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HIRAKU-Global Advisory Board
Rules and Regulations
1. Introduction
a. Purpose of this documentation
This documentation has been developed to clearly establish the rules and regulations which themembers of the HIRAKU-Global Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as the Advisory Board)
are expected to be aware of and follow during their respective periods of membership within
the Advisory Board.

b. Relevant parties
The development of this documentation has been undertaken with the intent of providing asource of information and reference for the Advisory Board members and the HIRAKU-Global
Program facilitators as listed below:•HIRAKU-Global Operating Council•

HIRAKU-Global Program Management Committeec. Definitions
HIRAKU-Global Program:
The HIRAKU-Global Program has been established as a result of a 10-year grant, funded by
the Japanese Government’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT), within the “Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers”.
HIRAKU-Global Operating Council:
The Operating Council discusses and makes decisions for the HIRAKU-Global Program, as
defined in the HIRAKU-Global Operating Council Guidelines.

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HIRAKU-Global Advisory Board:
At the discretion of the HIRAKU-Global Operating Council, the Advisory Board is responsiblefor various activities (the specifics of these activities are detailed below within the “3. Mandate”section), which will enable adjustments and improvements to be undertaken to the Program.
HIRAKU-Global Program Management Committee:
The HIRAKU-Global Program Management Committee provides overall management of theProgram Development and Evaluation Development Committees, public relations and theinternational network.
•HIRAKU-Global Program Development Committee designs and develops the Programapplied to the whole Consortium to develop the HIRAKU-Global Researchers tobecome world-class researchers.

•HIRAKU-Global Evaluation Development Committee develops the indicators which
are applied to the whole Consortium and the HIRAKU-Global Researchers, andestablishes the relevant data.

HIRAKU-Global Researchers
The Consortium makes a public call every fiscal year to select HIRAKU-Global Researchers,
who will be provided with a start-up fund, various training opportunities, quality support topromote their research and be assigned mentors to support them to become world-classresearchers.

2. Membership
The Advisory Board members are nominated by the HIRAKU-Global Operating Council. The
initial period of membership is for two (2) years. The period of membership may be extended
beyond the initial period by mutual agreement between the respective board member and theHIRAKU-Global Operating Council. The respective members of the Advisory Board will be
updated within Appendix 1 - HIRAKU-Global Advisory Board Members List, which is to be
separately amended whenever there are any personnel changes within the Advisory Board.

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The Advisory Board and its members are responsible for:•participating in the Advisory Board Committee, which will be held as specified in the“4. The Advisory Board Committee” section.

•providing an additional form of quality control, validation, insight and advice on theoverall progress, vision, strategy and plans of the Program.

•providing input on the development and evaluation of the HIRAKU-Global Researchers.

•helping enhance the international collaboration capabilities and visibility of theProgram by developing a network comprised of domestic and international institutions.

In addition to the aforementioned points, the Advisory Board and its members may berequested to undertake other required tasks at the discretion of the HIRAKU-Global OperatingCouncil.

4. The Advisory Board Committee•The Advisory Board Committee will be held at least once a year with an expected
duration of about three hours.

•The Chair of the Advisory Board Committee will be appointed by the Chair of the
Operating Council of the Program, who presides the meeting.

•Additional teleconference meetings of the Committee might be held if necessary.

This is subject to change according to the needs and demands of the HIRAKU-Global
Operating Council.

5. Compensation•The rate of remuneration for the Advisory Board members is JPY20,000 per hour.

•Travel expenses are to be covered according to the rules and regulations of Hiroshima
University.

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Supplementary Provision•These Rules and Regulations were authorized as of July 9, 2020 and retroactively cameinto effect as of November 6, 2019.

•These Rules and Regulations were amended as of August 3, 2021.

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