On Friday 27 January 2017, our Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence organised a lecture for high school teachers entitled "Japan's Secondary Education: as good as its international reputation?"

　Lecturer Anna Schrade (from the Centre for International Education, Institute for Promoting International Partnerships, Kobe University) compared the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese high school graduates with those of their European peers and illustrated how high school teachers could help their students expand their analytical and critical thinking skills.

　The lecture, which was attended by 21 English language teachers from high schools in Hyogo prefecture, received a very positive feedback. Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Kobe University will regularly organise lectures for high school teachers.