Project Overview
Commitment of Three Institutions toward Diversity Initiatives
Five Principles
Recruit more female researchers and actively appoint them to managerial positions
Proactively recruit female professors and young female researchers
Open recruitment exclusively for female researchers who wish to return to their hometown or to move to other nearby cities in order to seek employment
Recruitment under the Cross-Appointment System among the national institutes of technology and companies, and through the global industrial-academia collaboration
Exchange among female researchers by using the GIGAKU (science and technology) Techno Park Network
Raise organization-wide gender equal consciousness
Launch a Diversity Promotion Office and appoint a person in charge at each institution
Hold lectures on gender equality in collaboration with the related and affiliated institutions
Raise awareness in regards to promoting diversity and gender equality in the capacity of a hub university under the UN Academic Impact project and MEXT super global university
Provide study and career support for female researchers
Provide study support for outstanding female researchers
Provide support for joint research led by female researchers
Provide support for joint research which will lead to creating female leaders, technological innovation in the industry, and the revitalization of local communities
Hold seminars on fundraising for female researchers
Hold seminars in pursuit of attracting female students to enroll into doctoral courses
Engineering ethics education and enlightenment
Life event support
Provide study support for researchers who are caring for their small children or aging parents
Provide study support for researchers who return to work
Provide assistance for researchers who use child-care services for their sick children
Start in-house nurseries
Establish a mentoring system in order to provide work-life balance and career support, Launch an advising room and appoint concierges
Develop a list of alternative faculty members
Provide support for female researchers in collaboration with local communities and companies
Facilitate networking between female researchers, local communities, and companies in collaboration with the related and affiliate institutions
Examine a concept of a Diversity Consortium (temporary name) for the purpose of assisting female researchers and engineers in collaboration with local industrial associations
To Ripple through the Local Communities and Industries in Collaboration
