Organizational Structure
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Summary
The Robert Huang Entrepreneurship Center is a joint education and research center within Kyushu University that conducts education and research related to entrepreneurship in order to nurture leaders who will actively challenge the creation of new value in all areas of society. It also aims to support creative research and development that can be the seeds of venture businesses. Fostering entrepreneurial human resources who will take on the challenge of high-impact social change and contributing to the production of innovative startups, centered on the Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Division and the Academy of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, and in collaboration with other regional ecosystems.
Past Activities and Achievements
QREC Steering Committee
QREC has established a Steering Committee to deliberate on matters related to education and research under the control of the Center Director. The Steering Committee meets regularly and receives advice from the Steering Committee members.
Committee Members
| Director of QREC Center / Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics | Hitoshi Takada |
|---|---|
| Dean, Faculty of Humannvironment Studies | Hisao Takekuma |
| Dean, Graduate School of Engineering | Motoshi Yamamoto |
| Dean, Graduate School of Art and Design | Akira Omoto |
| Dean, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering | Makoto Yokoo |
| Dean, Graduate School of Medicine | Koichi Akashi |
| Director, Department of Industrial Management, Graduate School of Economics and Management | Takeshi Mokudai |
| Director, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences | Tsuneji Harada |
| QREC Deputy Director/Professor | Shingo Igarashi |
| Assistant General Manager, Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Division | Shinji Onishi |
QREC External Advisors Meeting
QREC appoints advisors from among experts outside the university to provide guidance and advice on the operation of the Center. Advisor meetings are held as necessary to obtain advice on operations.
Advisor Member
| Founder and former Chairman of SYNNEX Corporation Doctor Emeritus, Kyushu University | Robert Huang |
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| Professor, Stanford University Director, Asia-U.S. Center for Technology Management Research | Richard B. Dasher |
| President and CEO, Yuko Yuko Holdings Inc. | Wakako Tokuda |
| President & representative director & &CEO, Healios K.K | Hardy TS Kagimoto |
| Founder & CEO, Reapra Pte Ltd. | Shuhei Morofuji |
| Professor, Faculty of Business Administration and Education, Kyoto University | Jin-ichiro YAMADA |
| WiL, LLC General Partner & CEO | Gen Isayama |
| Senior Advisor, Kyushu Electric Power Co. | Masayoshi Nuki |
| Fukuoka Regional Strategy Promotion Council, Executive Director | Shuhei Ishimaru |