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Graduates of the HIGO Program

Introducing Asia’s scientificadvances to the world
Enhance researchpotentiality & build up a
global science network
This program provides interdisciplinary education of advanced researchand social cultural sciences. It introduced me to the visions andcross-cultural activities of Japan andother Asian countries, and helped
enhance my research skills and ability to teach as a university professor
in Bangladesh. I eventually hope toact as a bridge of scientific cooperation between Bangladesh, Japan,and the world.

Acharjee Uzzal Kumar,

2nd year doctoral student, Graduate
School of Medical Sciences

I am currently researching treatments for hereditary diseases.
Global collaboration is an essential
part of scientific research. Understanding societal needs by having awide-range of knowledge and viewpoints from both inside and outside
your field of study, and then being
able to collaborate with people fromother specialties is very important inmaking advances in medicine. TheHIGO Program helped me achieve
this by providing opportunities toconnect with specialists in otherfields and through collaborations
with different regions and Asiancountries. I am working hard to
become a scientist that can bring to
the world’s stage some of the newtreatments developed in the growing
Asian region.

Yukari Kai,2nd year doctoral student, Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Program Supervisors

Name

Becoming a leader
in glocal Health Life Science
In our modern society, practicalexperience in the remarkable scientific developments in Asia and theknowledge and understanding only
attainable through close work
between industry, government, andacademia are extremely importantfor scientific progress. The HIGO
Program encompasses all of theseaspects and is an extremely advantageous opportunity for those looking to enter the field of Health Life
Science. I’m hoping to use the program’s unique “glocal” (global +local) focus to work as a leader inbringing together the regions andcountries of Asia.

Tatsunori Hirotsu,

2nd year Master’s student, Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Position/Affiliation

Responsibilities

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Overall management

Program Coordinator

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Overall program planning ／ operations
Governmental ／ industry cooperation

Motohiro Takeya,
Program Director

Shoen Kume,Mitsuyosi Nakao

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Yasuharu Nishimura

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Kazuhito Tomizawa

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Program & curriculum organization ／ inspection ／ improvement

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Government ／ corporate internships

Hirofumi Kai

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Overseas coordination, drug development research guidance

Shinya Ueno

Professor, Center for Policy Studies

Public policy education, governmental coordination

Teru Ogura

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Publicity, industry cooperation

Ryuichi Nishinakamura

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Minetaro Ogawa

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

GlocalProgram inspection ／ improvement, governmental cooperation

Program inspection ／ improvement, curriculum organization ／ operations

Hiroshi Sasaki

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Program inspection ／ improvement, inter-specialty coordination

Curriculum organization/evaluation, international cooperation

Wen-Jie Song

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Hideaki Tanaka

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Program & curriculum inspection ／ improvement, international cooperation

Eiichi Araki

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Governmental cooperation

Kazuya Yamagata

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Governmental cooperation, support for exchange students

Takahiko KatohProfessor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Governmental ／ industry cooperation

Fumio EndoProfessor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

International exchange, industry cooperation

Yuichi Oike

Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Industry cooperation

Yutaka Kuroda

Senior fellow professor, Kumamoto University Hospital

Regional medicine education, governmental coordination
Clinical research guidance, advanced pharmacy lectures, government internships

Tetsumi Irie

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Yuriko Yamagata

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Hidetoshi Arima

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Toru Maruyama

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Industry internships, drug development ／ clinical research guidance, advanced pharmacy lectures

Takao Takahashi

Professor, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences

Social and cultural science lecture coordination

Professor, Yokohama City University

Social and cultural science lecture coordination

Takaaki Akaike

Professor, Tohoku University

Governmental cooperation

Tomomichi Ono
Ikuo Kabashima

President, Kumamoto Health Science University
Chairman, Kyushu Bio Cluster Conference
Governor, Kumamoto Prefecture

Seishi Koyama

Mayor, Kumamoto City

Political ／ governmental education, government internships

Kensei Tagawa

President, Kumamoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry（President, Hotel Nikko Kumamoto）

Political science ／ economics education, industry internships

Takahiro Kai

Chairman, Kumamoto Association of Corporate Executives（President, Higo Bank）

Political science ／ economics education, industry internships

Overseas ／ industry internships, drug development research guidance, basic pharmacy lectures

Health LifeScience

AdministrativeAgenciesOverseas ／ industry internships, drug development research guidance, advanced pharmacy lectures

Medical administration education, government internships
Political science education, government internships

Senior Staff Writer ／ Editorialist, Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun

Lectures on journalism in local newspapers, industry internships

Managing Director, Dojindo Laboratories

Industry seminars

Hiroaki Maeda

Director, Division of Research Promotion, Kaketsuken

Industry seminars, internships

Keiko Tamai

Senior Researcher, Cancer Laboratory,
R&D Department, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited

Industry seminars, internships

Michikazu Iseri
Kazumi Sasamoto

The HIGO Program:Training Pioneers in Glocal Health and Life Science

Program & curriculum organization ／ inspection ／ improvement

Masami Otsuka

Fumiaki Yasukawa

Program for Leading Graduate Schools (Multi-Region: Life & Health)

HIGO program
Health life science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented
Program for Leading Graduate Schools, Kumamoto University

http://higoprogram.org/

Social andCultural Sciences

Industries