Research Hub Project (FY2004–FY2021)

This page introduces projects that Kochi University is pursuing through interdisciplinary and focused research.

[Phase III]

• Establishment of the Kochi University Regional Education Research Hub: An International Comparative Education Research Project for the Development of an Educational System Model Based on Universal Design
• Research Center for Integrated Ocean Management Based on Kuroshio Circulation Science
• Earth Exploration Hub: The Past, Present, and Future of the Environment, Earthquakes, and Rare Metals Recorded in the Ocean and on Land
• Development of an Innovative Water and Biomass Recycling System

[Phase II]

• Center for Biomembrane Functions Controlling Biological Systems
• Center for Research on Global Environmental System Variations Using Drilling Core Science
• Project to Establish a Research Hub for Basic Medical Research on Plant Health

[Phase I]

• Understanding Marine Ecosystems and the Sustainable and Effective Use of Their Resources
• Research Initiatives in the Fields of Environmental Science and Advanced Medicine Based on Bio-Functional Materials
• Comprehensive Research on the Earth's Environment, Geodynamics, and Subsurface Microorganisms Using Earth Drilling Cores
• Establishing an Environmentally Sustainable Food Production System
• Special Research Project: Green Science

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