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On July 3, 2025, the Global Network Seminar was held, and the seminar welcomed Dr. Zahra Moharramipour, Assistant Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), as the guest speaker. After earning her doctoral degree in Japan as an international researcher, Dr. Moharramipour pursued her academic career through a JSPS Research Fellowship before assuming her current position.

In the first half of the seminar, Dr. Moharramipour reflected on her own academic journey and shared her experiences of building a research career after completing her doctoral degree in Japan. Drawing on her personal experience, she provided practical advice on developing competitive research proposals for postdoctoral fellowships, highlighting key strategies for planning research and preparing successful applications.

The second half of the seminar focused on Dr. Moharramipour's research on the historiography of Persian art in Japan. Drawing on historical sources, she examined how Persian art has been positioned differently as either "Western" or "Eastern" depending on the historical context and the perspectives of individual scholars. Through the concept of the "Orientalization" of Persian art, she encouraged participants to reconsider the classical notion of Orientalism from a new perspective.

Following the lecture, participants engaged in an active question-and-answer session, exchanging ideas on the themes discussed during the presentation.

The seminar provided participants with a valuable opportunity to learn about academic career development after completing a doctoral degree in Japan through the experiences of an international researcher. It also deepened participants' understanding of the changing historical perceptions of Persian art and encouraged them to rethink the concept of Orientalism from a fresh perspective.