President's Room
President
MITSUISHI Mamoru
President
Science Council of Japan, the 26th Term
MITSUISHI Mamoru has been serving as the President of the Science Council of Japan since October 2023. He is a Vice-President of the National Institution for Academic and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education and an Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo from 2022. He received his Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1986. He served as an Executive Director and Vice President of the University of Tokyo from 2017 to 2021.
He is a member of various internationally renowned societies including the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), where he was the President from 2019 to 2021.
His areas of expertise are biomedical robotics, in particular computer-integrated surgical support systems and biomanufacturing, sensor-integrated intelligent manufacturing systems.
Message from the President
The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has the four major roles. These are to directly propose the opinions of Japanese scientists to the government and society, to deepen understanding of science through dialogue with civil society, to contribute to the advancement of science in local communities and the functional enhancement of academic societies, and to promote international academic exchange as a representative academy ofJapan. Since its establishment in 1949, SCJ has contributed to scientific progress in collaboration with academies and academic circles around the world.
The world is now facing a lot of important challenges, such as climate change, pandemics caused by infectious diseases, disorder in cyberspace, and global conflicts. Looking at Japan, there are a large number of issues that must be tackled with the utmost care for future generations, including large-scale disasters, population decline and national security. Since things are intricately intertwined, many of these issues cannot be solved by science and technology alone or by the government alone, and it is becoming increasingly important for both parties to work closely together across boundaries. In the international community, which advocates globalism but is also showing its flaws, and in the modern society, which changes at a dizzying pace, the role of national academies is becoming more and more significant.
Under such circumstances in Japan and overseas, SCJ, as a national academy of Japan, has set out an "Action Plan for the Science Council during the 26th Term(October 2023 – September 2026) " regarding the issues to be especially addressed during this period, and has actively worked to make timely and speedy recommendations, strengthen international activities through the establishment of an "International Advisory Board," exchange opinions with industry, and enhance its information dissemination function, such as the Chairman's video message.
SCJ will engage in various activities not only to advance science based on a mid- to long-term perspective, but also to contribute to the urgent resolution of pressing social issues.
MITSUISHI Mamoru
President, the Science Council of Japan
