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Governing structure

President & Vice Presidents

Updated on April 1, 2025

President

Naoshi Sugiyama, President

Naoshi Sugiyama, President

Vice Presidents

Kenji Kadomatsu, Vice President (Oversight and Medical-Related Collaboration)

Kenji Kadomatsu, Vice President (Oversight and Medical-Related Collaboration)

Shogo Kimura, Vice President (Financial Affairs, Facilities, Development Office, and Public Relations & Branding)

Shogo Kimura, Vice President (Financial Affairs, Facilities, Development Office, and Public Relations & Branding)

Koji Yamanaka, Vice President (Research and Information Strategy (Research))

Koji Yamanaka, Vice President (Research and Information Strategy (Research))

Ichiro Terasaki, Vice President (Education, International Students, Information Systems (Digital University), and Information Strategy (Education/other))

Ichiro Terasaki, Vice President (Education, International Students, Information Systems (Digital University), and Information Strategy (Education/other))

Norimi Mizutani, Vice President (International Affairs, Planning & Evaluation, and Institutional Research)

Norimi Mizutani, Vice President (International Affairs, Planning & Evaluation, and Institutional Research)

Akihiro Sasoh, Vice President (Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Startups)

Akihiro Sasoh, Vice President (Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Startups)

Junichi Sakuma, Vice President (Student Services, Admissions, Humanities & Social Sciences Reform, Libraries, and Affiliated Upper and Lower Secondary Schools)

Junichi Sakuma, Vice President (Student Services, Admissions, Humanities & Social Sciences Reform, Libraries, and Affiliated Upper and Lower Secondary Schools)

Masahiro Yano, Vice President (Legal Affairs, Risk Management, Research Misconduct, Internal Control, Auditing and Human Rights)

Masahiro Yano, Vice President (Legal Affairs, Risk Management, Research Misconduct, Internal Control, Auditing and Human Rights)

Masako Nagata, Vice President (Diversity and Gender Equality)

Masako Nagata, Vice President (Diversity and Gender Equality)

Education and Research Council members

(As of April 1, 2025)

Position

Name

Chancellor

Seiichi Matsuo

President

Naoshi Sugiyama

Executive Director (Coordinating Vice President)

Kenji Kadomatsu

Executive Director (Vice President)

Shogo Kimura

Vice President

Ichiro Terasaki

Dean, Graduate School of Humanities

Sachiyo Hoshino

Dean, Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Jiro Takai

Dean, Graduate School of Law

Masafumi Nakahigashi

Dean, Graduate School of Economics

Katsutoshi Shimizu

Dean, Graduate School of Informatics

Eisuke Kita

Dean, Graduate School of Science

Kentaro Tanaka

Dean, Graduate School of Medicine

Masahiro Katsuno

Dean, Graduate School of Engineering

Makoto Kobashi

Dean, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences

Mikio Nakazono

Dean, Graduate School of International Development

Yuzuru Shimada

Dean, Graduate School of Mathematics

Toru Ohira

Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Hiroki Tanikawa

Dean, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Yoshihiko Yamamoto

Dean, Liberal Arts and Sciences

Shin Nayatani

Director, Institute for Advanced Research

Hitoshi Sakakibara

Director, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Yoshitaka Hayashi

Director, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability

Tomomi Uchiyama

Director, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research

Kazuo Shiokawa

Director, University Hospital

Shoichi Maruyama

Director, Gender and Diversity Center

Mariko Yamazaki

Director, Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports

Koji Ishida

Federation Group I elected member (Educational Infrastructure Collaboration Headquarters)

Maki Kato

Federation Group II elected member (Information Technology Center Director)

Kensaku Mori

Council-elected member

Motoko Ikeda

Council-elected member

Miho Tagawa

Council-elected member

Sayaka Takemoto

Council-elected member

Yasuko Nakamura

Council-elected member

Mina Hattori

Council-elected member

Ikumi Honda

Council-elected member

Qian Wang

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