Dr. Jih-Wen Lin , Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science, has been appointed Director of the Institute, effective from July August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2018.

Dr. Yane-Shih Wang has been appointed Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute of Biological Chemistry, effective from September 1, 2015 to July 31, 2021.

Dr. Nagayoshi Ohashi, Research Fellow of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, has been seconded as Deputy Director of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2019.