Enhancing the Functions of National Universities– Pledge to the People –Interim report
June 22, 2011
The Japan Association of National Universities

The Japan Association of National Universities has examined the key roles of national
universities and how to enhance their functions while considering the results ofverification for the Phase I medium-term goal period. This is an interim report on theexamination results.
Based on this interim report, national universities pledge to the nation that they
will strive with all their resources to enhance their functions swiftly, using theirrespective characteristics and distinctive features. As a result, they aim to obtain a fullunderstanding of and strong support for their education and research activities throughcommunication of accurate information and constant dialogue with stakeholders, thus
playing a central role in building a promising future for Japan and a sustainable global
society.
Table of contents
1. Introduction– Responsibilities and Commitments of National Universities
2. Public Roles of National Universities
3. Functions of National Universities To Be Enhanced– Enhancement of their Functions as National Centers and as Regional Centers
4. Measures for Functional Enhancement
5. Realization of Functional Enhancement– Roles of the Government
6. Initiatives of the Japan Association of National Universities
Reference: Examples of Measures to Enhance the Functions of National Universities

1. Introduction– Responsibilities and Commitments of National Universities(1) Challenges for Japan
Japan faces difficult issues such as prolonged economic stagnation, deteriorating fiscal
structure, declining birthrate, and an ageing population, and it is necessary to restore
the country’s vitality in order to solve these issues. Japan is also confronted with thecatastrophe caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Miyagi
Prefecture on March 11, 2011, and the resulting disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant. The entire nation strongly hopes that the environment will be
restored as soon as possible to allow people to lead a safe and secure life once again.
The great earthquake revealed that mankind’s knowledge of nature and ability
to harness it remains insufficient. We must prepare for natural disasters such as
earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, and abnormal weather, secure natural
resources, energy, and food in a safe and stable manner, and consider how social
infrastructures should be. Thus, there are many global challenges that must be solved.
There are also structural problems facing modern society which directly affectthe process of ensuring the security of all countries and the creation of a sustainable
society. The world is keenly watching how Japan will overcome the current difficulties
and whether it can lead mankind’s efforts to build a society based on new values.
(2) Great East Japan Earthquake and the responsibilities of national universities
National universities are proud of having served as the country’s knowledge base andhelped modernize the country and boost its economic growth chiefly through thedevelopment of talented people, promotion of cutting-edge research, and contribution to
local communities. When the earthquake and tsunami occurred, national university
hospitals nationwide started working together to provide emergency medical treatmentin the affected areas as the last bastion to protect people’s lives, and have helped build asystem for systematically providing health and medical services in the medium to longterm when a disaster occurs. Furthermore, many researchers and students from national
universities are using their expertise in diverse ways for rescue and reconstruction,
including for disaster prevention and city planning, restoration and establishment ofcommunication systems and environmental infrastructures, initiatives to cope with thecomplex problems that face an ageing society, and mental care and educational support
for children.
The earthquake has clearly shown the need for further research on earthquakes

and tsunami, basic research on nuclear control and safety engineering, and studies oncontrolling radiation health risks and promoting organic cooperation among thehumanities, social and natural sciences, not to mention science and technology. National
universities have conventionally recognized that in a modern society built on science andtechnology, it is essential to ensure that a knowledge of cutting-edge science andtechnology and natural sciences permeates throughout Japan’s social systems and local
communities, and to allocate human resources and create environments to achieve thegoal. They have also recognized the urgent need to combine humanities and sciences
and to take an interdisciplinary approach, and the importance of human resource
development, toward that end and have tried to attain these objectives. However, partly
because national universities have not tried to establish a comprehensive system toconduct such research continuously and promote human resource development,
unfortunately they could not fully display their abilities as a community of knowledge.
Today, national universities fully realize their immense responsibility as a base formaking Japan a country built on knowledge and an institution to develop talented
leaders of the future.
(3) Functional enhancement, a commitment to the nation
In order to overcome the harsh difficulties that Japan faces and to build a safe andsecure society, it is indispensable to systematically establish and maintain public
educational and research organizations that can continuously deliver innovation in
knowledge in all fields of society and develop excellent human resources for the future.
In view of the serious crisis caused by the earthquake, the responsibilities ofnational universities, which have been established nationwide and have maintained higheducational and research standards throughout the country at both the national andregional levels, are becoming even heavier. All national universities are committed tofulfilling their responsibilities and enhancing their educational and research functions tobuild a promising future for Japan and a sustainable global society by marshalling theircollective strengths as an organic collaborative system, which enables national
universities to establish diversified forms of cooperation bringing synergistic benefits.
2. Public Roles of National Universities
Universities have the public role of contributing to the sustainable development of Japanand human society as a whole through education, scientific research, promotion ofculture, art, and sports, medical service, and contribution to local communities. The
public nature of these objectives is the reason why the national government establishesand maintains national universities. In retrospect, after they were founded, Japanese
universities developed on the model of Western universities. They have since establisheda leading position in scientific research amid fierce international competition and playeda key part in the industrial and human resource development of the country, as well as in
the promotion of local industry, culture, and society. As global competition among
universities has intensified in recent years, however, universities have made remarkableprogress in emerging countries that have achieved rapid economic growth while
European and North American countries have steadily invested in their universities,
which provide the foundation for future development, despite financial difficulties. By
contrast, Japan’s public and fiscal investments in higher education have long remained
stagnant or continued to fall, bringing Japanese universities to a crisis as their position
has clearly declined in relative terms.
If this situation continues, human resource development and scientific researchfunctions in Japan will deteriorate rapidly, which would not only hamper urgent efforts torestore the vitality of the country, but also significantly reduce vitality which depends
heavily on continuous innovation.
Modern society is knowledge-based, and countries without a knowledge basewill struggle to survive. Japan, which lacks natural resources, cannot survive as anindependent country unless its government takes responsibility for running institutionsof higher education so as to produce persons of distinguished talent. “Persons ofdistinguished talent” refers to people who not only possess sophisticated technicalknowledge but who also can make reliable judgments using such knowledge as
members of society, and who have a broad education, sensitivity, energy, perseverance,and communication skills that enable them to play a leading role in today’s global society.
They are also people who are deeply trusted and respected not only in Japan but also in
the international community.
National universities will play their public roles by developing these persons ofdistinguished talent, on whose shoulders the future of the country rests; pioneering
innovation in Japan and abroad as a base of continuous creation of new knowledge;
promoting the health of people and maintaining and improving health care andeducation; contributing to the development of industry and human resources, anindicator of national power, through industry-academia partnerships and otherinitiatives; and strengthening their functions as centers of revitalization of local
communities and promotion of culture, art, and sports. All national universities have ashared understanding of these roles and will focus on fulfilling them.
3. Functions of National Universities to Be Enhanced

– Enhancement of Functions as National Centers and as Regional Centers
In order to reconstruct the country and achieve its continuous development, as membersof international education and research networks, the national universities establishednationwide must make the utmost effort to serve as national centers of advanced
education, research and innovation, while clarifying their respective characteristics anddistinctive features. They must also drastically enhance their functions as regional
centers indispensable to local communities in all aspects of regional promotion: regional
industrial and economic activities; education, culture, art, and sports; medical service;
and preserving historic and cultural heritage for future generations.
To that end, during the Phase II medium-term goal period, national universities
will do their utmost to enhance the priority functions described below. In doing so, they
will make maximum use of their respective characteristics and distinctive features tooperate their organizations so that human and physical resources are utilized mosteffectively at their respective organizations. They will also combine their collective
strengths as an organic collaborative system in order to tackle the problems that facemankind, create new scientific knowledge, and take the lead in recovering from the greatearthquake and achieving continuous economic growth, thus responding to the nation’s
mandate in all areas, including crisis preparedness. These are the social responsibilities
of national universities and their shared policy.
Function 1: Providing Excellent Education and Developing Persons of Distinguished
TalentNational universities are responsible for developing persons of distinguished talent, who
excel in intelligence, sensitivity, and energy – such as those who lead local communities,
those who play an active role in the international community, and highly skilled
professionals in health care, law, education, and other areas of expertise – byguaranteeing equal opportunities in education and providing a high level of educationthat meets international standards.
They will improve the selection system for admission as a public system to carryout their missions and serve as a bridge between latter secondary education and higher
education appropriately and select new students based on their respective admission
policies.
In addition, national universities will improve the quality of their general andprofessional education and greatly reform undergraduate and graduate education taking
into consideration the demands of today’s society for combining scientific andtechnological knowledge with social and cultural knowledge and so forth.

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Maintain and improve the system to guarantee equal opportunities in higher
education-

Establish diverse and characteristic selection systems for admission based on theadmission policies of respective universities-

Advance education that seeks to combine scientific and technological knowledge
with social and cultural knowledge-

Reorganize curriculums to provide education that emphasizes the acquisition ofculture and an international perspective-

Develop persons of distinguished talent with high ethical standards and anawareness of their duties who will play an active role in their areas of expertise suchas health care, law, education, and art-

Develop persons with a doctor’s degree who will play an active role in diverse fields

Function 2: Energetic Promotion of Scientific Research
National universities have conventionally focused on conducting world-class scientificresearch in various fields, including basic research, pioneering and experimental
research. These types of scientific research, including platform research leading topractical applications, have contributed to the development of Japan today. In the future,national universities will conduct more scientific research in the humanities and social
and natural sciences, cutting-edge research which invigorates society, and encourage
the transfer of research results to industry, and will strive to develop researchers whotake on these responsibilities.
In particular, national universities will use their characteristic as a single organic
collaborative system to enhance not only their own functions but also those of theirshared organizations in Japan and international scientific research networks. They will
also strive to enhance their functions as centers of innovation, including advanced
research in science and technology, thus raising Japan’s global status in the field of
scientific research.
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Accumulate basic and platform research, a source of intellectual creation-

Promote cutting-edge research and research that combines the humanities andsciences to realize the sustainable development of society-

Develop talented people who have a deep understanding of the challenges that face
human society and can manage well-balanced research activities to solve suchchallenges-

Develop talented people who have the ability to convey the results of academic
research to the general public accurately

Function 3: Contribution as a Center of Regional Promotion
National universities will enhance their functions as competitive centers that are
indispensable to local communities in all aspects of regional promotion: regional
industrial and economic activities; education, culture, art, and sports; health care; andpreserving historic and cultural heritage for future generations. They will also clearlytake responsibility for developing talented people who can take on these tasks, including
guaranteeing access to higher education.
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Promote innovation through close industry-academia-government partnerships andcontribute to the development of education and regional culture and society-

Improve the overall teaching abilities of local communities and develop talented
people who can lead the promotion of culture, art, and sports-

Enhance the functions of university hospitals as centers of advanced regional healthcare and cutting-edge medical treatment-

Develop talented people with acute sensitivity, profound expertise, and a broad
perspective who can take on the tasks of regional promotion described above.

Function 4: Promotion of Active International Exchange and Contribution to theInternational Community
In order for Japan to play an important role as a member of the international community,
it is indispensable to develop talented people by systematically and actively sending
researchers and students to overseas education and research organizations andreceiving researchers and students from overseas, to train people who meet the needsof the international community, including international organizations, to support
developing countries in creating education and research infrastructures, and to develop
people who can take on these responsibilities. National universities will boost theircompetitiveness on a global scale by making greater contributions to the international
community and human resource development, thus enabling them to achieve the goals
mentioned above.
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Establish an environment that enables the promotion of activities for contributing to
the international community and developing people with sufficient expertise to leadsuch activities-

Raise the level of education and research by systematically sending researchers andstudents to overseas education and research organizations and establishinginternational human and intellectual networks-

Establish international human and intellectual networks through proactive reception

of researchers and students from overseas and facilitation of international exchanges-

Support developing countries in developing human resources in specialized fields
such as administrators and teachers and increasing their education and researchcapabilities

4. Measures for Functional Enhancement
National universities will consider their respective characteristics and distinctive features
as the basis of their competitive power and strive with all their resources to enhancetheir functions. To achieve this goal, they will effectively combine the measures listed
below.
Measure 1: Clarification of Characteristics and Distinctive Features and Implementationof Ongoing Reforms
National universities have their own characteristics and distinctive features due todifferences in their history and tradition, the branches of learning they focus on, theirsize, the functions they emphasize, and so forth, and have used such characteristics anddistinctive features to meet the demands of local communities, society and theinternational community. In the future, based on independent decisions that determine
their existence and pride, they will clarify their characteristics and distinctive features,
boost their competitiveness, and clearly state their missions and visions. Thus they will
establish a system that enables all their members to work as one to achieve the goals.
In order to continue to maintain and develop their social missions with limited
financial resources after the unprecedented earthquake and amid the deteriorating
national finances, national universities must enhance their functions by accelerating theirinitiatives for ongoing reforms based on their respective characteristics and distinctive
features.
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Clarify the characteristics and distinctive features of each university-

Establish and clearly state missions and visions-

Ensure that all members of each university share its missions and visions andbecome aware of their responsibilities-

Enhance university governance functions to allow universities to display theircharacteristics and distinctive features

Measure 2: Establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance System for Education,
Research, and Other Activities and Improvement of the Quality of Such Activities
In order to fulfill their functions as Japan’s key education and research organizations,national universities must carry out reforms to increase their education and researchcapabilities by using their respective characteristics, implementing the PDCA (plan, do,check, and action) cycle, and publicizing their achievements to society. They will thus not
only create new fields of learning and develop people who play a leading role in society
but also improve the quality of their education and research so that they can remain
highly competitive in education, research, and contribution to Japanese society and theinternational community, and leave the results of their education and research to thenation’s verdict.
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Implement the PDCA cycle and publicize the achievements of national universities tosociety-

Establish a new education and research system that combines the humanities andsciences by combining the wisdom of various fields to solve important social
problems-

Improve basic research to support the development of learning-

Establish an education and research organization to realize the missions and visionsof each university

Measure 3: Ensuring Strict Self-evaluations and Active Disclosure of University
Information and Fulfillment of the Responsibility to Explain to Stakeholders
As organizations that are run using large amounts of public funds, national universities
will ensure accountability by carrying out thorough, responsible self-evaluations and by
appropriately disclosing information to the international community as well as Japanesesociety.
In ensuring accountability, they will communicate information on theireducation, research, social contribution, and other activities supported by specific results
to enable all stakeholders to fully understand and sympathize with it.
They will also establish a system to publicize the results of education, research,social contributions, and other activities based on their respective missions and visions,and accumulate experience in communicating information, thus making stakeholders inJapan and abroad more aware of the significance and value of supporting them inenhancing their functions.
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Perform self-evaluations-

Enhance self-check functions by establishing external evaluation systems-

Establish a system to communicate university information to Japan and the rest of
the world-

Build a system to communicate information overseas through cooperation among

several universities-

Improve the system to communicate university information according to thecharacteristics of stakeholders-

Promote a better understanding of university functions through joint activities withstakeholders

Measure 4: Facilitation of Cooperation with Education and Research Institutions in Japanand Abroad
In order to strengthen the foundation of operation and carry out world-class education,
research, and regional innovation, national universities will actively cooperate among
themselves and with their shared organizations, collaborate with local governments, andpromote other initiatives across the prefectural and national boundaries and the types ofuniversity and organization while revising their missions and visions as necessary andtaking measures to improve the quality of education and research effectively andefficiently such as through economies of scale.
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Establish joint faculty and graduate school departments with other institutions-

Facilitate such initiatives as consortiums through cooperation among universities inparticular regions-

Promote initiatives to establish closer cooperation between university hospitals andregional medical institutions-

Advance initiatives to establish closer cooperation among universities and with theirshared organizations across the types of university and organization-

Promote systematic initiatives for regional innovation as well as education, culture,art, sports, and other activities through cooperation with local governments andother organizations-

Establish educational programs with overseas universities such as double and joint
degrees

Measure 5: Making University Operation More Efficient and Advanced, and Acquiring
Diverse Funds and Using Them Effectively
In order to speed up decision-making by establishing university autonomy andleadership with the president as its head and to achieve their characteristic missions andvisions swiftly, national universities will jointly conduct projects such as joint use ofuniversity facilities, joint management of administrative work, and faculty development(FD) and staff development (SD). They will also strive to achieve greater efficiency inuniversity operations, to change the attitudes of executives and personnel, and tosystematically improve their abilities.
They will step up efforts to obtain external funds from diverse sources and use
them effectively to reinforce their managerial foundation.
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Promote joint use of university resources such as laboratories, libraries, dormitories,
and large research facilities-

Implement joint FD and SD programs-

Manage administrative work and other operations jointly-

Ensure integrated management of university information and bolster operation
systems by establishing institutional research (IR) functions-

Facilitate diverse forms of personnel exchange such as the appointment of highly
skilled persons to executive and staff positions irrespective of nationality, affiliation,etc.

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Step up efforts to obtain various forms of external funding

5. Realizing Functional Enhancement– Roles of the Government
Role 1: Upgrading of National Universities to Lead Intellectual Innovation in Japan
Since their foundation, as national organizations, national universities have supported
innovation at the national and regional levels and taken on the responsibility ofsystematically developing talented people for the country. Japan must overcome its
current difficulties, reconstruct itself and maintain its security, invigorate local
communities, and ensure its continuous, stable, and systematic development. In orderto ensure that national universities help achieve these goals, the government should
support national universities’ efforts to enhance their functions in all respects with all its
resources, as they are the source of human resources and wisdom and play a central rolein bringing continuous intellectual innovation.
Role 2: Guaranteeing Access to Higher Education
In order to support national universities in providing equal opportunities in education,
the government must not raise the standard tuition fees for national universities that arepaid by students and should adhere to its current policy of setting uniform tuition fees for
all undergraduate and graduate schools and areas of study. The government should also
grant scholarships to a wider range of students who have financial difficulties andexempt them from paying tuition fees. It is necessary to establish new systems andenvironments and upgrade the existing ones even further to guarantee students withdisabilities, those from overseas, etc. access to barrier-free education.

Role 3: Improvement of Various Environments to Encourage Functional Enhancement
It is important to create the necessary environment to help national universities actively
enhance their functions such as independent cooperation, joint operation, and joint
facility use while paying attention to their size, the branches of learning they focus on,
and the area where they are located. Examples include providing institutional support
without being bound by the types of university such as flexible operation of systems topromote cooperation; reforming relevant systems so that resources freed up by
improving efficiency can be used to improve the quality of education and invest in
education and research as a reward for improvement efforts, rather than to reducebudget; and creating environments to facilitate the introduction of external funding.
Role 4: Improvement of Evaluation Systems
The university evaluation systems are important for national universities to fulfill their
responsibility to explain and improve their operation and education and research
activities. On the other hand, their too detailed, uniform goals and evaluation methods
pose several problems. One is that setting goals and making evaluations becomes an
end in itself, hindering the education and research activities of national universities andpreventing the results of evaluation from being effectively used to improve university
operation. Furthermore, the actual condition of national universities is not fully conveyed
to the nation.
While taking into consideration the significance and purposes of theseevaluation systems, it is necessary to drastically review the current goal-setting andevaluation methods, including relationships with evaluations for university accreditation,
through discussions and cooperation with evaluation bodies and other organizations sothat they truly help develop the individuality of each university and enhance its functions,and that the evaluation results are made visible to the nation, including university
personnel.
Role 5: Stabilizing the Financial Foundation and Reviewing Financial Systems
In order to proactively evaluate and continuously support national universities’ initiatives
for enhancing their functions independently, the government needs to adopt a powerfulpolicy that truly underpins their efforts for functional enhancement. Examples include
maintaining financial resources, including subsidies for national universities’ operating
expenses, in a continuous and stable manner from a long-term perspective; upgrading
facilities and equipment to increase education and research capabilities; and expanding

support for all national, prefectural, municipal, and private universities to encouragefunctional enhancement and reinforcing corporations that assist universities.
Moreover, in order to make education and research at national universities aswell as their contribution to society even more advanced and effective, it is necessary toreview the financial systems. Examples include improving methods of allocating
subsidies for operating expenses to national universities; allowing national universities to
execute their budgets such as personnel expenses and use their operating funds andassets in a flexible manner; and strengthening the management foundation of university
hospitals.
6. Initiatives of the Japan Association of National Universities
To meet the expectations of the nation and our stakeholders in cooperation with national
universities, the Japan Association of National Universities collects information on theuniversities and provides opinions based on analysis of such information. Through thisand other measures, we encourage them to enhance their functions and disclose
information on their progress with self-reforms.
As a whole, national universities constitute an organic collaborative system, andso we also actively support them so that they can fully and swiftly play their expectedroles. In particular, we provide effective support so that they can demonstrate theirfunctions as the central driving force behind Japan’s efforts to recover from the Great
East Japan Earthquake and reconstruct itself, and can serve in the international
community.
Meanwhile, in order to help create universities with a strong presence making
the most of their distinctive features and encourage them to enhance their functions,while taking into consideration the tasks identified by examining the results of the Phase
I medium-term goal period, we will consider increasing the flexibility of systems related
to resource allocation and medium-term goal-setting, evaluations of national university
corporations and those for university accreditation, inter-university cooperation andcollaboration, such treatment as personnel administration and salary and wages, budget
execution, asset management, and so forth, improving and reforming selection systems
for admission, and taking measures to actively utilize persons with a doctor’s degree insociety. We will strongly urge the government and all member national universities toreconsider the existing systems and their operation.
[Reference]
Summary of Major Tasks for National Universities in Phase II

(Based on the examination of the results of the Phase I medium-term goal period)
The major tasks for national university corporations during Phase II, which have been
identified by examining the activities of the Phase I medium-term goal period, aresummarized below.
(1) Establishment of world-class education systems
National universities should provide high-quality education to enable students to really
understand the meaning and value of learning while linking it with cutting-edge research
activities organically through world-class educational systems. They should also establish
the credibility of degrees under appropriate evaluation systems.
(2) Enhancement of functions as national centers and as regional centers
By playing a central role in promoting advanced education and research, national
universities should upgrade their functions both as national centers, which are membersof international education and research networks, and as regional centers, which meetthe diverse needs of local communities in all aspects of education, research, and healthcare.
(3) Creation of universities with individuality and a strong presence
National universities should continue with activities to become more individual and build
a strong presence by setting medium-term goals and drawing up plans using theirrespective distinctive features and traditions and providing education based on suchgoals and plans.
(4) Changing the attitudes of personnel and fulfilling the responsibility to explain
National universities should strive to improve the management capabilities of their
executive officers, including the president, operate strategic administration systems thatsuit them, and create a greater awareness of the need for reforms among their teachersand other staff. Furthermore, they should promote active dialogue with society as their
duty to explain to the nation, which may have been lacking in the past.
In achieving these tasks, the government is also urged to make constant efforts tosecure financial resources and ensure stable funding; exclude national universities fromits personnel expense reduction measures; apply its procurement regulations in a
flexible manner; expand the discretionary power of national universities; improve theevaluation systems and revise accounting standards for national university corporations;and take other measures that contribute to reforms of national universities.
All members of national universities recognize these tasks which were identified
by examining the Phase I medium-term goal period, and have confirmed that allpersonnel at each university must continue striving to achieve these tasks as one, under
the leadership of the president.

List of Members of the Committee on Enhancement of the Functions of National
Universities(As of February 16, 2011)
Chairman

Board member (President)

Junichi Hamada
President, University of Tokyo

Vice Chairman

Board member (Vice President)

Kiyokazu Washida
President, Osaka University

Members

Board member (Vice President)

Akihisa Inoue
President, Tohoku University

Board member (Vice President)

Hiroki Yoshida
President, Kagoshima University

Board member (Senior Managing Director)
Tomoyuki Nogami
Honorary

Professor,

Kobe

University
Board member (Managing Director)
Kenji Hayata
Director-General, JANU
Board member

Hiroshi Saeki
President, Hokkaido University

Board member

Hideyuki Nagasawa
President, Obihiro University ofAgriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Board member

Akio Yuki
President, Yamagata University

Board member

Nobuhiro Yamada
President, University of Tsukuba

Board member

Yasushi Saito
President, Chiba University

Board member

Ryohei Miyata
President, Tokyo University of the
Arts

Board member

Fumitake Gejyo
President, Niigata University

Board member

Shinichi Nakamura

President, Kanazawa University
Board member

Michinari Hamaguchi
President, Nagoya University

Board member

Hiroshi Matsumoto
President, Kyoto University

Board member

Hiroki Yamamoto
President, Shimane University

Board member

Toshimasa Asahara
President, Hiroshima University

Board member

Yasunobu Yanagisawa
President, Ehime University

Board member

Setsuo Arikawa
President, Kyushu University

Auditor

Sawako Hanyu
President, Ochanomizu University

AuditorAkio Nagao
President, Osaka Kyoiku University

Assistant to President

Noboru Yoshimura
President, Akita University

Assistant to President

Masaji Matsuyama
President,

Tokyo

University

Marine Science and Technology
Assistant to President

Takuya Marumoto
President, Yamaguchi UniversityofList of Members of the Working Group
Committee on Enhancement of the Functions of National Universities(As of April 1, 2011)
ChairmanKiyokazu Washida

President, Osaka University

MemberFumitake Gejyo

President, Niigata University

Akio Nagao

President, Osaka Kyoiku University

Michinari Hamaguchi

President, Nagoya University

Masaji Matsuyama

President,

Tokyo

UniversityofMarineScience and Technology
Hiroki Yamamoto

President, Shimane University

Tomoyuki Nogami

Senior Managing Director, JANU

Kenji Hayata

Managing Director, JANU

(Expert members)
Motohisa Kaneko,

Director of Research, Center for National
University Finance and Management

Akihiko Kawaguchi

Specially

Appointed

Institution

forProfessor,

Academic

National

DegreesandUniversity Evaluation
Takashi Hata

Professor, Center for the Advancement ofHigher Education, Tohoku University

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Professor, Graduate School of Education,
University of Tokyo

Shinichi Yamamoto

Director, Research Institute for Higher
Education, Hiroshima University

Shunya, Yoshimi

Vice President, University of Tokyo