The burial of research is a great loss to society, and it is also a loss of opportunity for talented people who have devoted themselves to research.In the IP picture book, the "graduation thesis", which is the culmination of university students' research, is hardly searched from the world, and the current situation where it is buried in the laboratory is regarded as an "undeveloped social issue", and the "graduation thesis OPEN" from 2021. AWARD 2022 ”is being held. With the catchphrase "Open the graduation thesis, don't take care of it.", We are calling for the openness of the graduation thesis starting from this award.

　This time, an excellent treatise will be presented at the incubation center "ARCH", which is operated at Toranomon Hills Business Tower with the mission of business reform and new business creation of large companies.By setting up a pitch event for social implementation, we have updated it so that it can be implemented more socially.The highest award (1 person) will be presented with an Amazon gift certificate worth 5 yen as research expenses, and the graduation thesis and research content will be posted in the IP picture book.In addition, the winners will be interviewed online about the research content from the IP picture book and will be posted on the site.

　Participants in the award are 2021 graduates or students who are still in school.The screening criteria are [novelty] whether they are hypothesized from a new perspective without being bound by stereotypes, [social] whether they are strongly related to social issues that are desired to be solved, [applicability] various companies and The above three points are whether it is easy for groups / researchers to get involved and lead to new projects.The application deadline is April 3, 2022. Apply from the application form for "Bachelor thesis OPEN AWARD 4".

Reference: [Intellectual Property Picture Book Co., Ltd.] The graduation thesis is not important, it is open.Held "Bachelor thesis OPEN AWARD 2022" that connects academics and society