Kobe University

Introduction
Kobe University

TAKEDA Hiroshi
Reading Room at University Library

Executive Vice President
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Location
Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan

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Rokkodai Area (Main Campus)

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Kobe University on the hillside ….

Rokkodai Campus

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Fukae Area (Maritime Sciences)5

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Graduate Schools (14)•Graduate School of Humanities
Intercultural Studies
Human Development and Environment
Law
Economics
Business Administration
ScienceMedicine
Health Sciences
Engineering
System Informatics
Agriculture
Maritime Sciences
International Cooperation Studies
ResearchInstitute•Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration•Organization of Advanced Science and Technology etc.
andOrganization

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Number of Staff
Teaching Staff

1,322

Administrative Staff（Including Nurses and Technical Staff）

Total

1,147
2,469

Number of Students (incl. overseas 1,146)
Undergraduate Students
Students in Master Programs
Students in Doctoral Programs
Students in Professional Degree Programs
Total

11,924
2,873
1,594
355
14,746

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Overseas partner institutions
The number of overseas partner institutions: 198(as of November 1, 2010)

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Asia
EuropeNorth America
Latin America
Afirica
Oceania
Middle East6060
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Overseas Office¾ Brussels European Centre (KUBEC)
Established on 03 Sep. 2010.

¾ China OfficeOpened on 01 Jan. 2008 in Beijing.

■Main Activities:＊ Promote academic exchange withuniversities and research institutes in China and in Europe.
＊ Acquire and disseminate information on education andresearch.
＊ Support networking for students, researchers andalumni group.

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What is EU Institute in Japan, Kansai?
Founded in April 2005
with financial support from the European Commission
Member Universities of the EUIJ-Kansai
Kwansai Gakuin University, Osaka University, Kobe University
Partner Universities Institute of Economic Research ,Kyoto University
Kansai University

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Objectives of the Project
EU Institute in Japan, Kansai ,the executive branch of the EU ,in order to contribute to strengthening the ties between Japan and the EU
by promoting educational and academic interactions,enhancing public relations and sending out information.
The EUIJ-Kansai, intends to develop the following broad activities:
1. To become an EU educational and academic centre
2. To become a source of EU information
3. To promote EU outreach activities

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Visits to Kobe University by EU officials:
Dr. José Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Commission(April 24, 2006)

Mr. Lluis Maria de Puig,
President of Parliamentary Assemblyof the Council of Europe (PACE)(November 12, 2009)

Mr. Herman Van Rompuy,
President of the European Council(April 26, 2010)12

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Research Sessions(Social and Literature science issue
between Japan and Europe matter)
Research Sessions(Date March 4, 15:30- at Room313)

Historical role of Belgium and the Netherlands in European Integration
Research Sessions(Date March 3, 14:30- at European Economic and Social Committee)

Between Survival and Sustainability- The Corporate Social Responsibility in The Times of Economic Crisis
Research Sessions(Date March 5, 13:45- at Université libre de Bruxelles)

Roles of Culture on the Foundation of European Integration

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Next-Generation Supercomputer “Kei” in Kobe !
The Next-Generation Supercomputer project is being carried out by
RIKEN, with partners in industry, universities, and the government,
under an initiative by MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology).
The elements of the project are as follows:(1) Next-Generation Supercomputer, the world’s fastest and most advanced computer,with a speed of 10 petaflops ( = 10**16 = Kei )(2) Develop and distribute large-scale software applications (the “Grand Challenge”software)(3) Connect the supercomputer to the Cyber Science Infrastructure across Japan
using the Science Information Network (run by the National Institute of Informatics)(4) Set up a center to run the supercomputer, to be the world’s top center of
excellence in the field of supercomputing

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Integrated Research Center of Kobe University
next to K Computer
Objectives
To promote multi-disciplinary advanced research by establishingan integrated research base covering all fields in the university.
As an advanced proto-type of research promotion instrument, thecentre will accumulate cutting-edge research results anddisseminate the information within Japan and abroad.

K Computer

image(autumn 2011)

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Integrated Research Center of Kobe University
Research Projects

・Project on Advanced Membrane and Film Technology
・ Structural-based Drug Discovery Project・International Research Project on Health science andTechnology
・Research project on integrated bio-refinery・Research Project on Computational Science and Computer
Engineering
・Kobe Education Project on Computational Science andEngineering・Research and Education Project for Planetary Sciences
・Kobe Space Development Research Project16

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Innovative Bio-Production Kobe , Kobe University
To build a sustainable orientedsociety , we must promote the“Bio-Production” which canproduce various kinds of fuels ,chemicals , materials , food andmedicine from renewable
resource and biomass.
As the bio-refinery center of Kobe
University, a core institute, weare promoting systematic
integration of research andeducation across various fields
and we are collaborating with 12
companies as industrial platforms.

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Two research projects based on “proteins kinases C ”
in Graduate School of Medicine ,Kobe University,
supported by Global COE program of MEXT
(the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
ProjectszGlobal Center of Excellence for Education and Research on Signal Transduction Medicine
zGlobal Center of Excellence for Education and Research on Integrative Membrane Biology

Research Sessions(Date March 4, 13:00- at Room311)“Protein Kinase C:A key molecule from Kobe University”
Protein kinase C was foundin Kobe University in 1977.

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LHC at CERN/Geneva

LHCb

ATLAS

LHC ring
CMS

ALICE

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ATLAS : A Toroidal Lhc ApparatuS• 25m high, 44m long
• Total weight 7000 tons
• 110M electronic channels• 3000 km of cables‐ Cost: 540MCHF• ~2900 physicists(~1000 PhD students)• Many engineers and technicians• 172 Institutions from 42 countries

Search for Higgs particle, Dark Matter,and Unexpected things

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Kobe group madean important contribution
to Muon detection system.

All Big-wheels were installedin ATLAS pit (2007.9)

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Double Chooz experimentνeChooz Reactors
4.27GWth x 2 cores

Near Detector<L> 400m
400ν/day
120m.w.e.
Early 2012

Far Detector<L> 1050m
70ν/day
300m.w.e.
Dec. 2010

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Double Chooz Collaboration Meeting at Kobe University March 3 ～ March 5, 2008

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Kobe University Vision 2015
“Toward Global Excellence in Research and Education”
Missions Statement
Kobe University, working in a spirit of integrity, freedom, and cooperation inkeeping with its open and cosmopolitan culture and environs, aims to contributeto the global community through the creation of knowledge founded on universal
values and the fostering of rich understanding and strong leadership skills.

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Thank you.
Kobe University

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