FY2025 Global Network Program Symposium

On February 27, 2026, Kobe University hosted a symposium for the Global Network Program (GNP). The symposium featured reports on the progress and outcomes of past program, as well as research presentations from doctoral students who had participated in the program. Attendees included Kobe University's Executive Vice President, Professor, Dr. Hisashi Tamaki, faculty members and students from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies and the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, experts from overseas universities such as Columbia University, international organizations such as the World Bank and UNESCO, and government organizations including Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, together totaling 90 participants. Participants discussed the program's impact and its achievements to date, reflected on the challenges facing doctoral students, and potential avenues for further international cooperation toward sustainable development. In the symposium, a certificate award ceremony was held for graduates of the GNP. At the ceremony, the first two GNP graduates received their certificates from Kobe University's Executive Vice President, Professor, Dr. Tamaki.

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