On February 18, the Consulate General Osaka-Kobe and Kanazawa University Central Library held a special lecture titled “the Role of the unified Germany in Europe”.

At the lecture, Dr. Ingo Karsten, the Consul of the Consulate General Osaka-Kobe lectured to the audience of 70 participants including students and faculty members, and various questions were given both in Japanese and German.

After the lecture, the Consul had a meeting with Dr. Yoshihiro Fukumori, Trustee for Information, and Dr. Hiroshi Yamamoto, Trustee for International Affairs, and there was positive discussion about the higher educational system in the two countries.