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

Norifumi Nishida
Executive Vice President
Secretary-General

Roles and responsibilities:
Finance (excluding Finance Strategy, Asset Management) Administrative Affairs, Labor Management, Crisis Management, Disclosure of Information, Safety and Health

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)
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)
Ayumi Ueyama	Dean / Faculty of Humanities	April 1, 2023– September 30, 2024	Education Reform, Inclusion
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
Aya Hagishima	Professor / Faculty of Engineering Sciences	October 1, 2022– September 30, 2024	Research, Diversity
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