Executive Members and Advisory Staff

A list of executive and advisory staff members, including the Board of Directors, is below. The Board of Directors, comprised of the president and eight directors (executive vice presidents), develops and implements strategy to bolster and revitalize the University's educational and research activities, and ensures that decision-making is done responsibly so that national university accountability standards are upheld. The president must obtain the approval of board members on matters pertaining to any of the following:

• Mid-term goals and annual plans.
• Matters that require the consent or endorsement of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as stipulated in the National University Corporation Law.
• Budget creation and implementation and accounting issues.
• Opening or closing of Graduate Schools, Faculties, departmental organizations and other important organizations.
• Other matters as determined by the Board of Directors.

(As of August 2023)