FY 2003
| 2003 | 18 August (No.1) |
Recommendation for the JSPS Fellowship, etc. |
| 19 September (No.2) |
Selection of COE research fellows (PD & RA), organization of each study group, research expenses for each study group, etc. |
| 29 October (No.3) |
Budget for the current fiscal year, summary of research results, COE research collaborators, COE research fellow (PD & RA) instructors, research tasks of COE research fellow (PD & RA) instructors, publication of newsletter, etc. |
| 3 December (No.4) |
Employment of COE faculty, commission of third-party evaluation, network with overseas researchers, basic concept of budget preparation for FY2004, etc. |
| 3 December (No.5) |
Report on the FY2004 21st Century COE Program Research Center Formation, employment of COE faculty, research organization for the following fiscal year, recruitment of PD and RA for FY2004, etc. |
| 2004 | 13 January (No.6) |
Report on the FY2004 21st Century COE Program Research Center Formation, plans for FY2003 annual report, etc. |
FY 2004
| 2004 | 16 April (No.1) |
Report on the use of the grant money for research center formation expenses, selection of COE research fellows (RA) for FY2004, research plans for the current fiscal year, etc. |
| 26 May (No.2) |
Issues on third-party evaluation, research tasks of COE research fellows (PD & RA), additional commission of COE joint research fellows, etc. |
| 30 June (No.3) |
Dispatch and appointment of young researchers, additions to the list of overseas affiliated institutions, etc. |
| 30 July (No.4) |
Budget implementation for the second quarter, policies on enforcing measures to deal with issues on the FY2003 third-party evaluation, etc. |
| 29 September (No.5) |
Exchange of memoranda with overseas research institutions, dispatch of young researchers to affiliated overseas institutions, publication of COE program overview, etc. |
| 27 October (No.6) |
Personnel issues of COE faculty, project program for FY2005, basic concept of budget preparation for FY2005, arrangements to prepare interim report for submission to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, etc. |
| 15 December (No.7) |
Research plan and research organization for FY2005, issues on the conducting of the interim assessment, submission of report for the 21st Century COE Program Research Center Formation, etc. |
| 22 December (No.8) |
Issues on the conducting of the interim assessment, FY2005 budget, additional appointment of project promoters, etc. |
| 2005 | 11 January (No.9) |
Submission of report on the 21st Century COE Program Research Center Formation, plans for the preservation and administration of collected materials, etc. |
| 19 January (No.10) |
Issues on documents related to interim assessment, personnel issues of FY2005 COE joint research fellows, etc. |
| 2 February (No.11) |
Personnel issues of FY2005 COE joint research fellows, issues regarding the International Symposium Hosting Committee, etc. |
| 2 March (No.12) |
Selection of FY2005 COE research fellows (PD), plans for application guidelines of COE research fellows (RA), etc. |
FY2005
| 2005 | 15 April (No.1) |
Change in members of Research Promotion Committee, selection of COE research fellows (RA), interviews for interim assessment and submission of related reports, etc. |
| 20 April (No.2) |
Report on the use of grant money for research center formation expenses, submission of interview documents for interim assessment, plans for implementing an international symposium, etc. |
| 25 May (No.3) |
Dissemination of information and experimental exhibition, organization of a working group on the training of senior curators, dispatch of young researchers to affiliated overseas institutions, academic supervisor for COE research fellows (RA), etc. |
| 1 June (No.4) |
Issues on the on-site investigation for the interim assessment, current situation of budget implementation for the first quarter, etc. |
| 29 June (No.5) |
Issues on the on-site investigation for the interim assessment, preparation and disclosure of databases, etc. |
| 8 July (No.6) |
Dealing with the list of questions from the on-site investigation for the interim assessment, registration of research collaborators, etc. |
| 29 July (No.7) |
Report on the on-site investigation for the interim assessment, issues regarding the dispatch of researchers to affiliated overseas institutions and visiting research fellows, etc. |
| 1 September (No.8) |
Documents for on-site investigation and additional explanations, discussions on methods for experimental exhibition and the training of senior curators, reports from working groups, etc. |
| 28 September (No.9) |
Personnel issues of COE faculty and COE research fellows (RA), issues on third-party evaluation, discussion on integration and dissemination of regional information, dispatch and appointment of research fellows, etc. |
| 26 October (No.10) |
Organization and project plans for FY2006, start-up of integrated information dissemination team, third-party evaluation members for the current fiscal year and evaluation schedule, update on the entry of writers for annual report, etc. |
| 30 November (No.11) |
Research organization for FY2006, result of recruitment for research fellows to be dispatched overseas, acceptance of visiting research fellows, international symposium, report on the pre-symposium, etc. |
| 21 December (No.12) |
Research organization and research plans for FY2006, additional appointment of COE faculty, recruitment of candidates for the JSPS Fellowship, etc. |
| 2006 | 11 January (No.13) |
Selection of candidates for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship, research plan and budget for FY2006, budget implementation for the third quarter, etc. |
| 25 January (No.14) |
Discussion on the selection of candidates for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship, etc. |
| 1 February (No.15) |
Approval of personnel for COE faculty (part-time instructors), discussion on organization structure and research plan for FY2006, etc. |
| 8 March (No.16) |
Selection of COE research fellows (PD), organization structure for FY2006, unofficial notice on the provision of COE grant money for FY2006, application guidelines for RA research fellows, etc. |
| 15 March (No.17) |
Application documents for grant money for FY2006 COE center formation expenses, progress report and other submission documents, etc. |
FY 2006
| 2006年 | 14 April (No.1) |
Project promotion structure for FY2006, proposed plan for international symposium, etc. |
| 19 April (No.2) |
Report on the use of grant money for Research Center Formation (research center formation expenses), exchange of memorandum with the Institute of Japanese Culture Studies at Zhejiang Gongshang University, proposed application guidelines for dispatch and acceptance of research fellows to and from affiliated overseas research institutions, etc. |
| 24 May (No.3) |
Dispatch of research fellows and acceptance of visiting researchers to and from affiliated overseas research institutions, joint workshops, etc. |
| 28 June (No.4) |
Selection of young research fellows for dispatch to affiliated overseas research institutions, change in the period of dispatch, acceptance of visiting research fellows, the 2nd COE International Symposium, etc. |
| 28 July (No.5) |
Issues on third-party evaluation, organization of the final research results for the entire program, construction of databases for teams and working groups, publication schedules for publications, etc. |
| 27 September (No.6) |
Issues on third-party evaluation, organization of the final research results for the entire program, construction of databases for teams and working groups, publication schedules for publications, etc. |
| 11 October (No.7) |
Grant application for additional allocation of funds for FY2006 COE Research Center Formation (research center formation expenses), acceptance of visiting research fellows from affiliated overseas research institutions, etc. |
| 25 October (No.8) |
Third-party evaluation committee members for the current fiscal year and evaluation schedule, acceptance of visiting research fellows from affiliated overseas research institutions, publication of research result articles to mark the fifth year of the project, etc. |
| 15 November (No.9) |
Grant application for additional allocation of funds for FY2006 COE Research Center Formation (research center formation expenses), concept of budget preparation for FY2007, etc. |
| 29 November (No.10) |
Plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, third-party evaluation members for the current fiscal year and evaluation schedule, members of the 3rd International Symposium Hosting Committee, etc. |
| 20 December (No.11) |
Personnel issues of COE research fellows (PD), project promoters and governing structure for the following fiscal year, research plans and budget for the following fiscal year, etc. |
| 2007 | 7 February (No.12) |
Research plans and budget for FY2007, plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, etc. |
| 7 March (No.13) |
Selection of FY2007 COE research fellows (PD), personnel issues of joint research fellows, etc. |
FY2007
| 2007 | 13 April (No.1) |
Selection of FY2007 COE research fellows (PD), assignment of FY2007 researchers to research teams, etc. |
| 18 April (No.2) |
Report on the use of the grant money (research center formation expenses) for FY2006, proposal for application guidelines for dispatch and appointment of young researchers to and from affiliated overseas research institutions, etc. |
| 23 May (No.3) |
Selection of young researchers to be dispatched to affiliated overseas research institutions, assignment of research tasks to COE research fellows (PD & RA), etc. |
| 29 June (No.4) |
Memorandum on the utilization of video and photographic materials, agreement on the use of video materials, acceptance of visiting research fellows from affiliated overseas research institutions, 3rd International Symposium, issues on third-party evaluations, etc. |
| 20 July (No.5) |
Plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, memorandum with the town of Tadami-cho, change in the tour schedule of experimental exhibitions on the successful results of COE program activities and organization guidelines for the tour, etc. |
| 21 September (No.6) |
Budget proposal for the FY2008 organization (temporary) succeeding the COE project, research result reports, acceptance of visiting research fellows, etc. |
| 19 October (No.7) |
Third-party evaluation members for the current fiscal year and evaluation schedule, plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, progress reports on research result reports and databases, registration of research collaborators, etc. |
| 28 November (No.8) |
Progress reports on research result reports and databases, issues on the standard notational system used in databases and issues regarding the web page, plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, overseas research studies by COE research fellows (PD), etc. |
| 19 December (No.9) |
Plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, issues on ex-post evaluation, progress reports on research result reports and databases, plan for holding workshop for young researchers, etc. |
| 2008 | 1 February (No.10) |
Plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, issues on ex-post evaluation, progress reports on research result reports and databases, plan for holding workshop for young researchers, etc. |
| 7 March (No.11) |
Plans for succeeding and developing the project after completion of the COE program, key issues in the succession of the COE program, tour of experimental exhibitions on the successful results of COE program activities, progress reports on research result reports and databases, budget implementation for the fourth quarter, etc. |
