Kumamoto University and National Research and Development Corporation Industrial Technology Research Institute signed a basic agreement on technical cooperation, human resource development, etc. on September 28, 2016 with the aim of contributing to the early recovery from the "9 Kumamoto Earthquake". Concluded.
With the conclusion of this agreement, Kumamoto University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology will collaborate to provide technical support by utilizing mutual knowledge, technology, and human resources to meet diverse and complex technical needs from regional industries.In addition, at Kumamoto University, the "28 Kumamoto Earthquake" caused damage such as damage to research facilities, so it is also the purpose of concluding this agreement to accept students at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology to carry out research and educational activities.First of all, it is planned to accept about 10 people.
In the future, the coordinators of Kumamoto University and the Industrial Technology Research Institute will collaborate to start technical consultations by visiting companies in the Kumamoto area, and regularly hold practical meetings with local industries. In addition to providing effective and efficient support, at a technology exchange meeting held at Kumamoto University around February 2017, matching the needs of local companies with the technology seeds of Kumamoto University and the Industrial Technology Research Institute Etc. will be done.
