Promotion of the cooperation between the #University and industry

• Visit to companies and consultation for cooperative research: as necessary

• Attending various exhibitions/fairs: 16 times

• Rent of Research Development Rooms: to 2 companies

• Organizing University-Industry forums: 3 times

• Organizing UBIC Training Seminars: 3 courses

• Organizing "One-day Trial" Seminars: 3 times

• Recognizing venture companies related with the University: 11 ventures

• Accepting visitors: 1774 visitors

• Providing the facilities for usage: A total of 2,690 persons

• "Kumo" Salon (meeting with Aizu IT venture companies for discussion and exchange of views): 5 times"

• Holding of ANF Morning Salon meetings: 8 times

Continuing program through cooperation with local ventures and other companies

The proposal on Advanced Education Program on Carrier Development for Foreign Students from Asia supported by METI and MEXT was approved in 2008. "International IT Nisshinkan" for fostering global leaders from Aizu was established in October 2008. In addition to nine foreign students who had entered this program in AY2008, ten foreign students from Asia (1 from Korea, 1from Vietnam, 2 from India, 6 from China) entered the program in AY2009. Besides regular courses in the Master Program, new courses and business Japanese courses were provided to the students. The program was promoted through University-Industry cooperation. Local venture companies, some companies in Fukushima prefecture, and companies in Tokyo, Nagoya and other areas provided various supports to the program, such as sending engineers as lecturers, giving comments on the development of curriculum, offering internship opportunities, and writing/editing supplement textbooks related with Aizu cultures, embedded and providing systems, business skills, etc. All nine students who had entered this program in AY2008 were employed by Japanese companies, which was the original purpose of the program. Two among them found a job at the companies in Fukushima Prefecture.

Continuing education program by cooperation among the university, industry, and local region

In "venture experiencing factories" Aizu IT Nisshinkan"' program , a total of 14 external speakers from companies, local region and government gave lectures in the fundamental course on business experiences and knowledge to more than 300 students registered in the program. Five venture experiencing factories were held in 2010. In the factories, the students experienced development of services/system/product with the advice from professors of the University of Aizu and managers and engineers from companies.