NAITO, Toshiya

Position	Project Professor
Degree	Bachelor of Laws
Specialty	Educational Administraion (Higher Education, Primary and Secondary Education), University Management, Special Needs Education, Cultural Property Protection Administration
Current Research Interests	Imagination for Future Society

Professional Career

1988: graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law
1988: joined the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (now, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology: MEXT)
1995: Director, Ishikawa Prefecture
2000: First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Thailand
2003: Director for Special Support Education Planning, MEXT
2004: Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Office of Education
2007: Director, Monuments and Sites Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs
2009: Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat
2011: Director, Technical Education Division, MEXT
2013: Director, Student Affairs Division, MEXT
2015: Superintendent, Chiba Prefectural Board of Education
2018: Director-General, Agency for Cultural Affairs-Japan
2019: Executive Vice President and Secretary-General, Kyushu University
2022: Executive Trustee, The Open University of Japan
2024: Research Strategy Officer, Tokyo University of Science
2025: Project Professor, GRIPS

Selected publications

“Current Status and Challenges of Work Style Reform for Staff in National Universities; Towards a‘New Normal Society’” [IDE Modern Higher Education (No.628)]

“Recurrent Education at The Open University of Japan” [Report on the Subcommittee on Lifelong Learning, Central Council for Education, MEXT 27th Nov.2023]

“Development of Learning Programs Using Educational Contents for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities” [Reporter and Moderator, OUJ Symposium 27th Jan.2025]