Information on the University

Synopsis of Administration

Name, title, term and career of officers

President WASHIDA Kiyokazu
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Mar.  '77  Doctor's course, Philosophy major, Graduate School of Letters,  Kyoto University
Apr. '78
 Full-time instructor, Faculty of Letters, Kansai University
Apr. '81
 Associate professor, Faculty of Letters, Kansai University
Apr. '88
 Professor, Faculty of Letters, Kansai University
Mar. '92
 Left Kansai University
Apr. '92
 Associate professor, School of Letters, Osaka University
Apr. '96
 Professor of School, Letters, Osaka University
Apr. '99
 Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University
Apr. '00
 Councilor, Osaka University (through March, 2002)
Aug. '03  Dean, Graduate School of Letters & School of Letters, Osaka  University (through March, 2004)
Apr. '04
 Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University (through August,  2007)
Apr. '07
 Librarian, Osaka University (through August, 2007)
Aug. '07
 President, Osaka University


Trustees

Trustee & Vice President  NISHIDA Shogo
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Mar. '76
Master's course at Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Apr. '76
Joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Sep. '84 Visiting researcher, Media Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mar. '89
Group manager, Central Research Lab at Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Apr. '95
Professor, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. '97
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. '02
 
Councilor, Osaka University
Oct. '03 Dean, School of Engineering Science & Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (through August, 2007)
Sep. '05
Adviser to Osaka University President (through August, 2007)
Aug. '07
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  KOIZUMI Junji
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Jun. '81 Graduate School at Stanford University
Jul. '81 Izaak Walton Killam post-doctoral scholar & part-time instructor, University of Alberta
Jun. '82
Instructor, School of Letters, Aichi Prefectural University
Oct. '85
Associate professor, School of Letters, Aichi Prefectural University
Apr. '87
  
Associate professor, Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University
Apr. '90
Associate professor, School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
Apr. '96
Professor, School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
Sep. '96
Ralph and Doris Hansmann Member, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
Apr. '00
Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
May '04 Dean, School of Human Sciences & Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University (through April, 2006)
Apr. '06
Adviser to Osaka University President (through August, 2007)
Apr. '07
Director, Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University (through August, 2007)
Aug. '07
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  NISHIO Shojiro
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Mar. '80 2nd semester of doctor's course, Applied Mathematical Modeling major, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Apr. '80
Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Jul. '80
Visiting research associate professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
Oct. '89
Associate professor, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Oct. '89
Associate professor, Education Center for Information Processing, Osaka University
Apr. '92
  
Associate professor, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Aug. '92
Professor, School of Engineering, Osaka University
Apr. '98
Professor, Graduate School of Engineerign, Osaka University
Apr. '00
Director, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University (through August, 2003)
Apr. '00
Councilor, Osaka University
Apr. '01
Scientist, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Apr. '02
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
Aug. '03
Dean, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology,  Osaka University (through August, 2007)
Apr. '03
Adviser to Osaka University President (through March, 2006)
Aug. '07
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  DOI Takefumi
  Term: October 2, 2009 - August 25, 2011

Mar. '84
Doctor's course, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
Apr. '85   Researcher, Department of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nov. '85 Assistant, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka  University
Jan. '92 Associate professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
Apr. '98
Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka  University
Apr. '08
Councilor, Osaka University (through March, 2009)
Oct. '09
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  MONDEN Morito
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Mar. '70
 Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Apr. '70
 Clinical training support at Osaka University Hospital
Jun. '70
 Clinical training at Osaka University Hospital
Jul. '71
 Doctor, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital
Jul. '73
 Research at Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Apr. '75
 Medical intern at Osaka University Hospital
Feb. '79  Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Jul. '79
 Visiting researcher, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
May '86  Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Aug. '90
 Associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Nov. '94
 Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Apr. '99
 Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Apr. '04
 Vice Director, Osaka University Hospital
Aug. '07  Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  TSUKIOKA Hideto
  April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2010

Apr. '78
 
Joined Ministry of Education , Science and Culture
Sep. '92
Director for Textbook Policy, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Jul. '94
Vice Superintendent, Saga Prefectural Board of Education
Jul. '97
Chief of Textbook Division, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Jul. '99
Chief of Elementary School Division, Elementary and Secondary  Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Jan. '01
Director, National Institute for Educational Policy Research
Jul. '04
Chief supervisor for Social Education/Deputy Director-General  of Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education,  Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Apr. '05
Trustee & Vice Director National Center for University Entrance  Examinations
Apr. '08
Trustee & director of Administration Bureau, Osaka University
Apr. '09
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  TAKASUGI Eiichi
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Sep. '75
Graduate School, University of Maryland, USA
Oct. '75
Assistant, Ohio State University, USA
Oct. '77
Assistant, The University of Texas, USA
Oct. '79
Assistant, University of Oregon, USA
Mar. '80
Assistant, Department of Liberal Arts, Osaka Uiniversity
May '85
Instructor, Department of Liberal Arts, Osaka University
Aug. '86
Associate professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Osaka University
May '89 Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, Osaka University
Apr. '94
  
Professor, School of Science, Osaka University
Oct. '03
Councilor, Osaka University
Apr. '04
Professor, Institute for Higher Education Research and Practice, Osaka University
Apr. '04
Dean, Institute for Higher Education Research and Practice, Osaka University (through August, 2007)
Apr. '05
Adviser to Osaka University President (through March, 2006)
Aug. '07
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University


Trustee & Vice President  TSUJI Kiichiro
  Term: August 26, 2007 - August 25, 2011

Jun. '73
Doctor's course, Graduate School, Case Western Reserve University
Aug. '73
Assistant, School of Engineering, Osaka University
Apr.  '81
Instructor, School of Engineering, Osaka University
Jan. '84 Associate professor, School of Engineering, Osaka University
Dec. '88 Professor, School of Engineering, Osaka University
Apr. '98
Professor, Graduate School of Engineerign, Osaka University
Apr. '98
Director, Research Center for Superconducting Materials and Electronica, Osaka University (through March 2000)
Apr. '01
Director, Research Center for Superconductor Photonics, Osaka University (through June, 2004)
Apr. '03
Councilor, Osaka University
Apr. '04
Direcotr, International Student Center, Osaka University (through March, 2006)
May '05
Adviser to Osaka University President (through March, 2007)
Apr. '07
Professor emeritus, Osaka University
Aug. '07  
Trustee, Osaka University
Aug. '08
Trustee & Vice President, Osaka University

Auditor

Full-time  SEKI Junichiro
  Term: April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2010

Apr. '72
 Joined Suntory Limited
Aug. '92
 Manager, Office of Secretariat, Osaka, Suntory Limited
Mar. '96
 Manager, Management Planning Division, Suntory Limited
Mar. '98
 Manager, Health Food Division, Suntory Limited
Mar. '00
 President, Haagen Dazs Japan Inc. (temporary transfer)
Mar. '06
 Executive Director, Suntory Foundation (temporary transfer)
Mar. '08
 Resigned Executive Director, Suntory Foundation (temporary  transfer)
Apr. '08
 Auditor, Osaka University



Part-time  YAMAZAKI Masaru
  Term: April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2010
Apr. '81
Joined Kamakura Law Office
Mar. '87 Left Kamakura Law Office
Apr. '87
  
Established Umeda Sogo Law Office
Apr. '03
Mediator, Osaka Family Court (through March 31, 2009)
Nov. '03
Part-time auditor, Mandai Co., Ltd. (through Feb. 29, 2008)
Apr. '05
Lawyer, Legal Office, Osaka University
Jul. '05
Part-time auditor, Nippon Telephone Inc. (through May 31, 2010)
Jan. '06
Mediator, Osaka District Court (through March 31, 2009)
Apr. '07
Chairperson, Dispute Mediation Committee, Osaka Bar Association (through March 31, 2009)
Apr. '08
Part-time auditor, Osaka University

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