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International Exchange, Industry-university Cooperation Activities and Public Relations

(Chap. 5)

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Established： October, 2001 Members： Prof. Toshiyuki Takagi, Prof. Shigeru Obayashi Assoc. Prof. Makoto Ohta, Assoc. Prof. Tetsuya Uchimoto Assoc. Prof. Takashi Tokumasu, Ms. Yuko Shimokawara Main Activities： 1. Planning and Implementation of International Exchanges in Research and Education 2. Conclusion of Exchange Agreement 3. Daily Communication with International Counterpart Supporting activation of International exchange of IFS Close Cooperation with 21st Century COE Program and with the GCOE program

http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/jpn/liaisonoffices/target/index.html

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1. Cooperation with major research institutions all over the world using overseas bases such as liaison offices and international networks

2. Establishment of itself as an international research center in fluid science through such international cooperation

3. Pursuit of the “Open Door” policy, of Tohoku University

4. Receiving diverse and talented researchers from all over the world

5. Education of young researchers and engineers to be capable of exhibiting leadership internationally

http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/jpn/liaisonoffices/target/index.html

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１. Strengthening international multi-stage networks by making use of overseas liaison offices, with IFS as the core center

２. Promotion of exchanges in education, research and personnel

through university level and department level agreements ３. Presenting a guideline for international exchange activity and its

support system ４. Successful project fund acquisition, both domestically and

internationally

http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/jpn/liaisonoffices/target/index.html

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University of New South Wales

University of Sydney

Liaison offices 6

University Level Agreement 32

Department Level Agreement19

Partners of international collaboration 95 ( As of October12, 2012)

Moscow State

University

Institute of Fluid Science

Tohoku University Syracuse University

KAIST

INSA-Lyon

KTH

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• Hub office for exchanges

• Promotion of joint research projects

• Facilitate student’s participation in

educational and research programs

• Promote Industry-University

Cooperation

• Help visitors to each university

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Date ： October 22, 2012

Venue: KTH

Activation of young researchers’ exchanges

Implementation of bilateral joint research programs

Hosting KTH Liaison Office first anniversary workshop in 2013

Promoting educational exchanges

KTH Liaison Office Opening Ceremony

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２００２ ２００３ ２００４ ２００５ ２００６

２００７ ２００８ ２００９ ２０１０ ２０１１

UNSW＆

Sydney

University

send ４ １２ ８ １４ １７ １４ ３３ ３４ ４２ ５２

accept

１１ ７ ７ １０ ７ １１ １９ ２０ １４ １３

Moscow

State

University

send １９ １ ５ １ ０ ３ ６ ５ ２９ ３６

accept １１ ９ ８ ４ ０ ０ ３ ７ ５ １０

KTH send ３ １ ３ ２ ７ ５０ ２２ ９ ８ ３０

accept ０ ５ ８ ９ ８ １２ １０ １０ ４ ３

Syracuse

University

send ０ ２６ １ ７ ０ ０ ２ １２ ２ ４

accept ０ ３ １２ ０ １ ８ ３ ２ １ ３

KAIST send ４ ４３ ２ ３ １１ １１ ３ １ ２２ ２７

accept ３ １１ ４７ １４ ６ １４ １６ ３ １５ ５

INSA-

Lyon &

ECL

send ０ １１ ４２ ４７ ５８ １３ ５１ ５１ １９ ９３

accept ０ ９ １３ １０ １０ １０ ５５ ２３ ４９ １９

Total

Send

３０ ９４ ６１ ７４ ９３ ９１ １１７ １１２ １２２ ２４２

accept ２５ ４４ ９５ ４７ ３２ ５５ １０６ ６５ ８８ ５３

i ) Multilateral Research Project Initiative via Liaison Offices(8 in 2006, 8 in 2007, 8 in 2008, and 9 in 2009; 33 in total)

ii) Bilateral Program supported by JSPS (1 in 2008-2009)

iii) ELyT Laboratory projects (5 in 2008 -2012)

iv) Through JSPS Core-to-Core Program Exchanges (40 in 2008, and 33 in 2009)

v) Joint Projects by JSPS Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation Program (4 in 2010, 5 in 2011, 6 in 2012; 7 projects in total)

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vi) JSPS Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits (3 in 2010, 3 in 2011)

vii) IFS Collaborative Research Project (International Projects) ( 20 in 2009, 28 in 2010, 30 in 2011, 34 in 2012)

viii) JSPS Inter- Research Centers Cooperative Program (IRCP) (9 in 2006)

ix) IFS supported International Project FLOWJOY (2 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 3 in 2009, 3 in 2010, 3 in 2011 and 3 in 2012)

x) International Joint Research based on International Academic Exchange Agreements (29 in 2006, 27 in 2007, 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009, 30 in 2010, 32 in 2011)

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ELyT Laboratory Associated International Laboratory between CNRS, INSA-Lyon, ECL and Tohoku University

Up to now, we have launched: 1. A Liaison Office (in INSA-Lyon) 2. Double Degree Program for PhD and Master Course

students 3. Five Joint Research Projects and Annual Workshops Bioscience and Engineering (B) Durability and Reliability in Energy and Transportation (R) Nano- & Micro-Scale Materials & Devices (M) Flow Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Micro-fluidics (F) Tribology (T) 4. ELyT School

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ELyT Annual Workshop 1st ElyT Workshop in Sendai, December 2008 (Attendants 90) 2nd ELyT Workshop in Annecy, France, March 2008 (Attends. 96) 3rd ELyT Workshop in Sendai, February 2011 (Attendants 141) 4th ELyT Workshop in Heyers, France, March 2012 (Attends. 78) 5th ELyT Workshop in Zao To-o-gatta, February 2013 (planning)

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ELyT School ELyT School in Lyon 2009 (from Tohoku ; 20 PhD and Master Course students)

ELyT School in Sendai 2010 (from Lyon, China, Australia and Russia ; 23 PhD and Master Course students)

ELyT School in Lyon 2011 (from Tohoku; 30 PhD and Master Course students)

ELyT School in Sendai 2012 (from Lyon, Bordeaux and China; 29 PhD and Master Course students)

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1) Advanced Medical Care Field: ・Mechano-transduction in cells（MIT, USA） （2011,2012） ・Cell model with various membrane characteristics （Syracuse University, USA） （2012） ・Biological membrane with selective permeability function（INSA-Lyon, France） （2011,2012）

・Research on molecular theory of heat transport characteristics of organic molecules （Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA） （2012）

2) Clean Energy Field:

・Chemical reaction mechanisms on alternative/new fuels （National University of Ireland） （2011,2012）

・Damage process of high temperature materials （INSA-Lyon, France） （2011,2012） ・Molecular theory of interaction between high polymers and solids（RPI, USA） （2012）

3) Next-generation Aviation Technology Field:

・Establishing a methodology for knowledge discovery/decision support in aircraft design （Stanford University, USA） （2012）

To promote young researchers for inter- and trans-disciplinary extensions of their research fields.

Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation

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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY

accepted as course students

Africa

Middle East

Oceania

Europe

Central America

North America

Asia

103

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009Y 2010FY 2011FY

Africa

Middle East

Oceania

Eourope

Central America

Notrh America

Asia

104

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Members of University Industry Cooperation Office （2011, 2012）

（Title） （Name） Director Toshiyuki Hayase Professor Toshiyuki Takagi （Head of Academic–Industrial Coalition Office）

Professor Masami Nakano Associate Professor Tomohiro Kubota Visiting Professor Yoshikatsu Nakano

Specially Appointed Professor Kunihiro Takahashi

Manager of Administration Office Yoshinori Sasaki Chief of General Affairs Section Ryo Sasai

University Industry Cooperation Activities

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University Industry Cooperation Activities (1)

106

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Contract

Research

17

104

(M Yen)

16

193

22

211

25

185

27

221

22

191

Cooperative

Research

26(0)

78(28)

(M Yen)

29(4)

90(26)

42(6)

76(30)

45(6)

85(31)

36(5)

61(28)

34(2)

65(6)

Scholarships

Donated

36

52

(M Yen)

31

25

32

38

31(2)

35(2)

24(2)

30(2)

20(0)

13(0)

Number of

Patents

Applied for

13 9 15 11 6 15

１．Acquisition of Cooperative Research Projects

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University Industry Cooperation Activities (2)

107

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Number of

Applications － － 23 32 23 13

Numbers

Adopted － － 8 11 4 7

Total Money

Adopted － －

1759.7

(M Yen) 645.5 89.0 134.8

2．Status of acquisition of external funds Unit: Million Yen

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Number of items

displayed － － 7 5 4 4

3． Display at exhibition

4. University Industry Cooperation Round-Table Conferences by tttTohoku University Mechanical Division 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Introduction of

Laboratories － － － － 4 3

Numbers of

Participated

Corporations

－ － － － 25 22

Numbers of

Participants from

the Corporations

－ － － － 37 33

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University Industry Cooperation Activities (4)

108

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Numbers of

the Meetings 2 2 2 2 2 2

5．Technical exchange meetings

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Number of

the Seminars 2 2 2 2 2 1

6. Invited seminars

7．Shared Use for Next Generation Projects for Environmental rrrCompatibility

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Numbers of Use

with Pay － － － 0 6 6

Numbers of Use

without Pay － － － 2 0 1

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Public Relations Activity

109

Members involved in Public Relations Activity

（Title） （Name）

Director Toshiyuki Hayase Professor Shigeru Obayashi Professor Takehiko Sato Associate Professor Atsuki Komiya Manager of Technical Services Division Fukuo Ohta Specially Appointed Professor Kunihiro Takahashi

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Public Relations Activity (1)

110

１． Home page The Japanese version of the homepage was renovated ,and designed for easy to find and easy to read.

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Public Relations Activity (2)

111

2．Brochure

Directory Brochure introducing outline

13 different brochures are constantly provided, and two types as shown below are renovated every year.

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Public Relations Activity (3)

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３． IFS Laboratory Tour

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Numbers of

Tours － － 8 14 15 11

Numbers of

Attendees － － 108 180 160 222

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Numbers of Laboratories Introduced

－ － － 3 7 9

Total Numbers of

Animated Shots － － － 2 9 18

４．Animation Animated photographs were broadcasted on CATV, and were linked to other media for additional publicity. Contents were provided to the animation site operated by Tohoku University.

Since its founding, Tohoku University’s has been to put “Open Door” policy, and actively offer a Laboratory Tour.

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Public Relations Activity (4)

５．Exhibition room

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Number of items

exhibited － － 7 5 4 4

Innovation Japan 2011

６． Exhibition

Tohoku University Innovation Fair 2011

The exhibition room of building 2 has renovated and the latest research contents are posted.

Regardless of inside and outside university, we call on laboratories to participate exhibitions actively.

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Public Relations Activity (5)

７．Katahira Festival

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Numbers of

Booths

Exhibited － 20 － 17 － 20

Katahira Festival 2009 Katahira Festival 2011

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

New Century of Tohoku University

－ 2 4 2 2 0

８．Media Broadcasted

Most of laboratories participate to “Katahira Festival” which is held once in two year, and interact with people through the study.

Informations are provided via the media such as New Century of Tohoku University.

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