOKU can be found at:
http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/hawaii/index_en.html
If you are interested in participating in these events, please contact us at

intl-relations (at) office.kobe-u.ac.jp
for further information.

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