Institutes, Organizations & Facilities

Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration

• Integrated Center for Corporate Archives (ICCA)

Organization of Advanced Science and Technology

• Core Research Team
• Research Center for Environmental Genomics
• Biosignal Research Center
• Research Center for Inland Seas
• Research Center for Urban Safety and Security
• Molecular Photoscience Research Center

Organizations for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Integration of Education and Research

• The Kobe University Interfaculty Initiative in the Social Sciences
• Kobe University Integrated Research Centre
• Centre for EU-Japan Collaborative Education

Common-use Facilities

• Information Science and Technology Center
• Enterprise Partnerships Division
• Center for International Education
• School of Languages and Communication
• Research and Education Support Center
• Center for Environmental Management
• Education Center on Computational Science and Engineering
• Kobe BT Center
• Medical Center for Student Health
• Career Center
• Libraries

Other Facilities

• Tokyo Office
• Attached Schools
• Sea Training Course

Exhibition Facilities

• Maritime Museum
• Kobe University Archives
• Yamaguchi Seishi Memorial House
• Business Mechanization Exhibition

Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

• Kanematsu Memorial Hall
• Idemitsu Sazo Memorial Rokkodai Auditorium
• Rokkodai Honkan (Main Building)
• Library for Social Sciences
• Kanteido Martial Arts Gymnasium

Office & Administration

The university offices are open on weekdays between 8:30-12:15 and 13:00-17:15. The offices are closed on weekends, public holidays, and over the New Years holiday period (29th December – 3rd January).

• Kobe University Organization Chart (PDF)

Institutes

• Institute of Promoting Academic Research Programs
• Office of Academic Research Management
• Institute for Promotion of Higher Education
• Office for the Promotion of Higher Education
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Research Institute for Higher Education
• Institute of Promoting International Exchange Programs
• Centre for EU Studies
• Centre for Asian Studies
• Office of the Americas

President’s Offices

• Office of Planning and Evaluation Management
• Office of Promoting Regional Partnership
• Office for Reconstruction Support and Disaster Science Research
• Gender Equality Office
• Auditing Office
• Internal Control Office
• Office of Security Export Control

Administration

General Affairs Department

• General Affairs Division
• Personnel Planning Division
• Personnel and Labor Division
• Communications Division
• Office of the President

Planning Department

• Planning Division
• Community Cooperation Division
• Alumni Affairs Division

Department for Research Management and External Cooperation

• Division of Research Management
• Division for the Promotion of Industry-University Cooperation

International Affairs Department

• International Affairs Planning Division
• International Exchange Division

Finance Department

• Finance Division
• Expense Management Division
• Contract Affairs Division

Student Affairs Department

• Student Affairs Division
• Academic Promotion Division (former Inter-Departmental Education Division)
• Student Support Division (former Student Welfare Division)
• Admission Division
• Career Support Division (former Career Center Administrative Office)

Facilities Department

• Facilities Planning Division
• Construction Division
• Equipment Division
• Center of Administrative Support
• Office of Safety and Health/Environmental Management