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.

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 (FY2022-2024)

Affiliation	Project	Principal Investigator
Graduate School of Medicine	Development of a global-standard, minimally invasive, functional brain network mapping technique for brain surgery video	MATSUMOTO Riki
Graduate School of Engineering	Establishment of an international consortium on high refractive index nanoparticle nanoantenna video	SUGIMOTO Hiroshi
Graduate School of Agricultural Science	Establishment of an international agricultural research platform for sustainable food production video	FUJIMOTO Ryo
Research Center for Urban Safety and Security	Elucidation of generation mechanism of great earthquakes in Japan, Mexico, and Chile video	YOSHIOKA Shoichi
Engineering Biology Research Center	Development of the next-generation bio-foundry through interdisciplinary co-creation video	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 video	MATSUYAMA Hideto

Type C: Creating Joint Research

Kobe University awards grants of up to five 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 employ international researchers.

List of Selected Projects (FY2024)

List of Selected Projects (FY2023)

List of Selected Projects (FY2022)