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, Safety and Health

Kenji Iwata
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

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

Yoshimi Sonoda
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Education, Student Support, Admission, Partnerships with High Schools, Alumni Associations, Kyushu University Fund, DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion）

Jun Tanimoto
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

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

Seiichi Uchida
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President

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

Kazuyuki Furuta
Executive Vice President
Secretary-General

Roles and responsibilities:
Finance, Administrative Affairs, Labor Management, Crisis Management, Harassment Prevention

Shisou Kataoka
(Part-time) Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Finance Strategy, Asset Management

Mami Oyama
(Part-time) Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Academic, Science and Technology Policy

Yukiko Motomura
(Part-time) Executive Vice President

Roles and responsibilities:
Public Relations Strategy, Citizen Science

Auditor

Name	Miya Yamaguchi
Job title	Auditor
Tenure	September 1, 2024–June 30, 2028
Roles and responsibilities	Operational Audit

Name	Yoshiro Hori
Job title	Auditor (Part-time)
Tenure	September 1, 2024–June 30, 2028
Roles and responsibilities	Operational Audit

Senior Vice President

Name	Affiliation	Tenure	Roles and responsibilities
Masaharu Shiratani	Dean / Institute for Advanced Study	October 1, 2024– March 31, 2025	Research Strategic Planning, Researcher Development (Institute for Advanced Study), Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
Aya Hagishima	Professor / Faculty of Engineering Sciences	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Strategic Planning, DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion）
Koji Inoue	Professor / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Strategic Planning Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
Akiko Satake	Professor / Faculty of Science	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Strategic Planning Partnerships with High Schools（Training of Women Scientists）
Satoru Koyanagi	Dean / Faculty of Pharmacy	April 1, 2025– March 31, 2026	Research Promotion (Medicine and Health) Coordinations for Hospital Campus
Akira Omoto	Dean / Faculty of Design	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2025	Research Promotion (Future Co-Creation)
Kazunari Sasaki	Professor / Faculty of Engineering	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Promotion (Decarbonization) Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
Koichi Akashi	The ARO Next-Generation Medical Center at Kyushu University Hospital Specially‐appointed Professor	April 1, 2025– March 31, 2026	Life Science Innovation and Translational Research Promotion Division
Takuya Kitaoka	Professor / Faculty of Agriculture	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Education, Student Support, Admission, Partnerships with High Schools
Johan Lauwereyns	Professor / School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	International Affairs（International Strategic Planning, SIAG, Alumni Associations, Kyushu University Fund) Public Relations
Kaoru Tamada	Professor / Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion）, Harassment Prevention

Vice President

Name	Affiliation	Tenure	Roles and responsibilities
Shuji Shimizu	Research Professor / Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies	April 1, 2025– March 31, 2026	Research Promotion (Q-AOS; Asia and Oceania), International Affairs（International Strategic Planning,　University Partnerships, Alumni Associations）
Noriko Isobe	Professor / Faculty of Medical Sciences	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Strategic Planning
Takeru Nose	Professor / Faculty of Arts and Science	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	KIKAN Education, Problem-Based Learning Student Support, Admission, Partnerships with High Schools, Information and Educational DX
Kunio Araya	Dean / School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Co-creative Education and Problem-Based Learning
Natalie Konomi	Professor / Global Strategies Office	October 1, 2024– April 30, 2026	International Affairs (International Strategic Planning,　University Partnerships, SIAG) DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion）
Caaveiro Jose	Professor / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	International Affairs (Education and Research) DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
Mako Nakamura	Professor / Faculty of Agriculture	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	International Affairs (Education and Research, International Students) Domestic Public Relations
Liu Huixin	Professor / Faculty of Science	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	International Affairs (Education and Research, SIAG) DEI（Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
Shinji Ohnishi	Professor / Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Office	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	OIP Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
Ryu Kojima	Professor / Faculty of Law	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property, and Research Integrity
Shoshiro Takeyoshi	Deputy Head / Executive Office of the President	April 1, 2025– March 31, 2026	Management and Coordination for the Executive Office of the President