On February 2018, 2, the Osaka Institute of Technology (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) Faculty of Intellectual Property Team held the "20 National Finals for Adult Basic Ability Development Grand Prix" held at Takushoku University Bunkyo Campus (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo). Participated as a representative school in the Kinki area.

 Representatives are selected from 6 districts nationwide, and the degree of growth of the basic skills of working people "the power required by society (company) now" advocated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry through university seminars, research, classes, projects, etc. Is to compete.

 The Osaka Institute of Technology's Faculty of Intellectual Property Team is the fourth of the nine participating schools.First, Associate Professor Kyoko Takada of the Department of Intellectual Property, who guides the team, explained the purpose of the project.Next, on behalf of the team, Mr. Tsuyoshi Kubota (9rd year), Mr. Akira Kaji (4nd year), and Mr. Yoshiharu Kajiwara (3st year master's student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) of the Department of Intellectual Property We gave a presentation entitled "Space Rocket Engine Business Strategy <Faculty of Intellectual Property x Faculty of Engineering> Challenge through collaboration between faculties".

 In this activity, members of the artificial satellite project, which is a collaboration between the Faculty of Intellectual Property and the Faculty of Engineering, will commercialize space debris technology and make a business plan to establish a university-launched venture after applying for the space business contest.Teams collaborate to solve problems while repeating various setbacks such as lack of understanding of each other due to differences in faculties, lack of understanding of expertise and technology, and harsh opinions from visiting companies regarding business proposals. Announced that he had gained practical learning.

 Unfortunately, he did not receive the award, but leader Kubota said, "Presentation ability is a future issue. I would like to reconsider the mechanism of exchange between faculties in order to deepen the understanding of the technical content."

 After the announcement of this national final, members of the artificial satellite project have begun to move toward the next stage, such as visiting JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) for business proposals.

reference:[Council for Basic Ability for Working People] Results of the 29 National Finals

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