Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development Distinguished ProfessorKiyoshi KOBAYASHI (Kyoto University Professor, Emeritus)

【Specialized Fields】

Planning / Management

【Background】

Graduated from the Kyoto University Faculty and Graduate School of Engineering. PhD (Engineering). Assistant Professor at Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering, Assistant Professor and Professor at Tottori University Faculty of Engineering before becoming Professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering.
Served as President of Japan Society of Civil Engineers; J. of American Society of Civil Engineering Vice Editor-in-Chief; Applied Regional Science Conference President; Visiting Fellow for IIASA, OECD and World Bank.
Currently engaged in Chairman of Council for the Promotion of National Land Stabilization, Cabinet Secretariat; Acting Chairman, Council for Infrastructure, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Temporary member, Council for Transport Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Science Council of Japan Coalition Member; President of Japan Association of Asset Management (JAAM).

【Publications】

Kobayashi, K. et al, Joint Ventures in Construction, Thomas Telford, 2012.

【Message】

Let us consider planning, operation and management of public policies in an advanced information and knowledge-intensive society, based on the knowledge of economics and engineering. Lectures handle the view and methods of policy assessment by taking actual case studies as examples.