About L-INSIGHT

Organizational Management Structure

We test program effectiveness in collaboration with our Fellows. To provide coordinated support for Fellows in achieving their goals, we are creating an ecosystem by working closely with leading researchers and partner institutions both in Japan and abroad. We also receive advice from domestic and international groups affiliated with Kyoto University’s Center for Enhancing Next-Generation Research (E-NER), of which L-INSIGHT is part, to improve our programs and operating systems.

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* KIRIN, Shimadzu, Mitsui Chemicals, University of Melbourne (AUS), Osaka University (JPN), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology OIST (JPN), Kobe University (JPN), Heidelberg University (GER), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (GER), University of Göttingen (GER), etc.

Center for Enhancing Next-Generation Research (E-NER)

Steering Committee, Operations Committee, Management Office

The Center for Enhancing Next-Generation Research (E-NER) merged with Kyoto University Research Administration Center (KURA) in April 2024. E-NER operates under a Director who also serves as the L-INSIGHT Program Manager. The organization is structured around three key committees:

  1. The Screening Committee: Handles the selection of L-INSIGHT Fellows Day-to-day operations are managed by the L-INSIGHT Office
  2. The Steering Committee: The program’s primary decision-making body, which includes Kyoto University’s Executive Vice-President
  3. The Operations Committee: Responsible for program planning and development

L-INSIGHT Fellows

Demonstrating effectiveness with an interdisciplinary community

To develop and disseminate effective programs for fostering the next generation of leading researchers, we test the effectiveness of the programs in collaboration with our Fellows, who are selected through a competitive application process. Each cohort participates in the program for approximately three years. Between June 2020 and FY2024, thirty ECRs representing fourteen different faculties and graduate schools across Kyoto University—spanning humanities and social sciences, medical and life sciences, and science and engineering—have been appointed as L-INSIGHT Fellows.

Partner / Collaborating Institutions and Organizations

Creating a diverse environment

In collaboration with domestic and international institutions, we provide our Fellows with unique opportunities in each program, including platforms for interdisciplinary, intercultural, and intergenerational discussions.

Advisory Board and External Evaluation Committe

Systems of operational support and evaluation

We receive annual guidance from our Advisory Board, whose members offer holistic suggestions to L-INSIGHT Fellows and provide management with insights from specialized, international perspectives. We also receive input from our External Evaluation Committee, comprising experts in researcher development. In FY2023, they evaluated our Program Development phase and provided feedback.