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In recent years, there has been a growing interest in education for sustainable development (ESD). Although several national and international agencies, e.g., the UN or UNESCO, have promoted its deployment in higher education institutions, educators are still facing problems with how to articulate this type of education within the curriculum, allowing students to develop their technical and labor competencies, and soft skills as well. In this way, this study describes a methodology with Project-Based Learning in renewable and sustainable energies through the development of an electrical vehicle (EV) known as EOLO. This initiative arose from an industry-academia collaboration to develop the first Colombian EV with the support of solar and wind energy sources. Twelve engineering students participated in the development of the vehicle through a set of capstone projects over a year and a half with the support of two tutors (professors) and two engineers (technical staff) of the project. Additionally, two versions of EOLO with vertical and horizontal axis wind turbines were made with the cooperation of the students. The results evidence that the methodology helped to engage students, promoted meaningfully and situated learning through real-world problems in renewable energies, and fostered motivation and peer collaboration. Nonetheless, aspects such as the improvement of the communications channels, the revision of the complexity of the projects, the sense of community to achieve a common goal, or the tutoring and monitoring processes should be strengthened for further initiatives and/or active learning methodologies. In this sense, some challenges and recommendations that can help to develop methodologies that combine ESD and engineering are provided based on the experience in this study.

In recent years, the shortage of manpower in the nursing care sector has become a serious situ ation. In particular, the ratio of effective job offers in the nursing care sector in Saitama Prefecture in September 2021 was 5.43 times, which is a very serious situation. In response to this situation, Josai University “Bekka (Preparatory Japanese Language Program)” wondered if it would be possible to accept international students through a scholarship program from nursing care facilities. First, for eign students who have received scholarships from nursing care facilities can enroll in “Bekka” as in ternational students and work part-time in the nursing care field during their time. Next, they will improve their Japanese language skills at “Bekka”, and after graduation, they will switch to a Speci fied Skilled Worker visa and work at the facility that provided them with the scholarship as full-time nursing care workers. We wondered if this kind of system could solve the shortage of human re sources in the region. Through some analysis, we found that there was a certain level of need among nursing care facili ties for this concept. It also proved to be beneficial to various stakeholders. This kind of scholarship concept, which not only has social significance but also builds win-win relationships among stakehold ers, should definitely be continued to operate., 論文 / Article 編集：城西大学・城西短期大学地域連携センター紀要編集委員会

近年、大学における建築デザイン教育において、デザインビルド教育や地域連携教育が注目され、実際につくってみることや地域に出て現場で考えることの重要性が指摘されている。本稿では、筆者の研究室で参画した実施プロジェクトの報告から、実践的建築教育の試みとその成果および課題を整理する。それにより、実施プロジェクトへの参画によって可能となる、図面や模型で終わらない実践的建築教育の可能性の一端を明らかにすることを目指した。結果として、検討段階・施工段階・竣工後それぞれのフェーズにおいて多くの教育的効果を生むことが確認された。同時に見えてきた課題もふまえ、これからの大学における建築デザイン教育のあり方を考えるための一助としたい。, In recent years, design-build education and regional cooperation education have been attracting attention in architectural design education at universities, pointing out the importance of actually making things and going out into the region to think on site.In this paper, I will summarize the attempts, results, and challenges of practical architectural education from the reports of the implementation projects conducted in my laboratory. By doing so, I aimed to clarify the possibility of practical architectural education that does not end with drawings and models, which is made possible by participating in the implementation project. As a result, it was confirmed that there were many educational effects in the study phase, construction phase, and postconstruction phase. At the same time, we would like to take into account the issues that emerged, and use them to help us think about the future of architectural design education at universities.

Although research on green innovation has increased dramatically in recent years, little is known about the system mechanisms for the innovation. Grounded in the resource dependency theory (RDT) and national innovation system (NIS) literature, this study examines the ecosystem in promoting green innovation from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. This study constructs a Nash-Cournot equilibrium to address the effects of national green innovation systems on corporate green innovation. Using data of 2136 A-share listed enterprises, 31 provincial-level R&D data, and 329 prefectural-level government annual work reports in China, this study finds that corporate collaboration, government subsidies, regional university R&D intensity, long-term credit, and government attention enhance the number of green innovation patents and patent diversity. Government attention strengthens the positive effects of corporate R&D cooperation, government subsidies, R&D intensity of regional research institutions, and long-term credit on the number of green innovation patents.

本研究では、クラウドファンディングに関連する先行研究から、その概念や特徴を整理した上で、実証事例における調査分析を加え、地域における事業創出への貢献可能性と、貢献を持続可能とするための産学連携のあり方を探ることを目的とする。結論として、クラウドファンディングには、プロジェクトの価値評価を高めるバリューアップ機能と、異なる空間を結びつけるバウンダリースパナー機能が貢献可能性ある特徴として見出された。そして、それを持続的にドライブするための産学連携のあり方が含意された。, 2

大学教員のキャリアやアイデンティティに関する研究は教育社会学の分野で続けられてきた。本論で焦点を絞る「実務家教員」政策の嚆矢は専門職大学院の創設であった。専門職大学院では実務への貢献に関する教育が重視されることから、一定割合の「実務家教員」の配置が義務付けられた。そして、「高等教育の負担軽減の具体的方策」政策において学生に対する給付奨学金制度の導入と組み合わせて、実務の経験を有する教員についてシラバスなどで明示することが求められるようになった。他方、それらの政策とはまったく関係なく、実務の経験を持つ教員は以前から存在していた。文部科学省（旧文部省）「学校教員統計調査」によれば学問分野ごとに相違はあるものの、前職が民間企業などの従業員であった大学教員は少なからずいることが確認できる。, 本研究はJSPS科研費20K02934の助成を受けたものです。

大学発技術の上市(製品化)を促進するプロセス要因を明らかにするために, 日本の技術移転機関(TLO)における39件のプロジェクトを調査した。質的比較分析の結果によると, 上市の促進のために重点化されるべき活動は特許出願前の入念なプレマーケティングと, 製品開発ステージにおける境界連結活動の2点である。この発見は, 科学技術の商業化に関する適合的な価値連鎖パターンが日米で異なることを示唆している。

Most suction care patients must be prepared to perform suction in any place, at any time. Further, many suction care patients also require ventilators or oxygen and must equip their wheelchair or portable bed with all necessary equipment when moving from place to place. The total weight of them is very heavy and places a major strain on those assisting with moving the patient. Therefore, the authors wondered whether it would be possible to develop electric medical suction equipment that can be used safely and conveniently while on outings with the same suction pressure as existing suction equipment, but with a reduced size and weight (hereafter referred to as “compact suction equipment”). The authors have created the prototype using parts already on the market toward the development of a compact suction equipment. The prototype was found to have suction pressure and battery functioning equivalent to existing suction equipment while reducing the total weight by -18.3% to -29.3%. Ongoing studies following each step of the medical device development process will be necessary to confirm the safety and practicality and further reduce the size.吸引を要する者の多くは，いつでもどこでも吸引ができるようにする必要がある．またその中には，人工呼吸器や酸素を必要としている者も多く，移動の際は多くの必要物品を車椅子や移動用ベッドなどに装備する必要があり，介助者の負担も大きい．そこで，外出先でも安全に手軽に使用でき，既存吸引器と同等の吸引圧で，より小型軽量化した医療用電動吸引器(以下，小型吸引器)が開発できないかと考えた．本研究では，小型吸引器の開発に向け，吸引圧，バッテリー，小型軽量化，携帯しやすさを中心に，市販品の既成部品を用い機器の材料や部品の検討を行い，試作品を作成した．その結果，吸引圧，バッテリー共に既存吸引器と同等の機能を持たせつつ，本体，バッテリー，バッグを含む総重量を－18.3% ～－29.3% 軽量化できた．今後，医療機器開発における各開発ステージに沿って，安全性，実用性，更なる小型化に向け継続的な検討が必要である．

多様化かつ複雑化する地域の課題に取り組むために、複数の大学が連携する事例が増えてきている。本稿は、武庫川女子大学と大阪大学大学院工学研究科の2大学の学生たちが協働した地域連携型プロジェクト・ベースド・ラーニング（以降、PBLと略称）のレポートである。実践の経緯をたどりながら、その内容と課題を整理したうえで、異なる大学で異なる専攻分野を学修してきた学生たちが、地域連携型PBLで協働することの教育的効果について明らかにすることを目的とする。本プロジェクトは、河内長野市と提携した産官学連携PBLでもある。学生たちは、河内長野市商工会などが主催する「奥河内フルーツラリー」に関するソーシャルネットワーキングサービス（以降、SNSと略記）を活用した広報活動と、河内長野市の農林業施設の観光資源としての可能性を検討するためのモニターツアーの企画運営を行った。本プロジェクトの成果と考察は「地方創生・政策アイデアコンテスト2018」（内閣府主催）大学生以上一般の部において、地方予選を通過し、全国審査に進む（応募総数604件のうち地方予選通過件数は21件）という評価を受けた。, Increasingly more universities are working together to tackle progressively diverse and complex regional issues. This paper is a report on a regional cooperative project-based learning program (hereinafter abbreviated as PBL) between students from Mukogawa Women's University and Osaka University’s Graduate School of Engineering. By following the course’s practice activities that include organizing content and addressing issues, students studying at different universities within different majors can clarify the educational effects of collaborating with each other. This project is also an industry-government-academia collaboration PBL in partnership with Kawachinagano City. The students planned and operated a mock tour to promote public relations activities using the social networking service (hereinafter abbreviated as SNS) for the “Okukawachi Fruit Rally” sponsored by the Kawachinagano Chamber of Commerce and others. They also examined the potential for Kawachinagano City’s agricultural and forestry facilities to act as resources for tourism. The results and considerations of this project are described in the “2018 Regional Revitalization Policy Idea Contest”.

本論文の目的は、産学連携のための効果的なフレームワークを提案し、実際の連携におけるその有効性の調査である。この研究では、産学間の円滑な共同研究を促進するための効果的なフレームワークを提案し、その有効性が検証された。特に、自動車の動力伝達分野については、参加者の属性が広範囲に及ぶため、この論文で説明した。まず、共同研究の調査結果と提案された枠組みについて説明した。次に、提案されたフレームワークに基づく基礎研究のための共同研究の実際の例を紹介した。参加者へのインタビュー結果によると、提案のフレームワークの有効性が議論され、検証された。提案されたフレームワークの有効性は、著者によって行われた実際の共同研究の参加者のインタビュー結果に基づいた評価である。評価は、以下の観点に基づいて実施された。 a)フレームワークの必要性、b)協力の観点からのフレームワークの有効性、c)研究テーマ発見活動の有効性、d)施設の準備、e)調査結果の産業成果への活用、f)コラボレーションの機能を提供するR＆Dサービスプロバイダ．インタビュー結果は、参加者の属性に関係なく、すべての項目で肯定的な評価が得られたことを示した。, The purpose of this study is to propose an effective framework for industry-academia collaboration and to investigate its effectiveness at actual collaboration. In this study, an effective framework to promote smooth collaborative research between industry and academia was proposed, and its effectiveness was validated. In particular, the power transmission field for automobiles was discussed in this paper, because of its wide range of attribution of participants. At first, the survey results of the collaborative research and the proposed framework were explained. Then, an actual example of collaborative research for fundamental research based on the proposed framework was introduced. According to the interview results of the participants, the effectiveness of the proposed framework was discussed and validated. The effectiveness of the proposed framework was evaluated based on the interview results of participants of the actual collaborative research done by authors. The evaluations were performed based on the following viewpoints: a) necessity of the framework, b) how effective is the framework in terms of cooperation, c) effectiveness of research theme finding activity, and how effective is the framework on, d) facility preparation, e) utilization of findings to industrial result, f) R&D providing function of collaboration. Interview results showed that the positive evaluation was obtained by all items, regardless of participants attributes.

Even if freeze-dried natto is rehydrated in water, it loses much of its natto-like quality and cannot be successfully regenerated into natto. In order to be able to eat delicious natto even overseas, we have developed a rehydratable dried natto through industry-academia collaboration. The fermented natto was dried so as not to be subjected to secondary fermentation by blowing at 8-30°C, and then dried to a moisture content of about 7% that enables long-term storage by blowing at 20-80°C. Although this dried natto was very hard as it was, it had a natto-like character, and the cell number of Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto was as high as that of normal natto. By swelling with water at room temperature for 6 hours or at refrigerated temperature for 12 hours, it could be regenerated into natto as usual. Natto regenerated with water had more than twice the hardness of normal natto, and the degree of stringing was inversely proportional to the amount of swelling water.

起業教育が各大学で盛んになっている。ベンチャーブームとも呼ばれている。大学院に進学する工学系の学生は教育期間が長く起業教育の効果が見込めるが、大学院に進学する者の少ない文化系学部では実際の起業に結びつけることは難しい。本稿では起業に取り組む行政と産業界の連携で、知識提供型授業から事業計画書のブラッシュアップ、資金調達、経営アドバイス、メンターを提供する最終の起業支援までシームレスに行う大学教育のあり方をさぐる実証実験の報告である。コロナ禍の2020年、2021年の講義はオンライン授業（リモート授業）が一層産学官連携をスムーズにした。, Entrepreneurship education is flourishing at each university. It is also called a venture boom. Engineering students who go on to graduate school have a long education period and can expect the effect of entrepreneurship education, but it is difficult to connect to actual entrepreneurship in the cultural faculty where few people go on to graduate school. In this paper, we will demonstrate how university education should be seamlessly conducted from knowledge-providing classes to brushing up business plans, financing, management advice, and final entrepreneurship support by providing mentors, in collaboration with the government and industry working on entrepreneurship. This is a report of the experiment. In the 2020 and 2021 lectures of Corona, online lessons (remote lessons) made industry-academia-government collaboration even smoother.

It is widely acknowledged that projects that seek to address complex socio-technical problems benefit from a deliberate mix of individuals, whose complementary expertise and skills can be leveraged in service of the project goals. Three ways through which this team diversity can be achieved are through industry-academia collaborations, through combining various disciplines, and through the inclusion of individuals with different levels of proficiency in their field. This chapter takes a critical retrospective look at a recently concluded collaborative project, which integrated these dimensions of interest. Ostensibly, that project aimed to design devices for smart and connected cycling. However, in this chapter, it is taken as a case study for a post-project review by its team members. We provide a detailed description of this multi-actor team, the design brief, work process and outputs, alongside the findings from a reflective questionnaire. In doing so, we aim to contribute to informing best practices for future heterogeneous collaborative projects through the lessons we learned here., European Structural and Investment Funds in the FEDER component, through the Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Programme (COMPETE 2020) [Project nº 039334; Funding Reference: POCI-01–0247-FEDER-039334]. This work had additional financial support from Project Lab2PT – Landscapes, Heritage and Territory laboratory - AUR/04509, with financial support from FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC) and co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) POCI-01–0145-FEDER-007528, in line with the new partnership agreement PT2020 through COMPETE 2020 – Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI)

The concept of traceability between artifacts is considered an enabler for software project success. This concept has received plenty of attention from the research community and is by many perceived to always be available in an industrial setting. In this industry-academia collaborative project, a team of researchers, supported by testing practitioners from a large telecommunication company, sought to investigate the partner company's issues related to software quality. However, it was soon identified that the fundamental traceability links between requirements and test cases were missing. This lack of traceability impeded the implementation of a solution to help the company deal with its quality issues. In this experience report, we discuss lessons learned about the practical value of creating and maintaining traceability links in complex industrial settings and provide a cautionary tale for researchers. (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). open access

昨今, 世界と日本社会は大きくかつ急速に変化しつつあり，大学が社会で大きな役割を果たすことへの期待がますます大きくなっている．琉球大学は創立時から「地域の発展に貢献する」ことをミッションとしてきたが，期待に応えるためにさらに様々な取組を強化する必要がある．そのための一環として，本学にリサーチアドミニストレーター（URA）が導入された．このURAが所属する研究企画室は，案件によって様々な部署と柔軟に連携を取ることによって，少人数でも効果的な活動を実現してきた．本稿では，4 年近くにわたって進めてきた研究企画室の活動を，学内外セクターとの連携強化の試みに焦点を当てて紹介する．, In response to significant, rapid changes around the world, societies’ expectations regarding universities have also increased. In Japan, the University of the Ryukyus (Ryūdai), which has been charged with the mission of contributing to local communities since its foundation in 1950, is now required to play a bigger role and carry out more activities to meet the communities’ growing demands. In response to these demands, in 2015, the Research Planning Office at Ryūdai established positions for University Research Administrators (URAs), tasked with managing research issues. Although the number of URAs is small, they have started flexible and transdisciplinary activities cooperating with various sectors within and outside the university. This paper provides an overview of some of those activities implemented., 論文

Progressing digitalization of business, economy, and the society places higher education institutions (HEIs) in the center of the debate on how to effectively respond to challenges and opportunities that are thus triggered. Several facets of this process and corresponding challenges exist, including the complex question of how to match students’ skills and competencies with the demands and expectations of the industry. From a different angle, considering the changing nature of work, HEIs are responsible for equipping future employees with skills necessary to work in virtual, distributed, culturally diverse, and frequently global, teams. In the domain of software development, i.e., the backbone of the digital world, the challenge HEIs need to face is paramount. For this reason, the way software development is taught at HEIs is crucial for the industry, for the economy, for the students, and for the HEIs. As there is a tendency in the industry to embrace the scrum method and seek employees equipped with skills necessary for the scrum methodology use, it is necessary to ensure that HEIs offer the students the opportunity to get exposed to scrum. By querying the challenges of switching to agile software development methodologies in senior capstone projects, this paper makes a case that software development and software development methodology form the thrust of a multi-stakeholder ecosystem that defines today’s digital economy and society. In this context, the added value of this paper rests in the elaboration of a method enabling HEIs to move toward scrum in senior projects.

Background: The literature concerning research methodologies and methods has increased in software engineering in the last decade. However, there is limited guidance on selecting an appropriate research methodology for a given research study or project. Objective: Based on a selection of research methodologies suitable for software engineering research in collaboration between industry and academia, we present, discuss and compare the methodologies aiming to provide guidance on which research methodology to choose in a given situation to ensure successful industry–academia collaboration in research. Method: Three research methodologies were chosen for two main reasons. Design Science and Action Research were selected for their usage in software engineering. We also chose a model emanating from software engineering, i.e., the Technology Transfer Model. An overview of each methodology is provided. It is followed by a discussion and an illustration concerning their use in industry–academia collaborative research. The three methodologies are then compared using a set of criteria as a basis for our guidance. Results: The discussion and comparison of the three research methodologies revealed general similarities and distinct differences. All three research methodologies are easily mapped to the general research process describe–solve–practice, while the main driver behind the formulation of the research methodologies is different. Thus, we guide in selecting a research methodology given the primary research objective for a given research study or project in collaboration between industry and academia. Conclusions: We observe that the three research methodologies have different main objectives and differ in some characteristics, although still having a lot in common. We conclude that it is vital to make an informed decision concerning which research methodology to use. The presentation and comparison aim to guide selecting an appropriate research methodology when conducting research in collaboration between industry and academia. © 2021 The Authors open access

Scientific research is a process that generates new knowledge, which can be deployed in the industry to create innovation and become an engine of economic growth. In Japan, the Basic Law on Science and Technology was enacted in 1995, and the system was transformed to create an innovation policy with a view to everything from university research to industrialization.This paper outlines the policies for innovation creation from the 1995 Basic Law on Science and Technology to the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan, and analyzes the environment surrounding innovation in Japan from data from the NISTEP Science and Technology Indicators 2019 (NISTEP, 2019) and the White Paper on Science and Technology (MEXT, 2019). While there is an upward trend in the joint research budgets of universities and companies and also the number of university-launched ventures, the global share of the number of highly cited papers is on the decline. Improving the research environment and resources in universities was identified as a challenge.If industry-academia collaboration encourages only research that is useful for solving immediate problems with an awareness of practical application and commercialization, a variety of knowledge will not be accumulated in the long term, and this may be a factor that hinders the creation of innovation. The presentation of the Society 5.0 concept in the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan can be seen as an effort to change the policy stance on innovation by presenting a vision of the future and the direction of research and development rather than the immediate issues.科学研究は新たな知識を生み出すプロセスであり、産業に展開してイノベーションを創出することで経済成長のエンジンとなる。日本では1995年に科学技術基本法が成立し、大学での研究から産業化までを視野に入れたイノベーション政策を打ち出す体制へと変わった。本稿では、1995年の科学技術基本法から、第5期科学技術基本計画までのイノベーション創出に向けた政策を概観し、NISTEP科学技術指標2019(NISTEP,2019)や科学技術白書(MEXT,2019)のデータから日本のイノベーションを取り巻く環境の分析を行った。大学と企業の共同研究予算や大学発ベンチャーの創業数には増加傾向が見られる一方で、高被引用論文数の世界シェアは低下傾向にある。大学における研究環境・資源の改善が課題であることが明らかとなった。実用化・商品化を意識して直近の課題解決に役立つ研究だけを推奨する産学連携では、長期的に多様な知識が蓄積されなくなり、イノベーション創出を妨げる要因にもなりうる。第5期科学技術基本計画においてSociety 5.0の概念が示されたことは、直近の課題ではなく未来のビジョンと研究開発の方向性を示すことで、イノベーションに対する政策のスタンスを変える取組みと考えられる。, This research was supported by the JST-RISTEX Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy "Star Scientists and Innovation in Japan". and KAKENHI (18H00840).