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(excluding financial strategy and asset management), Administrative Affairs, Labor Management, Crisis Management, Harassment Prevention

Kenji Kimura
(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	Research Professor / Center of Plasma Nano‐interface Engineering (CPNE)	April 1, 2026- September 30, 2026	Researcher and Specialist Talent Development (Semiconductors) Research, Industry-Academia-Government
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 Pharmaceutical Sciences	April 1, 2026- September 30, 2026	Research Promotion (Medicine and Health) Coordinations for Hospital Campus
Kazunari Sasaki	Professor / Faculty of Engineering	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Promotion (Decarbonization), Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
Koichi Akashi	Research Professor / Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital	April 1, 2026- September 30, 2026	Center for Innovative Life Sciences
Takuya Kitaoka	Professor / Faculty of Agriculture	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Education, Student Support, Admission, Partnerships with High Schools, West Zone Coordination
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
Kenichi Tanoue	Dean / Faculty of Design	October 1, 2025– September 30, 2026	Campus Development and Management
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
Noriko Isobe	Professor / Faculty of Medical Sciences	October 1, 2024– September 30, 2026	Research Strategic Planning, Hospital Campus Coordination
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
Hidemitchi Fujii	Professor/ Faculty of Economics	April 1,2026-September 30,2026	Research Strategic Planning, SDGs, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Intellectual Property
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