Abstract
In Japan, efforts are being made to promote commercialization of research results from universities. But the co-operation between universities and industry is not active enough and universities are not fully performing their functions. In Germany, there are not a sufficient number of systematic support systems as in the United States. But research co-operation with industry and establishment of venture businesses are being promoted by putting in place an environment that makes it easy receive research funds from outside and authorizing a system in which faculties are engaged in voluntary co-operation with industry. This paper examines industry-university co-operation system in Germany and also discusses the policy measure of universities' contribution to society by helping to create new industries in Japan.
