FD / SD Faculty and Staff Development
The Division for Educational Development plans and conducts FD / SD training programs mainly for faculty and staff, with the aim of improving educational quality and strengthening research supervision capabilities.
Depending on the content of the training, programs may also be made widely available to NAIST members, including doctoral students.
Main Activities
- Planning and implementation of training programs based on themes that contribute to educational improvement
- Sharing of knowledge related to education and research supervision
- Lectures and workshops featuring internal and external experts
FD / SD Training List
A list of FD / SD training programs conducted by the Division for Educational Development (newest first).
| Date | Theme |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Using AI for English academic writing and research presentations — the strengths and limits of machine translation and generative AI (Yukiko Nakayama, U-English / NAIST English Lecturer) |
| March 9, 2026 | Youth mental health and the accommodations we need to provide (Prof. Shun Okada, Nara Medical University) |
| December 10, 2024 | Understanding and responding to student mental health issues (Prof. Hiroyoshi Adachi, Osaka University) |
| November 26, 2024 | The future university: what is expected today and tomorrow (Yasuki Matsuo, Cabinet Secretariat) (canceled) |
| March 12, 2024 | Using generative AI in English-medium research and education (Prof. Yosuke Yanase, Kyoto University) |
| December 8, 2023 | The future university: what is expected today and tomorrow (Yasuki Matsuo, Cabinet Office) |
| March 16, 2023 | Designing on-demand courses (Prof. Chiaki Iwasaki, Kansai University) |
| March 6, 2023 | Technical English writing for academic papers: titles and abstracts (Yukiko Nakayama, U-English) |
| December 2, 2022 | Japan’s science, technology and innovation policy (Yasuki Matsuo, Cabinet Office) |
| August 29, 2022 | The science of a carrying voice — and how to develop one (Prof. Yoshiro Fukui, Kyushu Institute of Technology & Miyako Moriyama, vocalist) |
| March 28–29, 2022 | Writing high-quality academic papers in English (Melinda Hale, Ikasho Kyoshitsu) |
| December 15, 2021 | NAIST English Seminar: Dealing with Grammar Errors in Research Writing (Leigh McDowell, NAIST) |
| December 3, 2021 | Japan’s science, technology and innovation policy (Yasuki Matsuo, Cabinet Office) |
| September 16, 2021 | Mental health care for graduate student supervision (Prof. Megumi Sasaki, JAIST) |
| August 4, 2021 | International FD Webinar 2021 (co-hosted with Educational Collaboration Division) |
| March 29–30, 2021 | Scientific English writing seminar (Yukiko Nakayama, U-English & Leigh McDowell, NAIST) |
| March 15, 2021 | Research supervision in the laboratory (Prof. Hiroaki Sato, Osaka University) |
| March 2, 2021 | Education, research and SDGs (co-hosted with Educational Collaboration Division) |
| November 26, 2020 | Science, technology and innovation policy (strengthening research capacity) (Yasuki Matsuo, MEXT) |
| October 6, 2020 | Global education in the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19 (co-hosted with Educational Collaboration Division) |
| September 1, 2020 | What is quality in higher education, and what does quality assurance mean? (Prof. Shun Tsuchiya, NIAD-QE) |
| March 26–27, 2020 | Scientific English writing seminar (Melinda Hale, Ikasho Kyoshitsu) |
| March 25–26, 2020 | Active learning to develop competencies: group work and PBL (Prof. Shungo Kawanishi, JAIST et al.) |
| October 4, 2019 | Science, technology innovation and university reform (Yasuki Matsuo, Cabinet Office) |
| September 20, 2019 | Science and technology policy and the growing expectations for university reform (Prof. Akira Otake, University of Tokyo) |
| May 31 & June 21, 2019 | Career development in an era of transformation (Makoto Shimazaki, former Otsuka Pharmaceutical) |
| March 29, 2019 | Teaching in English / Presenting in English (Masakuni Yoshinaka, ALC) |
| January 16, 2019 | University reform and the future role of higher education institutions (Yasuki Matsuo, MEXT) |
| September 20, 2018 | Developing transferable skills in graduate education (Prof. Yasunori Yamauchi, Tohoku University) |
| July 27, 2018 | Human resource development in light of science and technology policy and university reform (Prof. Akira Otake, JST/CRDS) |