International Collaborative Research: Anticipated Outcomes

Expansion of the personnel network for sustainable humanosphere research

The goal of this project is to expand our international network of sustainable humanosphere researchers by dispatching young researchers for long-term visits to educational/research institutes that cultivate large numbers of professional who are active on the international stage. Further, it is hoped that the young researchers will, based on comprehensive and deep understanding of specific local communities, learn to develop and implement measures and policies suited to the circumstances of specific communities and become leaders in formulating our country’s international development strategy. The success of this project can be evaluated by the number of development projects, etc. sponsored by governments, international organizations, and NGO participated in by young researchers.

Creation of a global research platform

By even more actively engaging in academic exchange with the community of Asian and African area studies researchers within and outside our university and at world-class Asian and African area studies research institutions, we will strive to enhance Kyoto University’s international presence as a hub for organizing interdisciplinary area studies research at the international level and as a base for conducting field research.

■ African studies

◎AFlora: database of plant utilization in Africa
AFlora is a database of information related to plant usage by African peoples that has been accumulated by African area studies researchers at Kyoto University and other institutions. Efforts to expand the database are currently under way.
【Ethiopia】
【Cameroon】
◎Cameroon・FieldStation : Japanese / English / French

The Cameroon field station is a base for field research that was established and is managed by Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS). The website disseminates the results of research conducted at the field station to an international audience.
【Nairobi】

■ South Asian studies

【India】
◎ List of institutions possessing materials related to Indian area studies: (PDFs)

◎ International symposia/conferences related to Indian area studies: Reports (PDFs)

◎Materials related to South Asia: (PDFs)
【Pakistan】

■ Southeast Asian studies

【Malaysia】
【Indonesia】