Kobe Universityand Europe

Our Initiatives for Europe
From early on, Kobe University has recognised the crucial importance of partnership with universities and institutions in Europe.
As a coordinating university of the EU Institute in Japan, Kansai (EUIJ-Kansai), a consortium formed by three universities in t
support from the European Commission, Kobe University organises a variety of programmes and events to raise awareness about the EU, its policies andts representing the EU such
as His Excellency Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, His Excellency Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commissionand His Excellency Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament.
The Kobe University Brussels European Centre was established in 2010 to enhance our international competitiveness and promote the exchange of students
centre was relocated to oneof Kobe University’s partner institutes, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in 2015.) Kobe University has since held many international symposia and workshops inBrussels attended by world-renowned scholars and dignitaries. To promote further collaboration with institutions in Europe, in 2011 the Kobe University
Research and Education Centre for Europe was established on campus to serve as the headquarters of European relations (renamed the Centre for EU
Academic Collaboration in 2015).
Our University is actively participating in education programmes with Europe including Erasmus+, the Kobe University Programme for European Studies(KUPES) and double degree programmes such as the EU-JAMM, ICI-ECP double-degree project. In recognition of our initiatives for Europe, in 2015 Kobe
University was the only Japanese institution to be named a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, an open programme of the European Commission which
supports academic centres specialising in EU studies.
omania (2018). Through thesesegrad Project.

KUBEC is a member of University Liaison Office Network ‘UniLION’KUBEC has been widely utilised for establishing academic networks.

and through this network,KUBEC has built networks with European

The annual KUBEC international symposium is an event that hasuniversities and gathered information about European research andparticularly cemented Kobe Universityʼs presence in Europe.

education grants. In 2017, KUBEC also appointed an advisor who

Workshops are held more than 5 times a year at KUBEC by Kobe

has a long-term career in DG for Research and Innovation. WithUniversity researchers with European partners to foster their joint

his advice and close connections with various organisations of theresearch activities. Over the last 10 years, around 50 workshops have

European Union, Kobe University is now actively involved in

attracted the participation of more than 600 researchers participated.

European programmes. KUBEC also supports Kobe University
researchers to establish networks and apply for European fundingschemes.

KUBEC distributes Kobe University’s latest education andresearch activities through our network and newsletter.

141 European Partners+800 participants inincl. 14 Erasmus+ Partners

Annual Symposia+50 workshops and+600 participants

Annual Symposia (Mar. 2011-) H Humanities

S Social Science

N Natural Science

B Bio-Medical Science

3-7 Mar. 2011

H S

19 Sep. 2011

N B

6 Dec. 2012

S N B

10 Mar. 2014H

14 Oct. 2014

H N

20 Oct. 2015

S N

8 Nov. 2016

H N

21 Nov. 2017

H S N B

24 Oct. 2018

H S N

9th Symposium "Smart Cities, Secure Societies: Breakthroughs in EU and Japan Research Cooperation"

22 Oct. 2019

H N

10th Anniversary Symposium "Open Science, Evolving Societies: New Horizons for EU-Japan Research”

Opening Symposium “A New Era of Japan-Europe Academic Cooperation”
2nd Symposium “Building Safer & Resilient Society against Mega Disaster”
3rd Symposium “Green Innovation & Life Innovation - for sustainable growth and society by Japan-EU
collaboration -”4th Symposium “Globalisation of Higher Education from a perspective of EU-Japan collaboration"
5th Symposium “Innovation, Environment, and Globalisation - the Latest EU-Japan Research
Collaboration"
6th Symposium "For Smart and Healthy Society - common challenges in research and education by Japan and EU
collaboration"
7th Symposium “Emerging Sciences and a Changing World: EU-Japan in Transition”
8th Symposium "EU-Japan Initiative for Excellence: Strategic Research Partnership in Medicine, Biotechnology
and Social Sciences"

FP7 [2013-2017] JEUPISTE“Japan-EU Partnership in Innovation, Science and Technology”

Bilateral Cooperation -Industrialised Countries Instrument Education Cooperation Programme [2013- 2016]“EU-Japan Advanced Multidisciplinary Master Studies (EU-JAMM)”

Erasmus+ Programme Key Actions -Mobility for learners and staﬀ- [2014-]-Partner InstitutionsBabeș-Bolyai University/ University of Naples "L'Orientale"/ Jagiellonian University/ TU Dresden/ University of the Aegean/ Vilnius Gediminas Technical University/
University of Rijeka/ Gdansk University/ Trier University/ Eötvös Loránd University/ Caʼ Foscari University of Venice/ Juej Dobrila University of Pula/ Comenius University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence [2015-]“Strengthening the Academic Basis of EU Studies in Japan, Kobe” (2015-2018) / “Consolidation of the Kobe Academic Base for EU Studies” (2019-2021)

Jean Monnet Chair [2015-]<Prof. Masahiko Yoshii> “Kobe Programme for Enhancing Euroepan Studies” (2015-2018) /<Prof. Noriyuki Inoue> “Kobe Programme for a Reﬁned Network in EU Studies” (2019-2021)

HORIZON 2020 [2016- ] ACCRA“Agile CoCreation of Robots for Ageing”

Double Degree ProgrammesEuropeFrance26

UK15

Germany24

Belgium9Italy

12

Austria6others

49

Total141

Paris Diderot University

University of East Anglia
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
University of Sussex
University of Essex
University of Sheﬃeld
University of Hamburg
KU Leuven
University of Naples "Lʼ Orientale"
Jagiellonian University (Poland)