The “Organization for Industry, University and Government Cooperation” was established in April, 2005 with the restructuring of Osaka Prefecture University into a university corporation and, since then, has flourished in its role as a liaison to coordinate joint research projects, promote education and research initiatives, attract outside funds as well as manage and protect intellectual property.
  From April, 2011, further organizational restructuring has seen the integration of the liberal arts and science/engineering fields into interdisciplinary courses which focus on strengthening communication skills and academic excellence in order to meet the needs of a global age. As the mission of a public university to be open to all, the “Research Organization for University-Community Collaborations” (RO-UCC) which consists of 6 new education and research centers—the Community Revitalization, Community Welfare, Women’s Studies, Regional Culture, Radiology, and Lifelong Learning Research Centers—has also been established. This Organization will work to strengthen further ties between the university, community, industry, and gov’t as well as to function as a think-tank to oversee joint activities in education, research, and lifelong learning. In line with these developments, the university system will be revamped and open in April, 2012 with 4 Colleges and 13 Schools.
  Universities have traditionally functioned as an independent entity in its pursuit of “the truth”, however, in recent years, there has been a strong desire for education and research to contribute to the needs of society. Article 7 of the Basic Education Law (revised in 2006) stipulates that, “universities should nurture advanced learning and specialized skills as well as investigate the truth in order to gain new knowledge which can contribute to the development of society”. With this in mind, we would like to provide education outcomes and research results which will benefit the community in a meaningful way. Although government financial support to public institutions has decreased with the restructuring of public universities as university corporations responsible for their own funding, we hope to attract outside funding and support through our cutting-edge research work.
  The Research Organization for University-Community Collaborations will be committed to fulfilling our role as a focal point for joint education and research projects that will energize the region so that, through our work, we can give back to society. Thank you very much.

Professor Masakazu Anpo Osaka Prefecture University (OPU) Vice-President/Executive Director Academia Europaea, Member Chief Editor, Res. Chem. Intermed. (Springer)

1975	Research Associate, Osaka Prefecture University
1990	Full Professor, Osaka Prefecture University
2007	Dean, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
2009	Vice-President/Executive Director, Osaka Prefecture University

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