Development of the basic organization to realize the vision
Foundation for social change and open innovation

Strategic planning Developing theuniversity's researchstrategy
 Identification of newstrengths

ResearchStrategyCouncils

Integrated Initiative for Designing
Future Society
Established on April 1, 2022

Collaboration with diverse stakeholders
Promote initiatives to solve social issues by utilizing
Integrative Knowledge

Decarbonization

Medicine/Health

Environment/Food

Development of data-driven education,
research, and medicine
Proposal for the "ideal" new digital society

Management and Planning Division
Digital Society Creation Research Division
Learning Analytics Division
Next Generation Open Education Promotion Division
Research Data Management Support Division

Joint Symposium （Sep, 2022）
 Presentations on solving social issues
and DX by a variety of speakers fromindustry and academia Discussion on the theme of "What is
the ideal future society?

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KU Ver.
Platform forCommunity
Collaboration

 Strengthen collaboration with various consortiums,
including Organization for Promotion Academic City byKyushu University (OPACK)Established on April 1, 2022

StrengthenEngagement

Think-tank

Data-Driven Innovation Initiative

Established on
April 1, 2022

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Platform for social implementation and resolutionof social issues through industry-academiagovernment-private sector collaboration

SocietyOpen
Innovation
Platform（OIP)
Established on
April 1, 2022

Open Innovation Workshop（Nov, 2022）
 Introduction of cutting-edge
research, including 3-entry
points, and corporate initiatives
 Recognition of researchers withoutstanding industry-academia
collaboration achievements

Development of initiatives to solve social issues by Integrated Initiativefor Designing Future Society2

 Establishment of a research system based on the integration of fields.
 Promote interdisciplinary research and develop initiatives to solve social issues
through Integrative Knowledge.
 Establish goals to reach by 2030 and create a roadmap. (https://in2fs.kyushu-u.ac.jp/unit/)【An example of a structure for promoting solutions to social issues】
Regional Collaboration Promotion Group,
Decarbonization Promotion Unit
【Participating Faculty】

Social Implementationof Energy Saving
Technology by DC
Microgrid

Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Research, Faculty ofEconomics, Global
Innovation Center

High Depth Omics Group,
Medicine ＆ Health Promotion Unit
Development of Single
Cell Multi-Omics
Analysis Technology for
Disease Prediction andEarly Detection【Participating Faculty】

Medical Institute of
Bioregulation, ResearchInstitute forInformation Technology

Insect Science Group,Environment ＆ Food Promotion Unit
Creation of insectscience that balances
food production andinfectious disease
control with biodiversity
and the global
environment【Participating Faculty】

Faculty of Agriculture,
Institute for Asia andOceania Studies

Think Tank Unit

Designing an ideal
future society andproposing solutions
to social issues andthe processes【Participating Faculty】

Faculty of Design,
Faculty of Information
Science and ElectricalEngineering, Faculty ofLaw, AiRIMaQData-Driven Innovation Initiative‘s Efforts to Promote DX
One-stop for education data utilization
Consolidate course, activity, and grade
information in one place to improve efficiency
in the use of educational data.

3Research Data Management
Support Services Website
development and publication
Consolidate necessary informationand support systems for research data
management and disclosure.

Held a research meeting of the Research Division
for the Creation of Digital Society
Establish research issues related to the creation of a digital society and conduct intensive research to solvethese issues.
【 FY2022 Research Group Themes (examples) 】・ Nudge Theory Fundamentals for Behavior Change.
・ Plant Phenotyping Technology for Data-Driven Agriculture.
・ Designing Culture in the Digital Society.
・Regenerative Medicine and Engineering Research and Expectations for DX.
・ The Human Mind and the Creation of Digital Society: Perspectives from Cognitive, Health, and Cultural Psychology.
・ Issues Related to A.I. Introduction: Comparative Analysis Using Questionnaire Data.

Establishment of an environment to strengthen research capabilities

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Inamori Frontier Program（ Phase I public offering: begins February 2023 ） Strategically recruit outstanding young researchers who aim to develop original and ambitious
research, and foster talented individuals who will lead the future.
 Treatment as a PI with the ability to conduct independent research activities, as well as
various incentives.
Salary above averagesalary・ Salary above the average salary
for associate professors
10 to 12 million yen per year

Employed as an independent
researcher・Treatment as a PI who can conduct
independent research activities

Internationalrecruitment

All specialties covered

Midterm
evaluation

Recruitment
1st year

2nd year

3rd year

Promotion to Professor at theInstitute of Advanced Study・Those who are recognized as particularly
outstanding are hired as professors at theInstitute for Advanced Study.
FinalEvaluation
4th year

5th year

Conducting research activities in the host department
Dedication to research activities
・In principle, students are exempted from educational andadmissions duties and participation in various meetings, basedon their commitment to research activities.

Support for Research Environment
・ Provision of research space and other research environment inwhich you can concentrate on your own research・Research expenses, expenses for hiring research assistants：
30 million yen or more for 5 years

Free Quarter for Research （FQR）System (Established March 2023)


At least one quarter of time to devote to research by being exempt from teaching andadministrative duties.
Creating an environment that allows more time for research and produces more
outstanding research results.

Activities related to the creation and utilization of Integrative Knowledge

5Symposium
Kyushu University x Social Co-Creation "The Challenge ofLinking Society and University" - Integrative Knowledge
Created by Everyone" was held. （Mar, 2023）
Symposium to discuss how to connect society and universities tocreate and utilize Integrative Knowledge, and how to create andimplement opportunities for co-creation

Seminar hosted by Cabinet Office
Introducing Kyushu University's efforts in "CreatingNew Value through the Dissemination and Utilizationof Integrative Knowledge". （Feb, 2023）
Associate Professor Takatori of the Faculty of Art and Design,
Japan, introduced a case study on "Realization of a Socially
Inclusive Digital Twin City that Generates Migratory Behavior andSocial Participation in the Age of Super-aging

Part 1: Kyushu University, Osaka
University, and Fukuoka
University introduced case studies
under the theme of "University asa Place for Co-Creation.
Part 2: Introduction of casestudies of efforts by industry andothers to collaborate and cocreate with citizens under thetheme of "Co-creation Learningfrom Practice.

Brown Bag Seminar

Seminars are held to introduce Kyushu University's latest research activities related to the Asia-Oceania region
and the SDGs, and to provide a venue for interdisciplinary research networking and exchange.
(Held every Wednesday during lunch time, open to anyone inside and outside of the university)【 Seminar titles for FY2022 (example) 】
 Organic Optoelectronics Expanding into the Future International Trends in Electric Vehicles and the Challenge ofBecoming Carbon Neutral
 Learning Analytics Challenges for Data-Driven Education
 Festivals and Diseases - The Birth of Era Festivals
 Evolution of Machine Translation and Language Education

 Toward Stable Food Production under Global Environmental Change Psychology of Entomophagy
 Brain Diseases and Immune Responses
 Information Technology to Measure and Change Human Behavior
 Can "Flying Cars" Become a Socially Acceptable Means ofTransportation?

※ For details, please refer to the website of Institute for Asia and Oceania Studies （https://q-aos.kyushu-u.ac.jp/）

Development of centers for solving social issues

6Offshore Wind Research andEducation Center• Offshore Wind Research and Education Centerestablished. (April 2022)
Decarbonization • Consortium for Offshore Wind Industry-AcademiaGovernment Collaboration established. (August 2022)

Contributing to the realization of a distributed energy society
by making offshore wind power the main source of electricity.

PHR（Personal Health Record)
Fukuoka Project Started

Medicine

Tsunagu

Medicine/HealthFukuoka City Collaborates with Dentsu to Createa Society in which Citizens Can Self-Manage Their
Medical and Health Data. (September 2022)

Examination

Establishment of an International
Center for Marine Plastics Research・Establishment of the Marine Plastic Center at
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (April 2022)

Study of waste plastic flows
discharged into the ocean
Monitoring of marine plastic debris
from estuarine to marine areas

Pharmacist

Doctor
HealthEnvironment/FoodPatient

PHR

Policy recommendations
based on scientificfindings

Patient’s
FamilyStrengthening Research Capabilities and Promoting Social Implementation
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through Collaboration in the Kyushu-Okinawa Region

OIST Collaboration
Agreement(March 2023)

Kyushu/Okinawa 11NationalUniversities MOU
concluded(March 2023)

PARKS（Platform for All Regions of Kyushu & Okinawa for Startup-ecosystem）
A collaborative platform of national, public and private universities and companies in the Kyushu-Okinawa region. Supportfor entrepreneurial activities and entrepreneurship education

 March 2023 PARKS Demo Day 2023 to be held

27 teams aiming to commercialize their business plans presented the results of customer verification and their businessplans as business plan pitches as a result of their activities over the past six months.

Goal

Aim to have 155 startups from PARKS by the end of FY2026.

Aim to have 12,000 students/year in the entrepreneurship curriculum by the end of FY2026.