Kobe University aims to establish itself as a hub for the accumulation of world class knowledge. As part of our efforts to achieve this goal, we have set up our own strategic grant scheme for international joint research, which is called the ‘Kobe University Strategic International Collaborative Research Grant’. We have implemented the following three schemes to create and develop outstanding international collaborative research projects.
Previously Selected Projects
Type A: International Co-authored Paper Incentive
Kobe University promotes international collaborative research among all researchers by providing research incentive grants based on the quantity of international co-authored papers that have been written.
Type B: Fostering Joint Research
Kobe University provides grants of up to five million yen per year for three years to research projects that aim to become world-class research centers. The grants fund research projects with around five researchers (including at least one young researcher) that aim to build international research networks.
List of Selected Projects (FY2025-2027)
| Affiliation | Project | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Science | International research on the dark matter in the universe | MIUCHI Kentaro |
| Graduate School of Health Sciences | Establishing an International Research Hub for HEALTH BIOLOGY Leading Health Sciences and Public Health | MAESHIGE Noriaki |
| Graduate School of Engineering | Establishment of Nanophotonics International Research Center at Kobe | SUGIMOTO Hiroshi |
| Graduate School of Agricultural Science | Expansion of international consortium and promotion of social implementation in “photosynthesis and oxygen” research | SHIMAKAWA Ginga |
| Graduate School of Agricultural Science | Development of an international collaborative research network for resilient food production in response to climate change and infectious disease risks | ASUKE Soichiro |
| Molecular Photoscience Research Center | Quantum sensing using ultra-high resolution analysis of biological spins by melanin | KOBORI Yasuhiro |
| Engineering Biology Research Center | Development of an atlas of novel biosynthetic reaction systems for bioproduction | HASUNUMA Tomohisa |
| Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology | Advancing the Realization of SDGs and Carbon Neutral Society via the Collaborative Activities under the Membrane International Consortium on Research and Education | YOSHIOKA Tomohisa |
Type C: Creating Joint Research
Kobe University awards grants of up to three million yen to one-year research projects that promote international academic activities under their respective graduate school/research center’s strategy. Each project will strengthen the international research capabilities of its graduate school/research center by using the grant to invite international researchers.
List of Selected Projects (FY2025)
| Affiliation | Projects | Principal Investigator |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Humanities | International Promotion of Japanese Linguistics and Japanese Studies | TANAKA Shin'ichi |
| Graduate School of Humanities | German-Japanese Project for Atmospheric Studies | HISAYAMA Yuho |
| Graduate School of Intercultural Studies | Aiming for the brain circulation of African researchers | UMEYA Kiyoshi |
| Graduate School of Intercultural Studies | Kobe Migration Research Center (KoMiReC): Symposium, Workshop and Participatory Observation on Queer Bridging Borders | AOYAMA Kaoru |
| Graduate School of Science | Study on tidal components of seafloor magnetic fields | MINAMI Takuto |
| Graduate School of Medicine | Novel strategy for metal nanoparticles-based cancer treatment | SASAKI Ryohei |
| Graduate School of Engineering | Development of non-destructive strength evaluation technology for welded structures using infrared thermography | SHIOZAWA Daiki |
| Molecular Photoscience Research Center | Novel magnetic phases in quantum spin systems under extreme conditions by terahertz magnetic spectroscopy | OKUBO Susumu |
| Kobe Ocean-Bottom Exploration Center | Long- and short-term tectonic and climate control on explosive volcanism | SUGIOKA Hiroko |
| Center for Computational Social Science | Building a New Framework for Simulation with Agent-Based Models and Dynamic Optimization | KAMIHIGASHI Takashi |