Integrated Operation of University Research Infrastructure, Industry-Academia Collaboration, and Financial Strategy

Abstract

 It has been pointed out that the research facilities that support universities' research infrastructure are aging. As funding for the development of research facilities shifts from basic expenses to external funds, universities themselves need to secure financial resources in the medium-to long-term. However, national university corporations have not yet been able to retain their financial resources.

 National university corporations have established a new system that allows internal reserves in the accounting system, and in the future, universities will be required to secure financial resources by formulating research infrastructure strategies. Therefore, it is necessary to integrate industry-academia collaboration, financial strategies, and research platform strategies. It is also necessary to have a management cycle in which the financial resources generated by industry-academia collaboration are allocated to the maintenance of research facilities in the medium to long term.