Mr. Fujigaki receives the most votes twice in committee voting, and the process for selecting the next president is announced - University of Tokyo

On the 30th, the University of Tokyo released materials summarizing the selection of graduate school professor Yuko Fujigaki as the next president. Fujigaki explained that in two secret votes cast by all members of the Selection and Supervision Council, Mr. Fujigaki received the most votes in both cases. In the final vote, excluding the chairman, 14 out of 15 people approved Fujigaki's selection.

According to the documents, at the selection meeting held on September 28, the 16 committee members held a four-hour discussion and then voted on five candidates. In the first round, Fujigaki received the most votes, with 7 votes. Discussions continued centered around the top three candidates, and in the second round, Fujigaki received 12 votes and the remaining two candidates each received two votes.

Given that Mr. Fujigaki was the runner-up in two votes held by faculty and staff members on the same day, the committee members held further discussions before moving to a final vote. The result was 14 votes of approval and 1 vote of disapproval, officially confirming Fujigaki's election.

The reason for their selection was that they evaluated their deep understanding of academia, their medium- to long-term view of universities, and their perspective of connecting diverse knowledge beyond the boundaries of the humanities and sciences. During the September 28 meeting, it was said that the fact that Fujigaki was a woman was not a factor in the decision.