■UoA’s New Organization Pursuant to the Revision of MEXT Guidelines
MEXT Guideline for Measures against Inappropriate Conduct Concerning Research Activities(August 26, 2014 MEXT Minister’s Decision)

MEXT Guideline for the Management and Auditing of Public Research Funds at Research Institutions(February 18, 2014 MEXT Minister’s Decision)【Aspects that must be systemized】【 Aspects that must be systemized】

1. Enhancing researchers’ ethical awareness through research ethics education (prevention of inappropriate conduct)
2. Saving research data for a certain period of time and disclosing such data to the public at research institutions including universities(prevention of inappropriate conduct)
3. Establishing/improving regulations concerning investigation, etc. on inappropriate conduct (measures against inappropriate conduct)

4. Making clear the organization’s responsibility for the operation of public research funds.
5. Making it mandatory for personnel to receive compliance training, and managing attendance (prevention of misappropriation)
6. Establishing/improving regulations on the handling of reports, etc. and investigations on punishment (prevention of impropriety), as
well as administrating these regulations in a transparent manner
7. Proper operation and management of public research funds

Prevention of Inappropriate Conduct Concerning
Research Activities

UoA Organization (New)【Related Regulations, Etc.】
・(New) The Regulations on the Prevention of Impropriety Concerning Research Activities, the Public University
Corporation, the University of Aizu
・(New) The Outline for the Establishment of the Inappropriate Conduct Investigation Committee, the Public
University Corporation, the University of Aizu

Prevention of Misappropriation of Public Research Funds【Related Regulations, Etc. 】
・(New) The Regulations Concerning the Handling of Public Research Funds at the ​Public​ ​UniversityCorporation​​, the University of Aizu ※1・(New) The Outline for the Establishment of the Office for the Compliance Promotion, the Public UniversityCorporation, the University of Aizu ※2・(New) The Impropriety Prevention Plan, the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu
・ Important Points Regarding Expenditure of the University of Aizu Research Funds

・(New) The Impropriety Prevention Plan, the Public
University Corporation, the University of Aizu

● Chief Executive Officer(Chairperson of the Board of Executives)• Assumes the ultimate responsibility for the prevention ofinappropriate conduct concerning research activities at UoA.
• Assumes the ultimate responsibility for the appropriatemanagement and operation of public research funds.

Abolish the current background rules and regulations. Establish new rules andregulations that include content of the current ones.

Gives necessary orders.
Orders a full-scale
investigation following apreliminary investigation.

●Chief Research Ethics
Education
Officer (Regent in charge ofeducation and research)・ Assumes the practical authority andresponsibility for education of ethicalnorms required for Faculty and Staff,Etc. engaged in Research Activities atUoA.

Orders investigations

Inappropriate Conduct Investigation
Committee (established as necessary)

Audit Office(standing)●Chairperson (Vice Chairperson of the Board of・ Auditor audits
・ Accounting
auditor audits
・ Internal auditsof the investigation belongs○External experts (at least half of thecommittee constituents)○ Other members

The Administrative
Office: The General
Affairs and Budget
Division

May request attendance of the Regent in Charge ofGeneral Affairs and Financial Affairs, Deputy Director
General Assigned to the University Administrative
Office, General Affairs and Budget Division Director
and/or Planning and Collaboration Division asobservers

Conducts
research ethics
training.

Investigates fabrication, falsificationand plagiarism, etc.

Gives necessary orders

Office for the Compliance
Promotion (standing)

Executives)○Chief Research Ethics Education Officer○Head of the Division to which the subject

・(Current) Fundamental Policies Pertaining to Administration and Management of Public
Research Funds ※1
・(Current) The Outline for Establishment of an Office for Promotion of Measures forPrevention of Inappropriate Conduct Regarding Research Funds, Etc ※2

Collaborate.
Collaborate whenevernecessary.

(Old: Office for Promotion of Measures forPrevention of Inappropriate Conduct Regarding
Research Funds, Etc.)●Chairperson (Chief ExecutiveOfficer)○Chief Compliance Officer○General Affairs and Budget
Division Director○Planning and Collaboration
Division Director○Other members● Chief Operating Officer(Regent in Charge of General
Affairs and Financial Affairs)
・ Supports the Chief Executive Officer and, inregards to the appropriate management andoperation of public research funds, assumes
the substantial responsibility and authority tosupervise the UoA as a whole.

● Chief Compliance Officer(Deputy Director General
Assigned to the University
Administrative Office)・ Assumes the substantial responsibility andauthority for the appropriate management andoperation of public research funds.

Investigations on misappropriation ofpublic funds, details and the amount ofmisappropriation, etc.

Conducts compliancetraining.

The UoA Administrative Office (Planning and Collaboration Division)

Reports, etc. of
inappropriate
conduct

Faculty, administrative staff and students, etc. engaged in research activities

Reporter, etc.

Reports, etc. of
misappropriation

Reporter, etc.

Faculty, administrative staff and students, etc. engaged in the management and operationof public research funds.