Research Institute Regulations

Article 1. This research institute will be referred to as the Aichi Gakuin University Institute for Psychological and Physical Science.

Article 2. This research institute is located in Aichi Gakuin University's Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science.

Article 3. This research institute contributes to the field of psychological and physical science by conducting comprehensive research in the field.

Article 4. This research institute carries out the following projects to achieve this objective:

1. Research, examinations and collection of data on psychological and physical science
2. Academic exchanges with foreign countries
3. The publication of research findings
4. Lectures and study groups
5. Other required projects

Article 5. This research institute is composed of a director, members of staff and research affairs staff.

Article 6. The director appoints a president from one of the Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science professors, after deliberation at a Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science meeting. The director represents this research institute, and supervises research as well as its entire administration.

Article 7. The director appoints a number of members from three departments as the steering committee, after discussing this at a Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science meeting. The steering committee assists the director in his duties.

Article 8. The director and steering committee's term of office is two years. However, in cases where it is deemed specifically necessary for conducting research, it is possible to extend the director’s term, after Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science deliberation.

Article 9. All research institute staff are Psychological and Physical Science faculty members.

Article 10. During times when research is being conducted, fixed-term researchers other than Psychological and Physical Science faculty members may be employed. The director appoints fixed-term researchers after discussing this with the steering committee, as established in Article 11. A fixed-term researcher’s term of office is one year, but this can be renewed upon deliberation with the steering committee.

Article 11. The steering committee is composed of the director, acting as the chairman, and the steering committee members.

Article 12. Research funding and operating costs of this research institute come from various sources, including the Aichi Gakuin University annual budget.

Article 13. The revision of these regulations can be made upon approval from the dean after deliberation at the Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science meeting.

Supplement 1.These regulations come into force on 1st April 2008.