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I was appointed the Senior Advisor to the President (Management and Planning) and the Director of the Office of Management and Planning at Osaka University on January 1, 2024.

Established in April 2016, the Office of Management and Planning has been working to support the executive members and the researchers of the university to further strengthen Osaka University’s quality of education, research, social contribution, and internationalization through the acquisition and analysis of relevant information for policy development, strategic decision-making as well as proposing measures to the university.

The Office of Management and Planning, under the leadership of Senior Executive Vice President Yasufumi Kaneda (University Management and Planning of OU Vision) and Executive Vice President Takao Onoye (Research and International Affairs (Research)), strives to enhance the IR (Institutional Research) function, which accurately analyzes the institution’s strengths and weaknesses, and accordingly, strengthen the URA (University Research Administrator) function, which provides support to Osaka University’s senior executive and research community, as a means to develop and enhance measures of the institution. One such initiative is the "OU Ecosystem," which creates a virtuous cycle of knowledge, talents, and funds. Furthermore, we have been promoting an Osaka University initiative original －“URA×IR activities,” which synergistically combines these two activities.

It will become increasingly important to disseminate these activities and their effects throughout the university. To this end, I will direct the Office of Management and Planning to listen to the voices of the research community, hold a series of dialogues with the senior executive of the departments, as well as further advance the provision of value that contributes to management decisions by maximizing our analytical capabilities.

All members of our office will work together to make the Office of Management and Planning indispensable for each and every member of Osaka University, and through close collaboration with the Strategic Management Team at the Office of the Provost, Research Planning Division, and other related departments, we will strive to gain the understanding and cooperation of everyone within and outside Osaka University. We look forward to your continued support.