IMI serves as a core institution of the Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry (APCMfI). It has also contributed to the management of international communities, including the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), through initiatives such as the establishment of its IMI Australia Branch and the implementation of exchange activities with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia based on formal agreements.
Meanwhile, amid the rapid economic growth of Southeast Asia, expectations for Japan’s contribution as an environmentally advanced nation are increasing, particularly in the areas of efficiency and energy conservation in fundamental infrastructure sectors such as transportation, logistics, and energy. In addition, Japan–ASEAN relations marked their 50th anniversary in 2023, further elevating the importance of such contributions. Interest in the future design of these infrastructures is also growing from the perspective of disaster risk reduction. Furthermore, as IMI expands its research into nationally important technological fields, it is necessary to strategically manage international collaborations with due consideration for economic security.
In light of these circumstances, and in order to concretely and centrally advance the University’s “Gateway to Asia and Oceania” initiative while further strengthening strategic partnerships with related countries, IMI has reorganized and expanded “Australia Branch” and, as of April 1, 2026, established a new “Division of International Affairs”.

This division will strengthen existing collaborations with Australia and New Zealand, while also promoting partnerships with ASEAN countries. Through industry–academia collaboration, it will foster and develop talent in Asia, thereby contributing to addressing the shortage of highly skilled mathematical professionals in Japan. At the same time, it will formulate strategies and plans for international collaboration in coordination with governmental bodies, while responding to requirements related to economic security, research integrity and security, and open science. In addition, the division will promote participation in the management of international research communities and support faculty members in conducting international collaborative research.

Reference 1:
Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry
https://apcmfi.org/
The International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
https://iciam.org/

Reference 2:
List of IMI Partner Institutions

Partner institutions	Country / Region	Partner Category
Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics	Vietnam / Asia	International Academic Cooperation Program
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Science, University of Hamburg	Germany / Europe	International Academic Cooperation and Student Exchange Program
Faculty of Sciences, Sfax University	Tunisia / Africa	International Academic Cooperation Program
School of Mathematics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study	South Korea / Asia	International Academic Cooperation Program
Politecnico di Torino	Italy / Europe	International Academic Cooperation Program
Department of Mathematics, Ajou Center for Mathematics and Statistics in Industry, Ajou University	South Korea / Asia	International Academic Cooperation Program
Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Malaysia / Asia	International Academic Cooperation and Student Exchange Program

(Excluding institutions that have agreements directly with Kyushu University, such as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and La Trobe University.)

Please see the list of Kyushu University’s partner institutions below.
https://www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/intlweb/agreeview/worldmap.php?en=1

Division of International Affairs, List of Academic Staff

• CESANA, Pierluigi (Professor)(Concurrent)
  PDEs, Calculus of Variations, Gamma-Convergence, Materials Science
• KAJIWARA, Kenji (Professor)(concurrent)
  Discrete Differential Geometry, Integrable Systems, Painlevé Systems, Discrete and Ultradiscrete Systems
• NGUYEN, Duy Hien (Professor)(concurrent)
  Mathematical Statistics; Statistical Computing; Statistical Learning; Bayesian Statistics; Signal Processing; Stochastic Programming; Optimization Theory
• SATO, Fumikazu (Professor)(Concurrent)
  Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Industry-Academia Collaboration, Standards and Certifications
• GAINA, Daniel (Associate Professor)
  Logic, Formal Methods, Category Theory
• TAGAMI, Daisuke (Associate Professor)(Concurrent)
  Numerical Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Electromagnetics, Computer Aided Engineering