Board Members

Organization

President

Executive Vice Presidents

Makoto Aratono
Executive Vice President
Provost
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
University Management and Coordination, Planning, Personnel

Susumu Fukuda
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Research, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Properties, Campus Development and Management

Rin-ichiro Taniguchi
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Information Technology, Library, DX, Evaluation and Institutional Research

Kenji Iwata
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
International Affairs, Legal Affairs, SDGs, Research Integrity

Yoshimi Sonoda
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Education, Student Support, Admissions, Partnerships with High Schools, Alumni Associations, Kyushu University Fund, Inclusion

Satoko　Kanzaki
Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Public Relations, Diversity, Harassment Prevention, Citizen Science

Yuko Maeda
(Part-time) Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Management Strategy

Shisou Kataoka
(Part-time) Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Finance Strategy, Asset Management

Auditor

Name	Miya Yamaguchi
Job title	Auditor
Tenure	September 1, 2020–August 31, 2024
Roles and responsibilities	Operational Audit

Name	Shigeyuki Kudo
Job title	Auditor (Part-time)
Tenure	September 1, 2020–August 31, 2024 (CPA at Kudo CPA Firm)
Roles and responsibilities	Operational Audit

Senior Vice President

Name	Affiliation	Tenure	Roles and responsibilities
Masaharu Shiratani	Dean / Institute for Advanced Study	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Research, Researcher Development
Kazunari Sasaki	Professor / Faculty of Engineering	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Research and Education Promotion (Energy and Decarbonization)
Koichi Akashi	Dean / Faculty of Medical Sciences	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Research Promotion (Medicine and Health), Infection Control
Takahiro Kusakabe	Professor / Faculty of Agriculture	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Research Promotion (Environment and Food), Citizen Science, Coordination for Ito Campus West Zone
Akira Omoto	Dean / Faculty of Design	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Research Promotion (Future Co-Creation)
Aya Hagishima	Professor / Faculty of Engineering Sciences	April 1, 2024– September 30, 2024	Research, Diversity
Akira Harata	Professor / Faculty of Engineering Sciences	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	International Affairs, Research and Education Promotion (Asia and Oceania), SDGs, Recurrent Education
Johan Lauwereyns	Professor / School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	International Affairs, Public Relations, Student Support, Alumni Associations, Kyushu University Fund (Abroad)
Masahiko Kaburagi	Dean / School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Project-Based Learning
Seiichi Uchida	Professor / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	IT Human Resources Development, Education DX
Koji Okamura	Director / Research Institute for Information Technology	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Information Technology Infrastructure, Information Security, Alumni Associations, Kyushu University Fund
Kaoru Tamada	Professor / Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Diversity, Harassment Prevention

Vice President

Name	Affiliation	Tenure	Roles and responsibilities
Megumi Takata	Professor / Faculty of Economics	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Management Reform, Entrepreneurship Education, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Research Promotion (Decarbonization)
Shuji Shimizu	Research Professor / Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies	April 1, 2023– March 31, 2024	Research Promotion (Asia and Oceania), International Affairs, Infection Control
Shinji Ohnishi	Professor / Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Office	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Properties
Natalie Konomi	Professor / Global Strategies Office	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	International Affairs, Diversity (International Students, Faculty and Staff)
Takeru Nose	Professor / Faculty of Arts and Science	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Education Reform, Student Support, Partnerships with High Schools
Koji Harada	Dean / Faculty of Arts and Science	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Project-Based Learning, KIKAN Education, Admissions
Ryu Kojima	Professor / Faculty of Law	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Legal Affairs, Intellectual Properties, Research Integrity
Kenichi Tanoue	Professor / Faculty of Design	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Campus Development and Management, Inclusion, Citizen Science
Shoshiro Takeyoshi	Deputy Head / Executive Office of the President	April 1, 2023– March 31, 2024	Management and Coordination for Executive Office of the President
Kenichi Inoue		April 1, 2024– April 30, 2024	Administrative Affairs, Crisis Management, Safety and Health