Dr Naoko Komori, lecturer in accounting at the Management School, has recently returned from a visit to Kobe University’s Graduate School of Business Administration​

During the visit she met with Professor Katsuhiko Kokubu, Dean of the Graduate School, and Professor Hirofumi Matsuo, the Director of the Strategic Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Alliance Management Initiative (SESAMI) to discuss the potential for future partnership with Sheffield University Management School.

Dr Komori had been invited to deliver a lecture within the Graduate School, entitled ‘From Kobe to Sheffield: Developing Academic Careers in the Age of Globalisation’. She presented to a diverse audience including doctoral students, academics from different Japanese universities, and senior professors engaging in an international entrepreneurial project.

Commenting on her trip to Kobe University, Dr Komori said: “It was an honour to talk to such a welcoming audience at one of the top three business schools in Japan.”

Her talk included the significance of develop academic career in an international context, drawing on her own working experiences both in Japan and the UK.

Dr Komori also received glowing feedback following her visit: “People who attended the talk were very complimentary, and it’s inspiring to learn that my work and career are considered pioneering amongst Japanese academics.”

A female associate professor who attended the talk commented: “We respect and are very impressed that Dr Komori started her academic career in the UK when publication in international academic journals was not common.”

Professor Katsuhiko Kokubu said: “We are thankful to Dr Komori for her enthusiasm in bridging the two schools, and for her talk that inspired our students to follow her path.”

Find out more from the latest publication on which her talk was based.