Symposium on Human Resource Development and Institutional Transformation
On 13 November 2026, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) will host a symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the university’s tenure-track system. The event will bring together university leaders, tenure-track alumni, current faculty members, and representatives from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to reflect on two decades of experience and discuss the future of research talent development in Japan.
Event Theme
Has the Tenure-Track System Changed Universities?
The symposium will explore a broader question than simply whether the tenure-track system has helped young researchers. Instead, it will examine how the system may have influenced:
- Human resource development
- University governance
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Organizational culture
- Research leadership
at TUAT over the past twenty years.
Program Highlights
Opening Remarks
The symposium will be opened by Nobufumi Nakamura, President of TUAT.
Lecture by the Director of the Tenure-Track Promotion Organization
Wuled Lenggoro
“Has the Tenure-Track System Changed Universities? Twenty Years of Experience at TUAT”
Keynote Address from MEXT
Kanae Kurata, Director of the Human Resources Policy Division, MEXT
“Fundamental Policies for Science and Technology Human Resources in a New Era” (tentative title)
Invited Talks
Makoto Yoshida, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture
“The Role of the Tenure-Track System in Agricultural Research”
Tomoko Yoshino, Director of the Institute of Global Innovation Research
“Interdisciplinary Research and the Growth of Young Researchers: Lessons from the Tenure-Track Experience”
Panel Discussion
“Has the Tenure-Track System Changed Universities?
Human Resource Development and Institutional Transformation over 20 Years”
Moderator:
- Madoka Ohji, Deputy Director, Tenure-Track Promotion Organization
Panelists:
- Hirotaka Saito, Special Executive Advisor and Executive Vice President
- Takeshi Suzuki, Professor (Institute of Agriculture)
- Yasumoto Nakazawa, Professor and Director of the Nature and Science Museum
- Ikuo Mizuuchi, Professor (Institute of Engineering)
Why This Event Matters
Since its introduction in 2006, the tenure-track system at TUAT has produced more than 80 tenured faculty members and has become an important component of the university’s academic development.
The symposium aims to examine not only the careers of individual researchers but also broader institutional impacts, including:
- interdisciplinary collaboration between agriculture and engineering,
- internationalization of research,
- leadership development,
- and the emergence of researchers who later became deans, directors, and university executives.
Rather than serving as a commemorative reunion, the event is intended as a forum for considering how tenure-track systems can contribute to the next generation of university development.
Event Information
Date: 13 November 2026
Symposium: 14:15–16:40
Venue: Green Hall, New Building 1, Koganei Campus, TUAT
Networking Reception: 17:00–18:30
Venue: Ellipse Hall, Koganei Campus
“The symposium will ask not only what the tenure-track system has achieved over the last twenty years, but also what it should enable over the next twenty years.”
【お知らせ】テニュアトラック制度発足 20周年記念シンポジウム開催について
令和8年10月8日
教職員各位
東京農工大学
テニュアトラック推進機構長
WULED LENGGORO
テニュアトラック制度発足 20周年記念シンポジウム開催について
日頃よりテニュアトラック推進機構の取組にご支援、ご協力を賜り、誠にありがとうございます。東京農工大学のテニュアトラック制度発足20周年を記念し、これまでの成果を振り返るとともに、今後の研究人材育成のあり方について、文部科学省からの来賓をお迎えして議論します。研究者、大学関係者、学生の皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。
日時 令和8年11月13日(金)
14時15分～16時40分 シンポジウム 小金井キャンパス グリーンホール
17時00分～18時30分 情報交換会 エリプス３階多目的ホール
情報交換会参加費 4,000円（学生 1,500円）
開催場所 東京農工大学 小金井キャンパス グリーンホール（対面開催）
【お問い合わせ】
研究推進部 研究産学事業課 wakate (a) cc.tuat.ac.jp
