The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has released the results of a survey summarizing the implementation status of industry-academia collaboration at universities in 2014.It was found that the amount of joint research funds received with private companies exceeded 400 billion yen for the first time since the survey started.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducts an annual survey on the implementation status of industry-academia collaboration at universities, etc., and aims to reflect it in the planning and planning of measures such as industry-academia collaboration.The subjects of the survey are all 1,085 institutions including national, public and private universities, national, public and private colleges of technology, and university joint-use institutions, of which 95.5%, or 1,036 institutions, collaborate with private companies. We have summarized the universities that have increased significantly from 2013 in terms of survey items such as the number of projects conducted in contract research and the amount of research funds accepted.
According to the survey results, the number of joint research projects with private companies was 19,070, an increase of 2013 (1,189%) from 6.6, and the amount of research funds received through joint research with private companies was about 416 billion yen in 2013. This was an increase of about 26 billion yen (6.6%) compared to the previous survey, and the result exceeded 400 billion yen for the first time since the start of the survey.
In addition, for the purpose of visualizing the strengths of each university, we also announced the number of joint research projects and individual results of research funding received, such as "institutions that have increased significantly compared to the previous year."The top three universities with an increase in the number of joint research projects are Tohoku University with an increase of 3, Keio University with an increase of 175, and Osaka City University with an increase of 71.The top three universities with increased acceptance costs for joint research were the University of Tokyo, which increased by about 52 million yen, Osaka University, which increased by about 3 million yen, and Kyoto University, which increased by about 9 million yen.
* Detailed survey results on the implementation status of industry-academia collaboration at universities in 2014 are posted on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website.
