World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)
Follow-up
The WPI Program Committee meets annually to ascertain the state of project progress and recommend improvements when necessary.
- At Follow-up Meetings, the Program Committee interviews the center directors and the heads of the host institutions and receives a report from the Program Officers assigned to each project.
- When deemed necessary, the Committee prepares a list of aspects that require improvement and conveys it to the subject center(s).
PD, DPD and POs (one for each center) have been assigned by JSPS to conduct the follow-up activities.
as of April 2025
| PD/PO | Name | Position, Affiliation | Assigned center |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD | UKAWA Akira (PDF/144KB) | Director, WPI Promotion Center, JSPS | — |
| DPD | KAIBUCHI Kozo (PDF/220KB) | Director/Designated Professor, Center for Medical Science, Fujita Health University |
— |
| PO | MISHINA Masayoshi (PDF/197KB) | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo | International Research Center for Neurointelligence(IRCN), The University of Tokyo |
| PO | NAKANO Akihiko (PDF/56KB) | Visiting Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo | Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa University |
| PO | TATSUMI Kazuyuki (PDF/69KB) | Honorary Professor, Nagoya University | Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University |
| PO | OKANO Hideyuki (PDF/135KB) | Professor, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Keio University | Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), Kyoto University |
| PO | TSUNETA Saku (PDF/151KB) | Director, Astronomy Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology | International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles (QUP), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) |
| PO | KURODA Shinya (PDF/119KB) | Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine (PRIMe), The University of Osaka |
| PO | YASHIMA Eiji (PDF/957KB) | Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University |
International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM²), Hiroshima University |
| PO | TAKAHASHI Ryosuke (PDF/458KB) | Professor, Office of Research Acceleration, Kyoto University |
Human Biology-Microbiome-Qutantum Research Center (Bio2Q), Keio Univercity |
| PO | SAITO Hiroaki (PDF/218KB) | Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Tohoku University / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
- With the assigned PO as its chair, a working group for each center has been established under the Program Committee.
- Each group comprises about 5-6 specialists in the subject field. As a rule, about half of them are overseas members.
The Center Selected in FY2023
Tohoku University・Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC)
The Centers Selected in FY2022
The University of Osaka Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine (PRIMe)
Hiroshima University International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM²)
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (Bio2Q)
The Center Selected in FY2021
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles (QUP)
The Centers Selected in FY2018
Hokkaido University Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD)
Kyoto University Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi)
The Centers Selected in FY2017
The University of Tokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN)
Kanazawa University Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI)
The Centers Selected in FY2012
University of Tsukuba International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS)
Institute of Science Tokyo（Formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology） Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI)
Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM)
The Center Selected in FY2010
Kyushu University International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER)
The Centers Selected in FY2007
Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)
The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS)
The University of Osaka Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)
National Institute for Materials Science International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)