About IPPOrganization Activities About IPP
The Office for International Planning and Programs (IPP) was established under the International Affairs Board and is located on the fourth floor of IC Hall.
IPP provides overall support to formulating plans and proposals for international exchange that is under the jurisdiction of the International Affairs Board. IPPfs main responsibilities for the purpose of support and reinforcement are as follows:@
- Formulating strategies related to the university's international affairs
- Collecting data concerning the current state of internationalization, international academic exchange and other international affairs within Osaka University and utilizing it for strategic purposes
- Conducting research on internationalization of higher education, international academic exchange, global educational affairs and other related issues and trends in international education overseas
- Devising policies to further promote the exchange of students and to facilitate the recruitment of international students
- Improving the living and academic environment of international researchers and students
- Conducting public relations activities on the international academic exchange of Osaka University
- Supporting international public relations activities of Osaka University, i.e. to conduct a survey related to gOsaka University Forumh and to provide assistance to the improvement of the English PR materials and the website
- Providing better information services to the Osaka University's international community by making improvements to, and promoting the use of, GCN Osaka and GCN Worldwide
- Providing support to the activities of Osaka Universityfs overseas centers
(Translation from the original in Japanese)
Organization
IPP staff as of August 25, 2011
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Akira Takahashi | Trustee, Vice-President |
| Member | Toru Kikuno | Professor, Director, International Student Center |
| Member | Mayumi Ishikawa | Professor, Office for International Planning and Programs |
| Member | Toru Takenaka | Professor, Graduate School of Letters |
| Member | Satoshi Ogihara | Professor, Graduate School of Science |
| Member | Toshihiro Tanaka | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Member | Masaaki Ashida | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science |
| Member | Toshiya Hoshino | Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy |
| Member | Junko Otani | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences |
| Member | Hiroshi Mukai | Manager, International Affairs Division |
| Shota Fujii | Researcher | |
| Itsuo Nakano | Research Assistant | |
| Zheng Sui | Research Assistant | |
| Youjia Tian | Research Assistant |
Activities
In fiscal 2005, IPP analyzed the current status of international academic exchange at Osaka University, which until now had been entrusted to the voluntary efforts of individual researchers. IPP has started to utilize the results of such research for strategic enhancement. The outcome of these activities was published as Sekai no naka no Osaka Daigaku: Kokusai kouryuu genjoubunseki houkoku (Osaka Universityfs Place in the World: Report on the Analysis of Current Conditions in International Exchange) and was widely distributed to relevant faculty and staff on campus. Other first year projects of IPP include the promotion internationalization of Osaka University and by conducting a feasibility study of "One-Stop ServiceOffice", for newly arrived international students and scholars, and supporting overseas centers.
In fiscal 2006, major activities are as follows.
- Collect information and data related to international affairs at Osaka University and exchange ideas and opinions with the respective university schools/departments.
- Provide assistance to promote the use of GCN and to facilitate the launching of "One-Stop Service office".
- Undertake support to reinforce the global visibility of Osaka University.
- Provide assistance to the promotion of short-term student exchange with overseas universities.
Under the direction of the International Affairs Board and in collaboration with relevant personnel and organizations in the university, IPP will continue to join in Osaka Universityfs concerted efforts to further promote academic exchange as a university committed to contributing global society and open to international students and scholars.
(Translation from the original in Japanese)
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