In response to the establishment of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo, October 1 2024, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University convened a joint selection meeting for the head of the new corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Joint Meeting"), February 22, 2024. The selection criteria and methods, term of office, and other matters have been decided and hereby announced.
Candidates for the head of the integrated corporation are required to meet the qualifications, abilities, etc. described in the "Selection Criteria for the Inaugural Head of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo" (see below) established by the Joint Meeting.
The head's term of office will be from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028. Nominations and applications must be received between February 26(Monday) and March 21 (Thursday), 2024.
For more details on the selection process and the "Selection Criteria for the Inaugural Head of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo", please see below.
English version of the document will be available later.
February 22, 2024
Joint Meeting for Selection of Head of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo
The Joint Meeting for selection of the inaugural head of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo has established its selection criteria as listed below.
For the selection of candidates by the Joint Meeting, we call for diverse individuals with qualities and capabilities as specified in the criteria, such as management experience in an organization of any size, from both universities, through nomination or self-recommendation. Following the selection process, the candidate who is considered most suitable for bearing the ultimate responsibility for the national university corporation will be appointed as its inaugural head. It is our consensus that the head will lead the newly established Institute of Science Tokyo to completely eradicate the closed organizational culture that Japanese universities have tended to fall into in the past, and build an environment that is open to society at large with a diverse group of members working with the “free and equal human relationships” mindset, which should be fundamental to academia.
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Joint Meeting for Selection of Head of National University Corporation
Institute of Science Tokyo (February 22, 2024)
Towards the goal of "creating a new type of university, which no other university has been able to achieve," and in order to forge a vibrant future as a center of international excellence in education and research, the newly established Institute of Science Tokyo aims to:
Therefore, Institute of Science Tokyo is committed to respecting diversity in expertise and roles, taking on challenges without fear of failure, based on "free and equal human relationships." It aims to build an organizational culture based on the well-being of its members.
The inaugural head of National University Corporation Institute of Science Tokyo will be expected to have the following qualities and capabilities:
