HeKKSaGOn is a university network composed of six leading research universities from Japan and Germany. The HeKKSaGOn 3rd Japanese-German University Vice-Presidents’ Conference was held online on April 16, 2021. The participants from Kyoto University consisted of Dr. Kyoko Inagaki, executive vice-president for gender equality, international affairs, public relations and external affairs, Prof. Mika Yokoyama, deputy executive vice-president for gender equality and international affairs, director, European center and five other staff members.