In the wake of the inauguration of Hiroshi MATSUMOTO as the president of Kyoto University, Shuzo NISHIMURA was appointed on October 1, 2008 to the vice-president in charge of education, student affairs and international affairs (education).
2008年10月1日、松本紘総長就任にともない、教育・学生・国際（教育）担当の副学長として西村周三氏が就任。