Project Overview

The University of Miyazaki is a medium-sized university consisting of five faculties: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, and Faculty of Regional Innovation.

In FY2009, the university was selected as a recipient of the “Promotion of Independent Research Environment for Young Researchers (Japanese-Style Tenure Track System)” project funded by the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and has been implementing the “University of Miyazaki Model for Developing Young Research Leaders” project. As of FY2022, 23 tenure-track faculty members have been hired. In the evaluation of the project progression from FY2011 to FY2022, our project received an overall rating of “S”, and was highly evaluated as a role model for mid-size regional universities.

After the completion of the subsidy program, the tenure track system is linked to the Project for Outstanding Researchers and has been continued using voluntary financial resources. The system has expanded into a university-wide effort to foster young human resources, including those in the fields of education and nursing.