Biographical information of administration members

As of April 1, 2025

President KUMANOGOH Atsushi

Term: August 26, 2021 - March 31, 2025

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997

Mar.

Completed the Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka

1997

Mar.

Doctor of Medicine (The University of Osaka)

1997

Aug.

Assistant, the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD), The University of Osaka

2003

Dec.

Assistant professor, RIMD, The University of Osaka

2006

Jun.

Professor, RIMD, the University of Osaka

Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) (Oct. 2007 ~ Mar. 2011)

2011

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka

2015

Sep.

Vice Executive Director, The University of Osaka (~ Aug. 2019)

2015

Sep.

Member, Research Promotion Office, The University of Osaka (~Aug. 2017)

2017

Apr.

The title of The University of Osaka Distinguished Professor

2017

Aug

Member, University Research Board, The University of Osaka (~ Aug. 2019)

2021

Apr.

Dean of the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka (~ Mar. 2025)

2021

Apr.

Executive Advisor to the President of The University of Osaka (~ Mar. 2025)

2023

Apr.

Member of the Administrative Council, The University of Osaka (~ Mar. 2025)

2025

Apr.

President of The University of Osaka

Senior Executive Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents, and Executive Directors

Senior Executive Vice President FUJIO Yasushi

Term: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2029

Professional Experience

1994

Feb.

Finished the Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka

1994

Feb.

Doctor of Medicine (The University of Osaka)

2002

Sep.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka

2007

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka

2009

Oct.

Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka

2010

Apr.

Councillor, Education and Research Council, National University Corporation The University of Osaka (~ March 2012)

2010

Apr.

Director, Drug Discovery Center, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka (~ March 2013)

2011

Apr.

Dean, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka (~ March 2013)

2015

Apr.

Senior Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Senior Executive Vice President TANAKA Toshihiro

Term: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1985

Mar.

Finished Doctor's Course in Metallurgy Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1985

Mar.

Doctor of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1985

Apr.

Assistant, School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1995

Apr.

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1998

Apr.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

2002

Oct.

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

2014

Apr.

Director, Center for Scientific Instrument Renovation and Manufacturing Support, The University of Osaka (through Mar. 2016)

2015

Aug.

Dean, School/Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka (through Aug. 2019)

2016

Aug.

Executive Advisor to the President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka (through Aug. 2019)

2019

Aug.

Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

   

Senior Executive Vice President ONOYE Takao

Term: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1993

Mar.

Finished Master's Course in the Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1993

Apr.

Assistant, School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1997

Oct.

Doctor of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1998

Apr.

Lecturer, Computer Center, The University of Osaka

1999

Oct.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University

2002

Apr.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka

2003

Oct.

Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka

2012

Apr.

Adviser to Executive Vice President, The University of Osaka (through August 2015)

2014

Apr.

Member, Education and Research Council, The University of Osaka (through Aug. 2015)

2015

Aug.

Dean, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka (through Aug. 2019)

2015

Aug.

Executive Advisor to the President, The University of Osaka (through Mar. 2018)

2017

Aug.

Director, The University of Osaka Libraries (through Aug. 2019)

2018

Apr.

Vice President, The University of Osaka (through Aug. 2019)

2019

Aug.

Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Executive Vice President OZAKI Masanori

Term: April 1, 2025- March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1988

Mar.

Completed the second semester of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1988

Mar.

Doctor of Engineering (The University of Osaka)

1988

Apr.

Assistant, School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1994

Jul.

Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

1998

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

2005

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

2010

Apr.

Member of the Finance Office, The University of Osaka (~ March 2012)

2012

Apr.

Assistant to the Board of Trustees, The University of Osaka (~ August 2015)

2015

Sep.

Vice Executive Director, The University of Osaka (~ August 2019)

2015

Sep.

Member of the Finance Office, The University of Osaka (~ August 2017)

2017

Aug.

Member of the Finance Office, The University of Osaka (~ August 2019)

2019

Aug.

Assistant to the President of The University of Osaka (~ August 2019)

2019

Aug.

Councillor of the Education and Research Council of The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2025

Apr.

Executive Vice President of The University of Osaka

Executive Vice President MIYAMOTO Yoichi

Term: April 1, 2025- March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1994

Aug.

Completed doctoral course in linguistics at the University of Connecticut

1994

Aug.

Ph.D. (Linguistics) (University of Connecticut)

1994

Sep.

Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University

1997

Jul.

Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2005

Apr.

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2007

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2007

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2021

Apr.

Councillor, Education and Research Council, National University Corporation The University of Osaka (~ March 2022)

2022

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka

2022

Apr.

Dean, Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2024

Apr.

Advisor to the President of The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2025

Apr.

Director and Executive Vice President of National University Corporation The University of Osaka

2025

Apr.

Director of the University of Osaka Library, National University Corporation

Executive Vice President HAYASHI Mikako

Term: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1987

Mar.

Graduated from the Department of Dentistry, The University of Osaka

1994

Oct.

Assistant, The University of Osaka Dental Hospital

1998

Feb.

Doctor of Dentistry (The University of Osaka)

2002

Aug.

Assistant, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka

2005

Oct.

Lecturer, The University of Osaka Dental Hospital

2011

Mar.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka

2012

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka

2020

Apr.

Director, The University of Osaka Dental Hospital (~ March 2024)

2025

Apr.

Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Executive Vice President TAKEMURA Keiko

Term: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1992

Mar.

Graduated from the Graduate School of Foreign Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, majoring in West Asian Languages

1992

Mar.

Master's degree in Language and Culture (Osaka University of Foreign Studies)

1992

Oct.

Assistant, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies

1997

Mar.

Lecturer, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies

2000

Jan.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies

2007

Apr.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies

2007

Oct.

Associate Professor, Research Center for World Languages, The University of Osaka

2012

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2015

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, The University of Osaka

2019

Oct.

Dean, Faculty of Foreign Studies, The University of Osaka (~ March 1994)

2020

Apr.

Member of the Management Council of the National University Corporation The University of Osaka(~ March 2024)

2023

Apr.

Director of the Center for Research on Plurilingual and Plurcultural Coexistence, Graduate School of Humanities, The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2024

Apr.

Assistant to the President of The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2025

Apr.

Executive Vice President of National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Executive Vice President TAKEDA Kuninobu

Term: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1998

Apr.

Lecturer, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

1999

Mar.

Completed doctoral course in private law at Kobe University Graduate School of Law

1999

Mar.

PhD (Law) (Kobe University)

2000

Apr.

Associate Professor, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

2002

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, The University of Osaka

2004

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, The University of Osaka

2007

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, The University of Osaka

2012

Apr.

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, The University of Osaka

2013

Apr.

Professor, Graduate School of Law, The University of Osaka

2016

Aug.

Vice Executive Director, The University of Osaka (~ August 2019)

2016

Aug.

Member of the Education Office, The University of Osaka (~ August 2017)

2016

Aug.

The University of Osaka Education Office staff (~ August 2019)

2017

Apr.

Dean of the Graduate School of Law and Faculty of Law, The University of Osaka (~ March 2025)

2025

Apr.

Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Executive Vice President TAKADA Yukinori

Term: April 1, 2026 ~ March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1997

Jan.

Joined Competitive Sports Division, Physical Education Bureau, Ministry of Education

1998

Sep.

Minister’s Secretariat, Office for Policies on the Aging Society, Management and Coordination Agency

2000

Sep.

Chief, the Teacher Certification Section, Teachers Personnel Division, Educational Support Bureau, Ministry of Education

2003

Apr.

Chief, Planning Section, Policy Division, Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2005

Feb.

Deputy Director, Administrative Reform Promotion Office (concurrent), Senior Specialist, General Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2006

Oct.

Director, Senior High School Division, Kochi Prefectural Board of Education

2007

Apr.

Director, Education Policy Division, Kochi Prefectural Board of Education

2009

Jul.

Assistant Director, Policy Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Agency for Cultural Affairs

2012

Sep.

Senior Specialist, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2012

Dec.

First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Brazil

2016

Oct.

Officer Assigned to the Minister’s Secretariat (in charge of sports, culture, world, and forums), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2017

Feb.

Director for Planning and Coordination, Policy Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Agency for Cultural Affairs

2018

Apr.

Director, Teacher Training Planning Office, University Promotion Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2020

Jan.

Counsellor for Social and Market Systems, Office of the Director-General for Economic and Social Systems, Cabinet Office

2022

Jan.

Counsellor for Cultural Creation (concurrent), Director-General, Headquarters for Regional Cultural Creation, Agency for Cultural Affairs

2023

Aug.

Director, General Affairs Division, Growth and Development Bureau, Children and Families Agency

2025

Apr.

Director, Regional Learning Promotion Division, Educational Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2026

Apr.

Executive Vice President, National University Corporation The University of Osaka

Executive Director TAKEUCHI Noriko

Term: April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1986

Mar.

Graduated from School of Human Sciences, The University of Osaka

1990

Jul.

Joined Congrès Inc.

2001

Jun.

Director, Congrès Inc.

2005

Jun.

Executive Managing Director, Congrès Inc.

2011

Jan.

Representative Director, Congrès Inc.

2013

Jun.

President, Congrès Inc.

2022

Apr.

Executive Director (part-time), National University CorporationThe University of Osaka

Executive Director YAMAMOTO Haruko

Term: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Professional Experience

1988

Mar.

Graduated from The University of Osaka School of Medicine

1999

Feb.

PhD (Medicine) (The University of Osaka)

1999

Dec.

Physician at the Department of Rehabilitation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2000

Jan.

Examiner at the Drug and Medical Device Evaluation Center, National Institute of Health Sciences

2002

Jan.

Assistant to the Cabinet Office for Science and Technology Policy (seconded from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)

2003

Jan.

Clinical staff at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center for Vascular Medicine

2005

Nov.

Chief of the Clinical Trials Section, Department of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2010

Apr.

Chief of the Clinical Trials Promotion Section, Department of Clinical Research, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2010

Oct.

Director of the Department of Advanced Medicine and Clinical Trials Promotion, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2014

Apr.

Special Assistant to the President of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (~ September 2020)

2019

Apr.

Director of Clinical Research Management Department, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2020

Oct.

Special Assistant to the President, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

2023

Apr.

Director of Data Science Department, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

2023

Jul.

Director of Clinical Research Management Department, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (concurrent appointment)

2024

Apr.

Director of Research Promotion Department, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (concurrent appointment)

2024

Apr.

Director of National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (concurrent appointment)

2025

Apr.

Executive Director of The University of Osaka (part-time)

Auditors

KINOSHITA Takehisa (Full-time)

Term: September 1, 2024 ~ June 30, 2028

Professional Experience

1978

Apr.

Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

2000

Jun.

Chief, Strategy Planning Division, E-net Department, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

2006

Apr.

Manager, Management Quality Group, Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.

2006

Oct.

Group Manager, Tokyo Administration Office, Panasonic Corporation

2007

Apr.

Group Manager, Director, Tokyo Administration Office, Panasonic Corporation

2009

Apr.

Director, Government & External Relations Department; Chief, Tokyo Office, Panasonic Corporation

2013

Jan.

Advisor, Government & External Relations Department, Tokyo Office, Panasonic Corporation

2013

Apr.

Manager, Matsushita Shinshin-an, Panasonic Corporation

2020

Sep.

Auditor (full-time), National University Corporation The University of Osaka

YAMAURA Miki (Part-time)

Term: September 1, 2024 ~ June 30, 2028

Professional Experience

2003

Oct.

Joined Osaka Bar Association

2003

Oct.

Joined Kitahama Partners Law Office

2012

Oct.

Civil Mediator, Osaka District Court (through September 2016)

2014

Jan.

Joined Hatotani Bekki and Yamaura Law Offices

2021

Apr.

Executive Councilor, Osaka Bar Association (through March 2022)

2021

Apr.

Director, Kinki Federation of Bar Associations (through March 2022)

2024

Sep.

Auditor (part-time), National University Corporation, The University of Osaka

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