On March 24, Vice President Christina Hansen of the University of Passau called on Vice President TAMAKI Hisashi, the director of the Institute for Promoting International Partnerships.

The meeting was attended by Kathrin Eveline Plank, international affairs officer from the University of Passau, as well as UMEYA Kiyoshi, the dean of the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, and INOUE Hiroki, professor at the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, from Kobe University.

During the meeting, Hansen introduced the faculty structure of the University of Passau, its acceptance of international students and researchers, and its interdisciplinary academic programs. Tamaki introduced Kobe University and explained V.School as an initiative for interdisciplinary cooperation. The participants also exchanged views on promoting student exchange and researcher mobility through international joint programs between the two universities.

It is hoped that this visit will further deepen exchanges between the two universities.

(Global Engagement Division)