Comparison of the Number of Cooperative Researches between 18 National Universities from 2014 to 2018FY.

Abstract

In order to clarify the status of cooperative research projects at national universities located in regional areas, we analyzed the number of cooperative research projects for the five-year period from 2014 to 2018 fiscal year for 18 universities that provided information on cooperative research contracts. The results showed that: 1) most universities have a high ratio of large companies as their cooperative research partners, followed by small and medium-sized enterprises, 2) for cooperative research projects with large companies, the ratio of companies located in the Kanto region is the highest, followed by in the Kinki and Tokai regions, 3) for cooperative research projects with small and medium-sized enterprises, the ratio of companies located in the prefecture where the university is located is high, but the ratio of companies in the Kanto, Kinki, and Tokai regions is also high.

We compared the results of this survey with the results of the previous survey for the period from 2009 to 2013 fiscal year. The results showed that: 1) there is no significant change in the overall trend, 2) the number of cooperative research projects is increasing in most of universities, 3) many universities are increasing cooperative research projects with large companies in the Kanto region, and 4) many universities are increasing cooperative research projects with small and medium-sized enterprises located in the prefecture where the university is located.