With the global competition and the coming of aging society with fewer children,
the expectation for the innovation has risen more and more to construct a convenient,
safe ubiquitous society preparing for the society. In addition to improving the quality
of the education and the research, it is one of the pillars of three main strategies of
University of Aizu, to make the innovation through the industry-university-government
cooperation to satisfy the demands of the society, the enterprise, and local community.
University-Business Innovation Center (UBIC) has been making efforts to industryuniversity-
government cooperation of various types.
Main activities in AY 2007 are summarized below:
- Promotion of the cooperation between the university and industry
- Visit to companies and consultation for cooperative research: as necessary
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- Attending various exhibitions/fairs: six times
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- Rent of Research Development Rooms: to ve companies
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- Organizing University-Industry forums: four times
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- Organizing UBIC Training Seminars: three courses
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- Organizing "One-day Trial" Seminars: two times
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- Recognizing venture companies related with the University: 11 ventures
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- Accepting visitors: 2368 visitors
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- Providing the facilities for usage: 2674 persons or times
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- Staring education program by cooperation among the university, industry, and
local region The proposal on a GP program of the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology of 2007 scal year was approved. "The venture
experiencing factories called 'Aizu IT Nisshinkan'" was established in October,
2007. Many ventures and companies are involved in the education in Aizu IT
Nisshinkan, which is a program of university-industry cooperation through the student education. Aizu IT Nisshinkan aims to promote the education of the young
students with the strong spirit and advanced and practical technology contributing
to the local regions and industry.
- Investigation on new trend inside and outside Japan on functional safety for industry
A contract research issued by METI through Mitsubishi Research Institute
Inc. was achieved. An investigation of activities in organizations, universities, and
enterprise on functional safety was performed, in cooperation with IPA/SEC. The
state of the art in this field inside and outside Japan was able to be understood
through this investigation. A report on the results and trend of the field is submitted
to METI, which will be useful for industry to grasp the trend of functional
safety.
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