Overview
Mission
The Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University, pursues interdisciplinary and composite researches operated by external funds, so as to achieve the following mission;
(1) to contribute to society by producing knowledge that resolves current issues, and
(2) to promote collaboration between government, industry, and academia.
Message from the Director
Greetings from the Director, the Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University
The Research and Development Initiative of Chuo University was established in July 1999 with the aim of generating knowledge to solve the most pressing problems of modern society through interdisciplinary joint research in collaboration with industry, academia, and government. We celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024. The Initiative has established ‘Research Units’ for each project, consisting of researchers, including both visiting scholars and faculty members. Each Research Unit carries out research with its own objectives and a clearly stated plan based on external funding from government agencies, companies and other sources.
The Research and Development Initiative conducts research in a wide range of fields relevant to Chuo University as a whole. The Research Units include science and engineering fields (social infrastructure and planning, environmental conservation and sustainability, robotics, nanomaterials, big data, etc.) and humanities and science fusion fields (policy science, psychology, brain science, etc.). By the end of FY2023, the total number of Research Units has exceeded 120, with research results that have both academic and social impact. The Research Units will continue to produce research that is influential both academically and socially.
Today, the world is undergoing serious structural changes ranging from geopolitics and climate change to artificial intelligence. Japan has a mountain of issues to deal with, such as an aging population, and we must create and disseminate cutting-edge knowledge to solve pressing social issues. Interdisciplinary research is indispensable for solving these issues. This is also the mission of our university. Through research in collaboration with other universities and institutions, we intend to expand the Research and Development Initiative that can make a greater contribution to society. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to our collaboration.
Tomohiro SHISHIME
Director of the Research and Development Initiative
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering
History
year | month | |
1999 | 7 | Established at Ichigaya campus. The First Director : Shigeo Tsujii, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. |
2000 | 4 | Number of Research Units : 2 Number of Full-Time Researchers : 6 |
2002 | 4 | The Second Director : Nobuyuki Okubo, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 11 Number of Full-Time Researchers : |
2003 | 4 | Move to Korakuen campus. Main facilities were provided on the 12th floor of Building No. 3. |
2005 | 4 | The Third Director : Kunio Saito, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 16 (Accumulative Number of Research Units : 31) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 26 |
2008 | 4 | The Director Reappointed : Kunio Saito, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 10 (Accumulative Number of Research Units : 41) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 22 |
2011 | 4 | The Director Reappointed : Kunio Saito, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 11 (Accumulative Number of Research Units : 53) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 23 |
2014 | 4 | The Forth Director : Shuji Tsukiyama, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 17 (Accumulative Number of Research Units : 73) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 31 |
2017 | 4 | The Director Reappointed : Shuji Tsukiyama, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 21 (Accumulative Number of Research Units : 92) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 36 |
2020 | 4 | The Fifth Director: Youichi Ishii, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 20(Accumulative Number of Research Units : 104) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 35 |
2023 | 4 | The Director Reappointed : Youichi Ishii, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 20(Accumulative Number of Research Units : 122) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 38 |
2024 | 5 | The Director Reappointed : Tomohiro Shishime, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering. Number of Research Units : 24(Accumulative Number of Research Units : 130) Number of Full-Time Researchers : 43 |
About Research Unit
Administration
Steering Committee
Chairman : Tomohiro Shishime (Director)
Members :
Kazunori Umeda
Takuya Sato
Tsutomu Kobayashi
Tatsuya Kitai
Hideo Fukamachi
Hisashi Osumi
Ippeita Dan
Taro Nakamura
Makoto Arai
Toshinari Kamakura
Shoji Fukuoka
Takumi Kawahara
Contact
Research Administration Office
Email: k-shien-grp@g.chuo-u.ac.jp