On Thursday 23 February, 2017, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence organised a Mini Symposium for Kinran Senri High School students. The event, which was held at Kinran Senri High School, consisted of three lectures and was attended by more than 180 students of the school.

　First, Mr. Wiktor STANIECKI (Secretary of Political Section at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan) delivered a lecture entitled "The European Union and its Human Rights policy". Next, Professor Minato NAKAZAWA (Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University) gave a lecture entitled "Why does the East Asian fertility decline more rapidly than European?". Finally, Associate Professor Eva HANADA (Centre for EU Academic Collaboration, Institute for Promoting International Partnerships, Kobe University) delivered a lecture entitled "EU: Peace, Prosperity and EU's Place in Today's World".

　Prior to the symposium students had attended EU-related lecture given by the School Principal, Mr. TSUJIMOTO. Thanks to such preparations and the school's constant emphasis on English education, students actively listened to the lectures and raised many relevant questions in English.

　Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Kobe University will regularly organise mini symposia for high school students.

Principal Mr. Tsujimoto　　

　Mr.Wiktor STANIECKI

Prof. Minato NAKAZAWA　

　Associate Prof. Eva HANADA

Q & A　　

　Closing remarks by 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　Prof. Taiji HAGIWARA