Implementation System of the Tri-Institutional Collaborative/Cooperative Educational Reform Project
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1. Educational Reform Headquarters
The Educational Reform Headquarters determines the fundamental policies and implementation plans of the Educational Reform Project.
In addition, it functions as the command center for project operations and establishes the overall implementation system.
- Structural Organization of the Educational Reform Headquarters
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- Nagaoka University of Technology
Nobuhiko Azuma, President
Shigeharu Kamado, Executive Director and Vice President - Toyohashi University of Technology
Takashi Onishi, President
Mitsuteru Inoue, Executive Trustee and Vice President - National Institute of Technology
Isao Taniguchi, President
Hiroki Toyooka, Executive Director
- Nagaoka University of Technology
2. Council for the Promotion of Education and Research in Science and Technology
The council provides advice and recommendations throughout implementation of the Tri-Institutional Collaborative/Cooperative Educational Reform Project.
- Structural Organization of the Council for the Promotion of Education and Research in Science and Technology
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- 3 presidents of the three institutions
Nobuhiko Azuma, President of Nagaoka University of Technology
Takashi Onishi, President of Toyohashi University of Technology
Isao Taniguchi, President of the National Institute of Technology - 8 experts from outside the three institutions
Asma Ismail, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia
Makoto Kobayashi, Professor Emeritus of KEK
Hiroyuki Sakaki, President of Toyota Technological Institute
Iwao Nihashi, Chairman of the Board of Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.
Yoshinao Mishima, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yuko Maeda, Director of Cell Bank Inc. and Auditor of JAMSTEC
Yoshihiro Oishi, Senior Research Fellow of the Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Yoriko Kawaguchi, Fellow of Meiji Institute for Global Affair
- 3 presidents of the three institutions
3. Office of Educational Reform Promotion
Under the direction of the Educational Reform Headquarters, the Office of Educational Reform Promotion plans and reviews project operations. The office has established 5 subordinate bodies (comprising 4 groups and 1 office) to oversee specific aspects of these operations.
- Structural Organization of the Office of Educational Reform Promotion
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- Head: Shigeharu Kamado, Executive Director and Vice President of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head:Mitsuteru Inoue, Executive Trustee and Vice President of Toyohashi University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Hiroki Toyooka, Executive Director of the National Institute of Technology
The heads and deputy heads of the working groups and office are also included as needed.
1) Curriculum Working Group
This group is reponsible for the development, review, and implementation of specific educational content and methods in accordance with the fundamental policies of the new curriculum, which is aimed at fostering globally-oriented and innovation-oriented human resources.
- Structural Organization of the Curriculum Working Group
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- Head: Kazunori Sato, Vice President of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Akihiro Wakahara, Executive Presidential Advisor for Toyohashi University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Masao Yagi, Head of the Educational Research Office, National Institute of Technology, Japan
2) FD Working Group
This group designs and implements the systems to improve the global educational capabilities of academic faculty members (faculty development, or FD) and the abilities of administrative staff (staff development, or SD).
- Structural Organization of the FD Working Group
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- Head: Atsunori Matsuda, Presidential Advisor of Toyohashi University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Takashi Yukawa, Presidential Advisor of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Kazuhide Sugimoto, Director of Global Strategic Planning & Promotion Office of the National Institute of Technology
3) Overseas Development Working Group
This group examines opportunities for overseas development (improving overseas liaison offices, holding alumni association meetings, and supporting the further development of overseas institutions of higher education), and also plans and implements overseas internships, long-term overseas studies, and educational activities (such as twinning programs) at the Institute for Global Network Innovation in Technology Education (IGNITE).
- Structural Organization of the Overseas Development Working Group
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- Head: Atsunori Matsuda, Presidential Advisor of Toyohashi University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Yoshiki Mikami, Executive Director and Vice President of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Kazuhide Sugimoto, Director of Global Strategic Planning & Promotion Office of the National Institute of Technology
4) Innovation Industry-Academia-Government Integrated Campus Planning Group
This group examines and organizes the industry-academia-government integrated campus and its educational system, and also plans and implements the educational activities at the Gigaku Innovation Promotion Center.
- Structural Organization of the Innovation Industry-Academia-Government Integrated Campus Planning Group
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- Head: Yoshiki Mikami, Executive Director and Vice President of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Kazuhiko Terashima, Vice President of Toyohashi University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Takahiro Tamura, Head of the Office for the Promotion of Research and Industry-Academia Collaboration, National Institute of Technology, Japan
5) Office of KOSEN Education Development Project
This office conducts examinations and preliminary testing of various curricula for the cooperative educational program, reviews the joint curricula, conducts FD activities, and fosters personnel exchanges to develop KOSEN education.
- Structural Organization of the Office of KOSEN Education Development Project
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- Head: Masao Yagi, Head of the Educational Research Office, National Institute of Technology, Japan
- Deputy Head: Tsutomu Takahashi, Presidential Advisor of Nagaoka University of Technology
- Deputy Head: Akihiro Wakahara, Executive Presidential Advisor for Toyohashi University of Technology
