Inter-University Exchange Project
The 2st International Student Entrepreneurship Conference was held as part of the university's Global Expansion Program
As part of the "Entrepreneurship Development Curriculum through the Creation of Industry-Academia-Government Collaborative Venture Ecosystem," a joint overseas project in five countries around the world promoted by our university and partner universities Kobe Institute of Design and Miyazaki International University.The 7nd International Student Entrepreneurship Conference was held on July 13th (Thursday) at our university's Yamate campus.In front of an audience of 2 people (including presenting students), 124 participating students from 5 countries in Japan and overseas divided into groups and presented their business ideas..
The purpose of this program is to bring together students from partner universities to discuss business topics and issues, develop their own business pitches, and present their ideas.
In holding this conference, 19 students from partner universities overseas and 13 students from Kobe University and Kobe Design University (total number of participants including faculty members: 37) will be in Kobe.11Over the course of the day, participants attended workshops with participating companies, lectures by guest speakers, group work, and training related to entrepreneurship development, such as building entrepreneurial ideas based on the workshops.On the day of the event, students who received entrepreneurship training presented the results of their training on fostering entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems.
Each group made a presentation on the purpose of the new business, analysis of competitors, and methods of starting up a startup.After each award was awarded, the president awarded each participating student a certificate of completion.
One student who participated commented, "I felt the language barrier, so I tried to devise ways to communicate. Because our backgrounds are different, we have different ways of thinking about things. I want to use this experience to look at things from various perspectives in the future." There was a comment saying.
It was impressive that the students thoroughly researched what kind of companies exist in the market, analyzed how they would compete in the market, and were full of confidence.Students with various cultural backgrounds worked together for 11 days, and it must have become an unforgettable memory and achieved results.I hope that this experience will be a great stimulus and lead to future study activities, and that the students will grow even more.At the University of Western Sydney, Australia11I'm planning to take entrepreneur training for a day.
Project Aim
Entrepreneurial activity in Japan is sluggish, and although there are efforts to support ventures, it cannot be said that they have contributed significantly to the revitalization of the Japanese economy.There are several factors for this, one of which is the lack of human resources who aspire to be entrepreneurs.Therefore, in this project, we would like to contribute to the revitalization of society by focusing on cultivating international people with an entrepreneurial mindset, producing students who will start businesses in the future and students who will be active in organizations with an entrepreneurial spirit. I'm here.
Partner Universities
| Domestic cooperation university | Kansai University of International Studies/Kobe Design University/Miyazaki International University |
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| Overseas cooperation university | University of Western Sydney(Australia)/University of Delhi(India)/Kiel University(英国)/Vancouver Island University(Canada) |
In holding this program, we received support and cooperation from the following companies, offices, and organizations.We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of you and ask for your continued understanding and support.
Participating Companies and Cooperating Organizations
Kobe City, Innovation Dojo Japan LLC, AstraZeneca Co., Ltd., TOA Co., Ltd., General Incorporated Association Knowledge Capital, ACALL Co., Ltd., MCC Foods Co., Ltd., Anchor Kobe
* As of March 2023
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