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On October 29 and 30, 2025, a research exchange event titled Doshisha Week 2025 was held at the University of Tübingen in Germany. Doshisha Week is an annual research exchange event jointly organized by Doshisha University and the University of Tübingen, hosted by the Doshisha University EU Campus. It is held every year at the University of Tübingen to promote academic collaboration and mutual understanding between the two institutions.
This year’s event was integrated with the overseas activities of doctoral students supported by the SPRING program—Support Project for Pioneering Research Initiated by Next Generation in Doshisha University Doctoral Course. Six SPRING students from Doshisha university participated and presented their research:

Junji ADACHI (Graduate School of Culture and Information Science, D1)
Maiko OKAMURA (Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, D1)
Yutaka KOBAYASHI (Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, D2)
Wenjing GUO (Graduate School of Studies, D3)
Nehal KHAN (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3)
Maksym YAROSHENKO (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3)

In addition to the SPRING student presentations, six doctoral students from the University of Tübingen, whose research fields closely align with those of the SPRING participants, also gave presentations. They were followed by engaging discussions with participants and local researchers, further enriching the academic exchange. This mutual interaction fostered deeper understanding and collaboration among the participants. Beyond the presentations and discussions, participants also visited related laboratories at the University of Tübingen, further strengthening the potential for future research collaboration between the two universities.

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