Panel Discussion: Strategic Partnership for Successful Collaboration

Director General, Center for Research

Strategy

May 6, 2009

Hirochika Nakajima, Dr. Eng.

早稲田大学

Professor of Applied Physics

WASEDA UNIVERSITYTokyo, Japan

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Waseda University: General Information

Founded in 1882

　 Most prestigious 　　 private university

　 Second largest 　　 university 　 57,000 students　　　 8 campuses 2,000 full time and 3,000 part-time faculty 750 administrators

Copyright 2006 Waseda University all rights reserved

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Academic Organizations13 Undergraduate Schools22 Graduate Schools2 High Schools3 Affiliate High Schools2 Schools of Arts and Architecture

Extensive Alumni NetworkOver 500,000 alumni around the worldExcellent entrepreneurs creating prestigious firms such as Sony, Casio, etc.CEOs of top-class companies such as Fujitsu, Honda, Nintendo, Samsung, etc.

Current Movements within Waseda University

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Relations to Taiwan

More than 2,000 alumni in TaiwanMore than 200 students from TaiwanMore than 30 MOU with Taiwan Univ. and Inst.

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Overseas Bases of Waseda University

Waseda Education (Bangkok)Waseda Education (Bangkok)

Peking-Waseda Joint Center forPeking-Waseda Joint Center for Instruction & Research (Beijing)Instruction & Research (Beijing)

Waseda Oregon OfficeWaseda Oregon Office （（ PortlandPortland ））

KU Liaison Office (Seoul)KU Liaison Office (Seoul)

Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore)Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore)

Waseda-Olympus Bioscience Research Institute (Singapore)Waseda-Olympus Bioscience Research Institute (Singapore)

NTU-Waseda Double MBA Program (Singapore)NTU-Waseda Double MBA Program (Singapore)

Waseda University Singapore Branch Office (Singapore)Waseda University Singapore Branch Office (Singapore)

Fudan-Waseda Education &Fudan-Waseda Education & Research Institute (Shanghai)Research Institute (Shanghai)

Europe CenterEurope Center （（ BonnBonn ））

Paris OfficeParis Office

Waseda Univ.Waseda Univ. Int’l Center TaipeiInt’l Center Taipei

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Singapore Research Inst. in Biopolis

Biopolis, Singapore

＜ as of 2008 ＞

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Towards “Global Research University”

Our GoalsAchieving excellence in research and educationEnhancing and strengthening a global network of selected universities/research institutesCreating a new style of international higher education and research program/project

Competition & Cooperation/Collaboration

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･ Center for Practical Nano-Chemistry ･ Productive ICT Academia Program ･ Research and Study Methodologies in Theatre ･ Research Center for Enhancing Local Cultures in Asia ･ Creation of New Contemporary Asian Studies ･ Holistic Center for Physics of Self-Organization Systems ･ Symbiosis Technologies for Human and Robots ･ Constructing More Open Political-Economic Systems ･ Creating New Legal Systems for Corporation and Society

21st Century COE Programs2002-2006 / 2003-2007

・ Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science & Medical Care

Super COE Program 2004-2008

COE Programs by MEXT : Hard Competition

Global COE Programs2007-2011/ 2008-2012 ･ Center for Practical Metho-Chemistry

･ R&D Center for Ambient SoC ･ Research and Study in Theatre and Movie

･ Research Center for integration in Asia + 3 programs

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Aquired Research Grants/FundsAquired Research Grants/Funds

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

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Global COE program

21st COE program

Grabt-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Public Fund

Private Fund

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Center for Research Strategy, WASEDA UNIV.Center for Research Strategy, WASEDA UNIV.

◆Director General, Prof. Hirochika NAKAJIMA

◆Prof. 　 Ichiro NAKJIMA◆Prof. Naoto KOBAYASHI◆A/P Yasushi MATSUNAGA◆A/P Kohei MARUYAMA

◆Manager Tomohiro TAKAHAHI

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New Strategic Research SystemNew Strategic Research System

Center for Research Strategy

Direction Direction & Actions& Actions

Research Council

Operating concrete plans

supportParticipating projects

Research Congress

Strategic formation

Faculties

Research Promotion

Division

Decision of strategic research policy

Analysis & evaluation

supportStrategic themes

Data-based Analysis for planning

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Summary

Scientific decision making process to judge research policy is key:

Government levelEach organization level

Not only competitive aspect but also partnership/alliance construction:

Scientific evaluation DB/tool expectedLimited effective resources share for sustainability