Board of Directors
The highest decision-making body, overseeing and advising on the social implementation of micro-credentials
- Final decisions on JMICRO's overall business plan, budget, and medium- to long-term vision
- Formal approval of the micro-credential frameworks and recognition schemes developed by the Standardization Committee, the Committee for Quality Assurance and Credential Recognition, and others
- Building high-level cooperation with government ministries and industry bodies, and leading policy proposals for social change
- Promoting mutual recognition with overseas institutions through the International Collaboration Committee, and participating in the global education ecosystem
As of October 2026. Names are given in Western order (given name first).
| President | Katsuhiko Shirai | Professor Emeritus, Waseda University |
| Vice President | Masaru Kitsuregawa | Director-General, Research Organization of Information and Systems (Inter-University Research Institute Corporation) |
| Vice President | Toru Iiyoshi | Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies / Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University |
| Director | Masahiro Inoue | Professor, Faculty of Information Science, Taisho University |
| Director | Ryosuke Ohniwa | Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Director | Shingo Ashizawa | President, Kanda University of International Studies |
| Director | Kikue Sakaguchi | Professor, Research and Development Division, National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) |
| Director | Masanori Fujii | Managing Executive Officer, Benesse Corporation |
| Director | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Director, Recruit Shingaku Research Institute |
| Director | Toru Kishida | Representative Director, NetLearning Holdings, Inc. |
| Director | Hiroaki Haga | President and Representative Director, Digital Knowledge Co.,Ltd. |
| Director | Wataru Hasegawa | President, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics |
| Director | Hiroshi Kawahara | Representative Director, Cyber University Inc. |
| Director | Noboru Ishihara | Visiting Researcher, Comprehensive Research Organization, Waseda University |
| Director | Tsuneo Yamada | Senior Researcher, The Graduate School of Management and Education Technology |
| Director | Keizo Yoshida | Managing Director, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC |
| Auditor | Kazuo Shimokawa | Vice President, Japan Electronic Publishing Association |
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Established on October 23, 2025, JMICRO aims to enhance the credibility, transparency, and utility of micro-credentials in Japan, informed by domestic and international developments in the field. Micro-credentials are a system for learning in smaller units than a traditional degree and certifying those achievements.