Former Directors
| Name | Period of while in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yasutaro TANAKA | May 31, 1949 - December 27, 1949 | Acting President of Kobe University |
| Kiyozo MIYATA | December 28, 1949 - December 27, 1951 | |
| Ginjiro SHIBATA | December 28, 1951 - March 31, 1960 | |
| Susumu WATANABE | April 1, 1960 - March 31, 1964 | |
| Minoru BEIKA | April 1, 1964 - March 31, 1969 | |
| Seiji SASAKI | April 1, 1969 - May 31, 1969 | Acting Director of RIEB |
| Seiji SASAKI | June 1, 1969 - March 31, 1976 | |
| Tadakatsu INOUE | April 1, 1976 - March 31, 1980 | |
| Masahiro FUJITA | April 1, 1980 - March 31, 1984 | |
| Hikoji KATANO | April 1, 1984 - March 31, 1986 | |
| Hiromasa YAMAMOTO | April 1, 1986 - March 31, 1990 | |
| Isao NAKANO | April 1, 1990 - March 31, 1992 | |
| Hideki YOSHIHARA | April 1, 1992 - March 31, 1996 | |
| Kenichi ISHIGAKI | April 1, 1996 - March 31, 1998 | |
| Kazuhiro IGAWA | April 1, 1998 - March 31, 2000 | |
| Seiichi KATAYAMA | April 1, 2000 - March 31, 2002 | |
| Shoji NISHIJIMA | April 1, 2002 - March 31, 2004 | |
| Hidetoshi YAMAJI | April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2006 | |
| Junichi GOTO | April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2008 | |
| Ryuzo MIYAO | April 1, 2008 - March 25, 2010 | |
| Ken-ichi SHIMOMURA | March 26, 2010 - March 31, 2012 | |
| Nobuaki HAMAGUCHI | April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2014 | |
| Takashi KAMIHIGASHI | April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2018 | |
| Nobuaki HAMAGUCHI | April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020 | |
| Kazuya KAMIYA | April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 | |
| Nobuyoshi YAMORI | April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023 | |
| Shigeto KITANO | April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2025 | |
| Kimitaka NISHITANI | April 1, 2025 - |
(As of April 1, 2025)