The Office of Institutional Research (IR Office) was established in April 2008 through reorganizing the former University Evaluation and Information Office to support the decision-making process of Kyushu University by researching, collecting, analyzing and providing information, which is the basis for university management. [Institutional Research (IR) means supporting the decision-making process of the University with data.]

The mission of the IR Office is to advance and strengthen the functions of the university. For the President and the Executive Office, which has the duty of planning and formulating problem-solving measures, the IR Office is to accurately identify the strengths and weaknesses of the university through the collection, organization, and analysis of IR information from both inside and outside the university, and to provide support for evidence-based reform and improvement.

○IR Office Official Website

The IR data which the University holds are available to each stakeholder – executives, the faculty, administration staff and the public. FACT BOOK and manuals related to the IR system are available for you to understand the current situation of the University as well as to use for your operation.
【URL】https://www3.ir.kyushu-u.ac.jp

○IR data list

To provide the President and the Executive Committee with data and analysis results quickly and efficiently, all sorts of IR information scattered throughout the university is collected and carefully examined and added to the IR Data List at the IR data management departments and data definitions are created. This list allows you to find which department holds what kind of data and for what period of time, so please use it effectively in your various operations.
＜The items are available to faculty and administrative staff only on the IR Office website (see below).＞

○FACT BOOK/VISION 2030 Progress Report

The purpose of this is to understand the current situation of the university and its various departments, and to use this information for reform, improvement, and the formulation of future plans. To achieve this, the IR office creates a FACTBOOK, primarily using open data collected by the office, employing methods such as graphical displays with year-over-year comparisons. The FACTBOOK is available in both "PDF version" and "Interactive version" on the IR Office website. In the "Interactive version," you can select only the information you need and adjust the graphs according to your needs. Additionally, starting from the 2024 academic year, the "VISION 2030 Progress Report," which includes KPI data related to the realization of VISION 2030 and the National University Corporation plan, is also published.
＜The items available to the public on the IR Office website (see below).＞

○Research analysis tool, SciVal and researcher profiling tool, Pure

To enhance the university's international competitiveness and strengthen its research functions, the IR Office has introduced SciVal and Pure to grasp the trends in research fields and research capabilities of researchers in and outside Japan, visualize them, and disseminate the research results.​​

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