Board of Councilors - Committees

University Management

Business and Finance

Academic and Research

Sustainable Development of Okinawa (Public)

Sustainable Development of Okinawa (Business)

Government & Industry Relations (Special)

University Management

Chair

  • Ralph Eichler

OIST Members

  • Shinji Narita
  • Scott Rudisel
  • Amy Shen

External Members

  • Hideo Yamasaki
  • Monte Cassim
  • Yuichiro Anzai
  • Mariko Hasegawa

Charter

  • Comments on the management and administrative issues of the University.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Meets during the regular BOC meetings and presents a report (ad hoc meetings as needed).

Business and Finance

Chair

  • Jenifer Rogers

OIST Members

  • Isaku Higa

External Members

  • Ryo Hirasawa
  • Tatsuo Kawasaki
  • Kenji Govaers
  • Jesper Koll
  • Duncan Clark

Charter

  • Comments on budget and financial issues, such as Budget Plan and Financial Statement.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Meets during the regular BOC meetings and presents a report (ad hoc meetings as needed).

Academic and Research

Chair

  • Keith Hodgson

OIST Members

  • Thomas Busch
  • Christine Luscombe

External Members

  • Frederic Gilman
  • Yuichiro Anzai
  • Yi-Jyun Luo
  • Kamila Mustafina
  • Ayaka Usui
  • Masakazu Igarashi
  • Yuko Kakazu

Charter

  • Comments on the rules for management and institutional performance in academics and research.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Meets during the regular BOC meetings and presents a report (ad hoc meetings as needed).

Sustainable Development of Okinawa (Public)

Chair

  • Yoshihisa Kawakami

OIST Members

  • Isaku Higa

External Members

  • Yoshimi Nagahama
  • Yoshimi Teruya
  • Ryo Matsumoto
  • Hiroyuki Motonaga 
  • Miki Fuchibe
  • Nobuaki Tanaka

Charter

  • Comments on all issues related to interaction with the Okinawan local community.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Meets during the regular BOC meetings and presents a report (ad hoc meetings as needed).

Sustainable Development of Okinawa (Business)

Chair

  • Daisuke Kan

OIST Members

  • Gil Granot-Mayer
  • Heather Young

External Members

  • Masaki Masudo
  • Tatsuo Kawasaki
  • Hiroyuki Motonaga 
  • Miki Fuchibe
  • Yoshikazu Higashi

Charter

  • Comments on all issues related to the interaction with Okinawan businesses.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Meets during the regular BOC meetings and presents a report (ad hoc meetings as needed).

Government & Industry Relations (Special)

Chair

  • Kenji Govaers

OIST Members

  • Gil Granot-Mayer
  • Heather Young
  • Isaku Higa

External Members

  • Monte Cassim
  • Miki Fuchibe
  • Ryo Hirasawa
  • Daisuke Kan
  • Tetsuo Kawasaki
  • Nobuaki Tanaka
  • Jenifer Rogers

Charter

  • Comments on all issues related to foster external funding.
  • Advises the President on questions concerning these matters.
  • Ad hoc meetings as needed.