Kobe University　神戸大学

神戸大学（こうべだいがく）は、兵庫県神戸市灘区六甲台町1番1号に本部を置く日本の国立大学である。1902年創立、1949年大学設置。略称は神大（しんだい）あるいは神戸大（こうべだい）

Kobe University, working in a spirit of integrity, freedom, and cooperation in keeping with its open and cosmopolitan culture and environs, aims to contribute to the global community through the creation of knowledge founded on universal values and the fostering of rich understanding and strong leadership skills.
Kobe University is committed to achieving Global Excellence in the following areas by 2015;
Excellence in Research, Excellence in Education, Excellence in its Contribution to Society, and Excellence in University Management

Kobe University is the only comprehensive and national university that was located in the epicentral area of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake. Based on her experience, the University is committed to build a safe and secure urban city from the earthquake disaster by employing an integrated DRR approach through socio, natural, human, and life sciences expertise.
After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), the University is taking its lead to support the recovery of Tohoku regions by cooperating with Tohoku University. The Office for the Reconstruction Support and the Research of Disaster Science at Kobe University is actively engaged in various recovery activities of the GEJE.
On November 3, 2012, the office co-hosted a symposium with Tohoku University. It was held at Kobe University Integrated Research Center on the theme of From Kobe to Tohoku: Learning From and Building Upon Our Past Experiences.
The office has been both supporting groups that are engaging in reconstruction activities at the suffered areas and working with other universities and municipal governments in the Tohoku region. During the academic year of 2012, the office subsidized sixteen researches and activities at Kobe University, all of which were engaged in the reconstruction or research in Disaster Science. We will continue to investigate what are needed in the suffered areas to offer support based on the lessons we learned through the discovery from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.