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Hiroshima University (HU)

Hiroshima University, founded in 1874, is in the Top 10 universities in Japan (THE JapanUniversity Rankings 2021, 2022) and the Top 10 universities in the national budget, the number of faculty members, and the number of students in Japan (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). It has been selected for many national projects of university development (e.g., Super Global University Program).
While Hiroshima University has a strong academic background in science and technology, it has been a leading center of education studies in Japan since its establishment. In addition, Hiroshima University has largely invested in its globalization and the expansion of its global network. It has more than twenty centers across fourteen countries in the world and a much bigger network of partner universities.

Training Achievements of HU

With these advantages in education and globalization, Hiroshima University has contributed to international development through executive and professional training programs since 1974. Hiroshima University thus has 50 years of experience in executive and professional training in a wide range of fields which offers cutting-edge practical knowledge by globally renowned professors and experts. Despite the negative influence of the COVID-19 crisis, in five years between 2018 and 2022, Hiroshima University conducted 29 executive and professional training programs with 325 participants in total.

The IDEC Institute

The IDEC Institute was founded in 2020 as a cross-university entity with a dedicated mission: to spearhead interdisciplinary and international research through collaboration among researchers from diverse fields.
This institute is the successor of the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), established in 1994 to nurture experts in international development fields. We carry forward the IDEC name as a testament to the legacy of Hiroshima University. Presently, the Institute hosts four research centers (CICE,CEPEAS, PHIS, and CGP), and continues to evolve and expand.

“Be Academically Productive”

I–Internationalization

We are steadfast in our commitment to fostering a university that champions interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research on an international scale.

D–Development

We strive to design a globally leading Peace and Sustainability Center that pioneers the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and beyond.

E–Enhancement

We aim to enhance society’s digitalization using science and technology to facilitate international development and cooperation.

C–Collaboration

We endeavor to collaborate with all graduate schools within the university and beyond, partnering with research organizations globally.

Center for Global Partnership (CGP)

The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) is a hub spanning the other three centers (CICE, CEPEAS, and PHIS) of the IDEC Institute. It promotes multi-disciplinary programs to lead the global strategy of Hiroshima University based on the IDEC’s wide network of experts and practitioners. CGP was established in April 2024 by reforming and expanding the Phoenix Center for Global Leaders (PCGL) to strengthen its planning and operation capacity, especially on the three missions below to accelerate our university’s globalization.

1. Targeting executives of domestic and foreign companies, central government ministries, and local government, CGP develops an educational curriculum responding to urgent issues. CGP conducts a wide range of short-term training (e.g. executive education, recurrent education, summer courses) in English for students and society. (“Executive Education Program”)
2. In addition to centrally managing and operating our university’s diverse global internships (overseas internships for our students and domestic internships for international students), CGP plans and implements new global internships. (“Global Internship Program”)
3. Building and strengthening relationships with international organizations pursuing various missions to respond to global issues, e.g., the United Nations, CGP designs a university-wide system to send faculty members and staff to such international organizations on a medium to long-term basis.

Organization and Management