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The Center for Inclusive Leadership (CIL) aims to create social impact by exploring and promoting research, training, and collaboration on topics related to inclusive leadership, nurturing inclusive leaders, and building connections with various stakeholders to realize a prosperous and inclusive society.
CIL's mission is to inspire you to become inclusive leaders who boldly take on the challenges of a bright and sustainable future, drive inclusion, participate in creating solutions for society and organizations, and unleash the potential of the diversity inherent in modern society.

*“Inclusive leaders" are individuals who embrace the diverse values, backgrounds, personalities, abilities, and qualities of organizational members, accepting them as part of the community, and converting that diversity into organizational strength.

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What is Center for Inclusive Leadership (CIL)?

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Director

  • SHINOHARA Yoshiki

    SHINOHARA Yoshiki

    APU is considered one of the most culturally diverse universities in Japan. It is therefore necessary for us to continually strive to provide an environment where diverse individuals can unleash their full potential. CIL embodies this very goal by focusing on research into next-generation leadership that maximizes the potential of diverse individuals and advancing research on promoting inclusion. Our commitment extends to developing leaders who will play an active role not only in Japan, but also globally, and contributing our research findings to society.

Deputy Director

  • ROUX Petrus Willem

    ROUX Petrus Willem

    It is a great pleasure to serve the CIL in this capacity and I look forward to working with esteemed colleagues in this area. As a member of Educational Development and Learning Support Center (EDLSC), I am excited to share and combine our resources for mutual benefit and to support our faculty, staff and students. The unique diversity that exists at APU has enormous potential for creating and forging new pathways for learning and development, not only in the fields of inclusivity and leadership, but will also influence anyone willing to participate. It is my hope to help encourage, harness and unleash these powers of unity inherent to diversity in ways that will impact, shape and sustain societies here and elsewhere for the benefit of all.

What We Did

Since the establishment of the center in 2019, we have been promoting and supporting research on inclusive leadership, conducting various seminars, lectures, and workshops, training student staff, and providing corporate training.

CIL by Numbers *As of June 2025
47 Research
Members & Collaborators
34 Supported
Research Projects
100 Seminars,
Lectures & Events　
102 Publications,
Academic Presentations

Our New Stage:
What We Do for Social Impact

Building on the achievements and results of the past 6 years, we will place even greater emphasis on social impact and strive to address increasingly complex societal challenges.