The Public University Corporation,
The University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term

March 22, 2018
The Public University Corporation

The University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term
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The 3rd Mid-term Goals

The 3rd Mid-term Plans

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Fundamental Perspective

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Basic Goals

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I. Basic Organization for Education and Research and Period for MidTerm Goals
II. Goals Regarding Improvement of the Quality of Education/Research
Conducted at the University

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I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of the
Quality of Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

1. Goals Regarding Education

1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education

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2. Goals Regarding Research

2. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Research11

3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding
Internationalization
II. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals Regarding Contribution to
Ⅲ. Goals on Local Contribution and Revitalization from the Great East
Local Communities and Provision of Support for the Recovery from theJapan Disaster, etc.
Great East Japan Earthquake, etc.
1. Establish goals regarding collaboration and cooperation with local
1. Measures for achievement of goals regarding collaboration andcommunities, etc.
cooperation with local communities, etc.
3. Globalization Goals

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2. Goals regarding promotion of regional industry

2. Specific measures regarding promotion of regional industry

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3. Goals Regarding Support to the Post-Quake Revitalization

3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Provision of
Support to Reconstruction Efforts from the Great East Japan
Earthquake

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IV. Goals Regarding Improvement of Administrative Operation andEffectiveness1. Goals regarding Improvement of Business Operation andEffectiveness
2.Goals Regarding Improvement of Financial Affairs
3.Goals Regarding Internal Investigations and Evaluations, andProvision of Information

III Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of
Administrative Operation and Effectiveness1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Improvement of
Administrative Operation and Effectiveness2. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Improvement of
Financial Affairs
3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internal
Investigations and Evaluations, and Provision of Information
4.Specific Measures for Achievement of Important Goals regarding
Other Business Operation
Ⅳ Other Matters

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The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term
The 3rd Mid-term Goals

The 3rd Mid-term Plans<Fundamental Perspective>
The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu is the founder andmanager of the University of Aizu (hereinafter the “UoA”) and the University of
Aizu Junior College Division (hereafter the “JCD”), and has the mission tocontribute to the advancement of scientific technologies and academic knowledge
by fostering talents and conducting research in the fields of computer science andengineering, industrial informatics, as well as food and nutritional science andstudy of early childhood education, in parallel with contributing to industrial andcultural promotion.
In addition, the entire corporation will aim at achieving the following basic goals
below for contributions to the recovery of the prefecture from the Great East Japan
Earthquake and to regional revitalization.

<Basic Goals>- The University
The University shall aim at realization of its founding principle, “to Advance
Knowledge for Humanity” (to make inventions and discoveries for peace andprosperity for humanity). The University shall also endeavor to contribute to the
future of our nation and local communities by taking a leading role as a pioneer on
an international level.
1. Nurture internationally viable individuals as researchers, technical experts,
leaders and entrepreneurs who will support technological innovations, rich increativity and having a strong sense of ethics.
2. Promote research and development in computer science and engineering to leadthe world and to contribute to society and academia.
3. Contribute to advancement of the prefecture’s industry and culture by pursuing
practicability and effectiveness in diversified areas related to education andresearch.
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- The Junior College
Taking advantage of each of its specialty fields, the Junior College shall aim at
contribution to regional communities and the improvement/development of culture
and industry, through fostering of the individuals with practical skills necessary in
the workplace and in life.
1. Foster professionals who have the ability to contribute to society through theutilization of the specialized knowledge and technical skills they have acquired.
2. Foster talents with a broad range of knowledge and a strong sense of ethics.
3. Provide local residents with opportunities for lifelong learning in order tocontribute to the formation of a knowledge-based society.
4. Collaborate with academia, industry, the local population, and government in
the region for contribution to its rejuvenation.
- Shared Goals of the University and the Junior College
1.Taking advantage of characteristic of the university, it shall contribute torevitalization of the prefecture from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2. Flexible and proactive actions based on various changes on local needs such as
depopulation, and advanced less-child and aging society.

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I. Basic Organization for Education and Research and Period for Mid-Term Goals
1. Period for the Mid-Term Goals
The period for these mid-term goals shall be From April 1, 2018 to March 31,
2024.
2. Basic Organization for Education and Research
In order to achieve the mid-term goals, the University and the Junior College are
structured as follows:(1) The Universityof Computer Science and
The Undergraduate School School
Engineering
Graduate School of Computer Science and
The Graduate School
Engineering(2) The Junior College
Departments

Department of Industrial Information
Sciences
Department of Food and Nutrition
Sciences
Department of Early Childhood Education

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I. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of
the Quality of Education/Research Conducted at the UoA

II. Goals Regarding Improvement of the Quality of Education/Research Conducted at
the University

1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Education(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding admission andentrance examination systems
A. The admission policy shall be settled and released with reviews in a timely< Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and themanner corresponding to changes of era, etc.
JCD >B. Based on the admission policy, student recruitment and entrance shall be served A. Admission policy will be widely provided on the admission guide,in fair and appropriate manner.
guidebook, and website of the UoA. By doing so, we will put our
C. The university will respond to depopulation and the stringent situations
efforts on securing students who meet the requirements of the UoA.
surrounding the JCD and strive to secure superior new students and applicants in
B. Every year, in a periodic manner, verification will be conductedaccordance with the admissions policy.
regarding whether the admission policy is corresponding to rapidly
D. Verifying if the student recruitment and entrance examination are implementedchanging times.
appropriately, and the result shall be reflected.
< The Undergraduate school >C. Based on previous result related to applicants and admission, we
will visit senior high schools in Fukushima prefecture and Kanto
region proactively and strategically.
D. Fair and appropriate entrance examination will be conducted.
E. Attracting a large number of applicants, we will secure students whomeet the requirements of the UoA. Based on questionnaire answeredby applicants, selection methods will be reviewed every AY for
promoting adequate improvement.
F. Grasping changes on university entrance examinations due to theexam revolution in an early juncture and appropriate manner, theentrance examination will be changed based on that.
G. ICT Global Program All-English Course will recruit students
through strategic and focused recruiting system. We will work on
establishment of appropriate admission system.
1. Goals Regarding Education(1)Goals regarding admission and entrance examination systems

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H. We will maintain competitive ratio at/around 5.0.
I. We aim for the percentage of female among new students to be 15%.
<The Graduate school>
J. Internal admission to the graduate school will be increased. We will
put our efforts on providing information on benefits, effects, andscholarship of the graduate school to students in an early juncture.
K. We will secure admission from other universities and institutes oftechnology by conducting strategic school visits and inter-university
collaboration.
L. Using the Super Global University Creation Support Project, we willsecure international students.
M. We will implement admission selection fairly and appropriately. We
will verify admission selection methods every AY and conduct
improvement as necessary.
N. We will aim to fulfill 80% of the admission capacity of master’s
program.
< The JCD >O. We will implement publicity activities centered on the Admission
Advertisement Center such as senior high school visits, further
education consultations, open campus, etc. to ensure excellent
entrants.
P. In order to improve the selection method, we will utilize the analysis
on the general admission / recommendation-based admission results
and the situation of entrants after enrollment.
Q. Fair and appropriate entrance examination will be conducted.
R. We will maintain about twice the ratio of applicants.

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The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding content andachievements of education
A. The diploma policy shall be settled and aimed at widely disseminating.
< Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and theB. The curriculum policy which comprises consistency with the diploma policy
JCD >shall be settled, and curriculum shall be structured based on it.
A. The diploma policy will be put on the guidebook for potential
C. The University of Aizu will develop world-class specialized education capable
applicants, campus guide for current students, and the UoA website.
of handling the rapid pace of technological change, as well as the high-quality
This effort aims at advertising the personnel who the UoA would like
English language education that supports such an education.
to foster to a wide range of public.
D. The JCD will develop an educational program for developing professionals
B. Every year, in a periodic manner, verification will be conductedwith specialized knowledge and skills who are capable of contributing to society.
regarding whether the diploma policy is corresponding to rapidly
E. Constantly verifying if the educational contents are served based on the diplomachanging times.
policy and curriculum policy. They shall be reviewed if necessary.
C. The curriculum policy will be put on the guidebook for potential
F. Educational contents, methods, and grade evaluation method shall beapplicants, campus guide for current students, and the UoA website.
publicized. In addition to ensuring its fairness and equality, regular reviews shallThis effort aims at informing the UoA’s educational vision to a wide
be conducted to improve.
range of public.
D. Every year, verification will be conducted whether the curriculum
formation and implementation policy corresponds to the latest
technological trends of the ICT field, changes in society and thetimes, etc., and it will be appropriately revised when necessary.
E. Educational program will be created based on the curriculum anddiploma policies. We will conduct discussion for improvement inanytime.
F. Detailed course descriptions will be provided on syllabi to the public.
G. We will continue conducting student class survey. We will review
and improve our education in anytime. The use of said survey may
be used for faculty member evaluation in the future.
(2) Goals regarding content and achievements of education< The UoA >H. We will promote further globalization of the UoA to cultivate talents
ready for the global stage.
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I. Utilizing resources such as the Top Global University Project, we will
promote continuous education from the undergraduate to graduate
school on the spirit and methods of startup entrepreneurship, as wellas education on contribution to society and the regional to develop
talents who will contribute to the solving social and regional
challenges.
< The Undergraduate school >J. The four-quarter system will be introduced in order to enhanceconsecutiveness with the grad-school education.
K. Aiming at detecting students who require learning support in early
juncture and offer adequate helping hand, so-called the Academic
Proficiency System will be established. For more efficient operation,
every year, the system will be verified and we will improve thesystem if necessary.
L. Syllabi will be created in English.
M. In regards to the only mandatory course; Graduation Thesis, we willcontinue creating and publishing graduate theses in English.
N. Acquiring a wide range of general education and fostering physicaland mental health, general education course will be enhanced.
O. We will put our effort on fostering English proficiency among
students so that they can handle GT creation/presentation and takespecialized courses in English. All students will aim at obtaining a
TOEIC score of 400 by the completion of 2nd-year undergraduate
during the 3rd Mid-term Goals period.
P. A half or more of the courses will be conducted in English.
Leading-edge materials from abroad will be used proactively.
Q. We will create the UoA’s original material such as textbooks,
reference materials, and lecture handouts. We will use the UoA’s
characteristics in such way.
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R. Through PBL and active learning style class such as a flip-flopclasses, designing and practical skills will be fostered.
S. In accordance with the ICT Global Program All-English Course, wewill provide students with a curriculum which is likely to enable
them to obtain credits through only classes in English.
T. We will aim at 25% of passing rate of information processing
engineer examination.
< The Graduate school >U. We will classify courses into fundamental ones and advanced ones.
At the same time, we will improve the curriculum based on core
course design of world-class graduate schools.
V. More than 96.7% of the courses will be conducted in English. We willoffer educational environment aiming for further improvement ofstudents’ proficiency in English.
W. In the field of Computer and Information Systems, we will offer
advanced and practical education at a higher level, in addition tohighly specialized courses.
X. In the field of IT Project Management, we will prepareinternational-level ICT experts in leading industry. Offering uniquecourses, we will aim at training students in problem-solving ability
and management skills.
Y. In the doctoral program, we will cultivate the research capabilities ofstudents through research work while enhancing the coursework of
the doctoral program as part of a consistent educational program
integrated with the master's program and cultivate students' ability
to utilize knowledge.

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< The JCD >Z. We will aim at 100% of the passing ratio of the examination forstudents who wish to take the licenses and the qualifications.
AA. Regarding job placements in careers relevant to the licenses andqualifications earned by students, we will aim at an 80% job
placement rate in relevant fields for the Department of Food andNutrition, a 95% rate for the Department of Early Childhood
Education.
(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding systems/organizations
for conducting education
A. Maintenance of facilities necessary for implementing educational programs < Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and theshall be prepared, and renewed in systematic manner.
JCD >B. Adequate number of faculty members for implementing educational programs A. Educational program will afford necessary facilities and equipment
shall be ensured, and appropriate faculty organization shall be organized.
and those will be maintained and managed appropriately.
C. The structure for offering education programs shall be reviewed in a timely B. Equipment, etc. used in classes, etc. will be renewed in a systematicmanner corresponding to changes of era, etc.
manner. And features of the devices will be improved.
C. The computers and network systems, including the terminals usedin exercise rooms, etc. shall be replaced with the latest equipment
during upgrades. At the same time, we will constantly provide a safe
and secure user environment.
D. While securing the number of current faculty members necessary for
implementation of the education program, when we hire newmembers, we will widely recruit the talented people to respond to thechange of time and the technical advances.
E. We will strive to achieve conformity between the curriculum policy
and a structure of faculty organization. The faculty will be organized
in response to the changing times and policy revisions.
F. Taking faculty development in account, training for faculty member
will be enhanced.
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< The UoA >G. While we recruit people by international recruitment, we will aim
for the foreign faculty and the faculty who earned degrees abroad ratio
to be 60.7%.
H. We will put our efforts on having 10％ of female faculty members.
(4) Measures for achievement of goals regarding student support< Shared of the Undergraduate school, the Graduate school and the
A. Student support policies regarding students’ learning, life, and career shall be JCD >settled and shared on campus. Based on the policies, students will be supported.
A. Student support policy will be established and written on Campus
B. The university will improve its employment support system and aim for a
Guide and UoA website.
100% employment rate for new graduates who seek employment.
B. We will support students’ learning by class mentor system,comprehensive instructions given by GT supervisors, support in
office hours, and the mentor system.
C. We will proactively support students who are looking for jobs inFukushima prefecture, aiming to fulfill both students’ desires andlocal needs for labor.
D. In accordance with the student support policy, and in response tosituational changes such as the aging of facilities and increased
numbers of international students, we will we will appropriately
establish and manage student housing facilities.
(4) Goals regarding support of students< The UoA >E. Poor-performing students due to introduction of the Academic
Proficiency System will be grasped in early juncture for early care.
F. The ratio of students who graduate/complete from respective
programs within the standard enrollment period will be increased.
G. We will actively promote tuition waivers, scholarships, and system of
TA/SA/RA. We will collaborate with the Support Association. By
these means, financial support will be enhanced.
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H. Student Counseling Office, Nurse’s Room, and ComplaintCounseling Office will collaborate with each other in order to provide
life support in details.
I. In order to obtain career-selection-related information in advance, acourse will be offered and students will be recommended to take it.
At the Employment Support Office mainly, tailored support will beoffered.
< The JCD >J. Utilizing the system for exemption of tuition, and/or various
scholarships, we will aim for the enhancement of students’ economical
support by corroborated with the Supporters’ Association of UoA.
K. Faculty and personnel of UoA will cooperate to finely conduct
consultations on students’ living.
L. In order to support students’ carrier paths finely, we will collect andprovide the company/internship related information to implement
student consultations centered on the Carrier Support Center.
2. Goals Regarding Research(1) Goals regarding research standards and results
A. The University(i) The university will carry out research that meets the needs of society in the fieldof computer science and engineering. At the same time, it will aim to expand thescope of its research to include new fields such as renewable energy, robotics,
geoscience, and medicine, as well as interdisciplinary fields. By doing this, it will
give the fruits of research back to the community through the promotion of
innovation, etc.

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2. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Research(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding research standards
and results< The UoA >A. We will promote basic research on Computer Science Engineeringwith a long-term perspective. At the same time, we will ascertain thelatest global technological trends, as well as needs of industry,society, and the region and appropriately determine the direction of
the research.
B. We will proactively promote research exchanges with research
institutes including world-class universities as well as those
conducted through interdisciplinary fusion.

The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term(ii) The university shall work toward research in the fastest-growing technology C. The CS division will engage in a wide range of research andfields such as artificial intelligence, security, big data, IoT (Internet of Things),
development such as modeling of quantum computing and nexthigh-performance computing which are expected to support other various
generation computing elements, investigating new theories andtechnologies in next generation, in addition, seeds, advanced, and strategic
techniques for information / cyber / IoT security, development ofresearch which are fundamental research to create innovative developments ofmathematical models, computer models, simulations and new
ICT.
methodologies for solving complex problems, and development ofcore technologies for constructing artificial intelligence systems,
intelligent services, and intelligent environments.
D. The CE division will engage in a wide range of research anddevelopment such as wireless networks, software-defined radios,
software-defined sensor networks, cloud computing and othercutting-edge computing technologies, secure embedded systems,
neural network-inspired systems and platforms, big data driven
networks and their applications, and lightweight, energy-efficient
wearable devices as well as computing technologies that utilize
them.
E. The IS division will engage in a wide range of research anddevelopment such as audio signal processing, biomedical sensing andsignal processing, computer graphics, computer vision, and image
processing, enterprise web systems, databases and data mining, bigdata and deep learning, cloud computing, intelligent services andintelligent environments, IoT, mobile computing, and security.
F. The CCRS will engage in research aimed at enhancing the content ofand methods used by the liberal arts education demanded by modern
society from the perspective of humanities and social sciences suchas philosophy, sociology, jurisprudence, pedagogy, psychology andtheory of physical education, as well as research regarding culture in
an information-based society.

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G. The CLR will engage in research on the diverse areas related tolanguage pedagogy and linguistics, such as research into thedifferences between Japanese and English pronunciation,
development of elicitation tools for the assessment of L2 speaking,development of a theory regarding L2 phonology – both speech
perception and production, use of manga for L2 writing,development of technology enhanced learning tools, research into L2
as a sociolinguistic practice, and more
H. At CAIST, the leading-edge and intern-disciplinary research whichis integrated with computer science and engineering will bepromoted. Responding to the rapidly changing time in timely
manner, every fiscal year, we will examine about revision andabolishment of clusters.
I. We will aim to have 300 papers annually (an average of four papers
per mainline undergraduate school faculty member) accepted for
major journals and conferences (including international conferences).
J. We will aim to acquire 50 externally-funded research grants and 150
million yen in external grant funding including that for Industry Academia -Government Collaboration (including that acquired by
the JCD).
K. We will aim for a MEXT Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research(KAKEN) acceptance rate of 30%.
L. We will aim for 3,000 academic paper citations annually (an averageof thirty five citations per mainline undergraduate school faculty
member).
M. We will aim to apply for ten patents annually.

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B. The Junior College
The JCD shall conduct fundamental and regional-problem-solving research in
specialized field of each department. Those research achievements shall be given
back to the society and community.

< The JCD >N. The JCD will conduct fundamental and regional-problem- solving
research in specialized field of each department. Those researchachievements will be given back to the society and community.
O. We aim for 100 published academic research (includes papers statedin the research bulletin).

(2) Goals regarding improvement of systems, etc. for promotion of research(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement ofsystems, etc. for promotion of research
A. We will appropriately maintain and manage the facilities andequipment required for research.
B. Regarding internal research funds, in addition to striving to secure
funding in terms of a total amount, we will consider policies forachieving more effective allocation and utilization of the funds byintroducing an element of competitiveness.
C. While constantly reviewing the impropriety prevention plan we will
strive to appropriately implement research funds. At the same time,
we will assure permeation of a mindset of compliance by holding
study sessions, etc.

A. To assure research environment for faculty members and students, extensive
facilities and equipment shall be provided as well as securing internal researchfunds.
B. In order to promote the management of research activities and budgets in an
appropriate manner, the further enhancement of the system and training forprevention of misconducts shall be provided..

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3. Globalization Goals

3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internationalization

As a top global university, the university shall work on the enhancement ofinternational competitiveness and the development of human resources to be
successful in the world while further improving its projects and strengthening its
systems. In addition, the university shall contribute to the expansion ofinternationalization and international exchanges.

< The UoA >(1) We will promote further globalization of the activities by our faculty
and student body through exchanges with research institutes including
world-class universities, including conducting international
collaborative research, organizing international conferences, etc.
(2) Utilizing the Top Global University Promotion Project, we willconduct overseas student internships. At the same time, we willencourage submission of papers to, and presentation at, overseas
conferences.
(3) We will create opportunities for foreign faculty members andinternational students to engage in broad exchanges with Japanese
students, faculty members, and administrative staff members, as wellas members of the local community.
(4) We will aim to increase the ratio to 6.3%(83people) of international
students among all students.
(5) We will aim to increase the number to 50 of Japanese students who
participate in study abroad programs.

. Goals on Local Contribution and Revitalization from the Great East Japan II. Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals Regarding Contribution to
Disaster, etc.
Local Communities and Provision of Support for the Recovery from theGreat East Japan Earthquake, etc.
1. Establish goals regarding collaboration and cooperation with local communities, 1. Measures for achievement of goals regarding collaboration andetc.
cooperation with local communities, etc.
< Shared of the UoA and the JCD >(1) Based on fundamental policies regarding contribution to local communities, (1) Utilizing the UoA's intellectual property, we will proactively
make efforts to realize sustainable development of regional industry and culture.
organize public lectures and dispatch faculty members to conduct(2) The university shall proactively promote collaboration and cooperation withdispatch lectures.
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the prefecture, municipalities, and various education institutions such as
Fukushima Medical University in an effort to make efforts for further contribution
to the communities.
(3) Through collaboration with UoA-launched business ventures and various
sectors, including companies within Fukushima Prefecture, research institutions,various bodies such as NPOs, etc., strive to foster excellent talents who respond toneeds of the region and facilitate rejuvenation of local communities.
(4) The JCD will aim to engage in at least 20 regional cooperative/collaborative
projects annually.

(2) As a university open to the local community, availability ofuniversity facilities will be proactively advertised to general public.
Local community and residents will receive a wide range ofopportunities to use the UoA facilities.
< The UoA >(3) We will position the All-Japan High School Computing Contest as
the symbol project of Aizu, which puts much energy into ICT talentdevelopment, aiming to increase the number of participants (target:
2,000 people) in collaboration with Aizu as a whole, including local
companies and local municipalities.
(4) Collaborating with local incorporated NPOs and Aizuwakamatsu
City, we will continue to conduct the computer science summer camp.
At the same time, we will newly accept junior and senior high school
students from overseas and promote the appeal of the UoA and Aizu
broadly to the world through these exchanges.
(5) We will proactively respond to requests from senior high school
faculty members for the dispatch of UoA faculty members. At the sametime, we will strengthen our collaborations with senior high schools
designed as SSH (Super Science High schools) and SGH (Super Global
High schools) in particular.
(6) We will support the improvement of Fukushima junior and seniorhigh school students' academic abilities in math, science, and English,
as well as their internationalization. In particular, we will further
strengthen our collaboration with Aizu Gakuho High School, which isbased on a university-high school collaborative agreement.
(7) Under collaboration agreement, we will collaborate with
Aizuwakamatsu City, Kitakata City, Koriyama City, and Koriyama
Techno Police Promotion Agency, and Okuma Town. Within the scheme,
we will work on solving regional issues such as industrial advancement
and personnel training.

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(8) With Fukushima Medical University, in medical and healthcare
fields, ICT knowledge scheme of collaboration will be promoted such as
the data check for Fukushima Health Management Survey to ensure
the residents’ safety.
(9) We will work on initiatives based on the Fukushima Female
Support Declaration and the Academia Consortium Fukushima.
(10) We will promote further standardization software technologies
which are worked on as part of the development project. We will use
research results and technologies for alumni ventures and a wide rangeof companies in the prefecture. We will contribute on industrial
advancement and human resource development.
(11) Aizu Open Innovation Meetings (AOI Meetings,) which is main rolein the UoA’s university-business collaboration, will be utilized actively.
At the same time, we will figure out practical utilization of apps
developed under collaboration with alumni ventures and local
companies.
(12) We will train personnel who have IT skills which connect
technology and the place where technology is used, aiming at order tosolve issues of companies.
< The JCD >(13) We will cooperate and collaborate with local organizations
including municipalities in Fukushima prefecture in a way thatleverages our expertise.
(14) We will offer dispatch lectures and open lectures 80 times within
the year.

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2. Goals regarding promotion of regional industry(1) The university shall contribute to the activation of local economic and job
creation by promoting the development of human resources necessary in thecommunity such as data scientists (people who specialize in the analysis of big
data, etc.) and university-industry cooperation.
(2) The mid-term plan will encourage the creation of UoA alumni-launched
ventures authorized by the university, with the goal to reach a total of 30 venturesduring the medium-term goal period.

2. Specific measures regarding promotion of regional industry< The UoA >(1) Implementing collaboration with companies in the prefecture, ICT
training will be offered to females who wish to get a job, aiming at
maintaining ICT workforce and creating a place where women can takeactive roles in the prefecture. Through the training project, annually
fifty individuals will be able to get a job (150 individuals in three years.)(2) Supporting the UoA-accredited venture companies, we will create
and implement new privileges.
(3) Promoting the UoA-industry-government collaboration project suchas smart community project, we aim for promotion of local industries
and development of human resources.
(4) In order to contribute to the region’s industrial development, we willproactively collaborate with companies in the region to increase thenumber of opportunities to leverage faculty members’ knowledge andresearch results.
3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Provision of Support toReconstruction Efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake

3. Goals Regarding Support to the Post-Quake Revitalization(1) The Laboratory for leading-edge ICT in Aizu shall be used as a base ofadvanced ICT research on cyber security, etc. and the university shall generateinnovative outcomes.
(2) The university shall work on solving local issues by using ICT and developing
IT entrepreneurs to create human resources of ICT.
(3) As a part of the Fukushima/International Research Industry City (Innovation
Coast) initiative, the university shall promote technical development ofdisaster-recovery robots, etc. collaborating with companies, etc. in the prefecture.
(4) Mainly at the Local Revitalization Center, the JCD will leverage thespecialization of each of its departments and contribute to the revitalization of
Fukushima prefecture through activities conducted in close cooperation with local
18< The UoA >(1) As a promotion of LICTiA activities, we aim for the AOI meetings forcreation of innovation to be held 300 times within the year, and theusage rate of LICTiA Cloud be 60%.
(2) Based on collaboration agreements with companies leading Japan’s
advance technological industry, we will work on support of industry
toward Fukushima’s revitalization.
(3) Collaborating with Fukushima Medical University and prefectural
police headquarters, prefecture’s public health management andcyber-crime prevention will be a focus of personnel training at LICTiA.

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regions, including the cultural revitalization of the region, revitalization of local (4) Collaborating with ICT companies within the prefecture, we will
economy, etc.
implement the human resource development project for women in theprefecture and women who evacuated outside the prefecture to support
integrally with learning and working.
(5) Through deployment of technologies developed by the UoA alumni
ventures and local companies collaborating with municipalities,
schools, revitalization-related national organizations in the Coastal
region in Fukushima, and development of human resources, we will
make use of it for revitalization of evacuated area.
(6) We will contribute to the reconstruction of Fukushima throughresearch, technological development and creating technical talents
focusing on software development for robotics industry of the leading
technological industry, which is characterized as the pillar of industrial
revitalization in the coastal area of Fukushima.

< The JCD >(7) We will support activities of the Okuma-town junior high schoolfrom both side of facilities and education.
(8) We aim for the community-based activities collaborating with local
communities/companies to be implemented 5 times within the year.

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III Measures to be Taken to Achieve Goals regarding Improvement of
Administrative Operation and EffectivenessIV. Goals Regarding Improvement of Administrative Operation and Effectiveness1. Goals regarding Improvement of Business Operation and Effectiveness1. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Improvement of
Administrative Operation and Effectiveness(1)Goals regarding improvement of the organizational operation
A. The policy for the smooth operation of the university shall be settled and sharedaiming for realization of principle and objective of the university.
B. Provisions necessary for the management of corporation and the university
shall be organized to clarify process, authority, andresponsibility fordecision-making,C. The university shall comply with laws and regulations, and regularly verify if
the organizational managements are conducted appropriately. Reviews shall be
conducted if necessary.
D. The university shall establish education /research organization in addition to theadministrative organization which would be suitable for working on realization ofprinciple and objective of the university. The members of the organizations shallbe selected and assigned fairly from faculty and personnel of the university. The
university shall put effort on enhancing their abilities as well.

20(1) Measures for achievement of goals for improvement oforganizational operation
A. Organizational Operation Policy will be clearly written. And the UoA
Code of Conduct will be announced to faculty members andadministrative staff upon meetings and trainings.
B. The systematic regulation which reflects objectives of the public
university corporation system will be created. In anytime we will
review it while operating corporation and university promptly andfairly.
C. Internal audit with predetermined annual theme will be conducted
whether if the organization is operated with compliance with laws
and regulations.
D. Every year, internal organization and personnel system of the UoA
corporation will be verified in line with operational circumstances.
Necessary review will be conducted on them.
E. In principle, we hire personnel through international recruitment.
Not only for faculty members who are hired through strict
assessment, will administrative staff be recruited based on legally
fair recruitment process.
F. All administrative staff to corporate administrative staff ratio will be
increased to 45%.
G. Multiple female administrative managers will be appointed.

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H. For training administrative staff in charge of operation of the public
university corporation, appropriate training system will be created.
We will increase job performance skills.
(2) Goals regarding improvement of effectiveness and streamlining of (2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement ofadministrative work
effectiveness and practicality of administrative work
A. In order to promote reduction of administrative duties, we will
The university shall work on reducing the frequency and hours of meetings,
reduce number of meetings held and time for a meeting, proactively
paper reduction, energy-saving for administrative procedures, and systemization.
promote power and system saving.
B. We will promote paperless meetings and the amount of paper
purchased will be reduced by 5%.

2.Goals Regarding Improvement of Financial Affairs(1)Goals concerning the growth of self-generated income, including external
research funds and other revenue
The university shall work on increasing in revenue by acquisition of externalfunds, lending the university facilities of an onerous contract, increasing in
intellectual property income, calling for donation, etc.
(2)Goals concerning economization of expenses
When planning budget, ordering, and upon various opportunities, details of
settled amount of expenses shall be inspected and scrutinized. In addition, theuniversity shall work on controlling expenses through analysis on financial state as
well.

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2. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Improvement of
Financial Affairs(1) Specific measures regarding growth of self-generated income,including external research funds and other revenue
A. We will proactively rent the UoA facilities according to a purpose.
LICTiA and UBIC will aim at 20 million yen and other facilities will
aim at 3 million yen of facility use fee revenue annually.
B. In order to increase licensing revenue, we will disseminate
information on our intellectual property within society through morechannels and increase the number of opportunities for their use.
C. For securing student support and research fund, donation system
will be established and utilized.

The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term(2) Specific measures regarding economization of expenses
A. Through learning session for accounting staff, cost awareness anddeep knowledge in accounting administration will be promoted.
B. Issues among the current accounting system will be detected andimproved.
C. Conducting financial status analysis, we will conduct research on
how we should use the result of said analysis.

3.Goals Regarding Internal Investigations and Evaluations, and Provision ofInformation(1)Goals concerning improvement of evaluations
A. Every year, annual self-check/evaluation and evaluation by third-party against
the management of corporation and overall university activities shall be
implemented. The university shall work on improvement based on the results.
B. The university shall operate work achievement evaluation system foradministrative staff, etc. appropriately, and work on establishment of theevaluation system for faculty as early as possible.

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3. Measures for Achievement of Goals regarding Internal
Investigations and Evaluations, and Provision of Information(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding improvement ofevaluations< Shared of the UoA and the JCD >A. Every fiscal year, we will conduct self-check and evaluation at eachdivision and department. As the entire university corporation, we
will create a performance report.
B. Submitting performance report to the prefecture every fiscal year,
we will receive evaluation by the Public University Corporation
Evaluation Committee.
C. The performance report and evaluation result will be publishedinternally and externally.
D. Result of the personnel evaluation has been served as the base ofsalary for administrative staff, etc. We will operate the evaluation
equally, fairly, and rigorously.
E. Regarding performance evaluation for faculty members, evaluation
item and weight of each item will be reviewed. The evaluation
system will be improved repeatedly. Degree of perfection will be
increased. We will discuss about the method how we use theevaluation result.

The Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu Mid-term Goals and Mid-term Plans for the 3rd term(2) Goals concerning promotion of the dissemination of information(2) Specific measures for promotion of the dissemination of information
The university shall proactively and strategically disseminate information on A. In line with the Information Publication System and Public
education, research, and local contribution of the university.
University Corporation System, we will promote appropriate
informational.
B. The UoA’s education, research, industry, and regional contribution
will be advertised externally in order to enhance public recognition of
the UoA.

4.Important Goals Regarding Other Business Operation(1)Goals concerning compliance
The university will work to earn the trust of the prefecture's citizens bypromoting efforts to assure compliance, such as strict maintenance of disciplinary
regulations by corporate personnel.
(2) Goals related to facilitation and use of properties and information
communication infrastructure.
A. To provide facilities and equipment required for education and researchcontinuously, planned repairs and maintenance of aging buildings shall be
conducted sequentially with replacement of devices, etc.
B. The information and communication infrastructure shall be maintained
appropriately to support for operation, edgy education and research of theuniversity. The sufficient measures of information security shall be implemented
as well.
(3) Goals related to health and safety management
A. The university shall protect the health of students and faculty by implementing
health check and providing consultation system, etc.
B. The university shall protect the security of students and faculty by regularchecks on facilities, and implementing training, drills, etc. related to disasterprevention.
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4.Specific Measures for Achievement of Important Goals regarding
Other Business Operation(1) Measures for achievement of goals regarding compliance
A. Targeting faculty members and administrative staff, we willorganize training sessions related to observation of laws andharassment prevention every year.
B. We will conduct interviews by individuals in management positions
at the appropriate, creating opportunities for consultation, andascertaining the faculty’s situation.
(2) Measures for achievement of goals regarding maintenance andutilization, etc. of facilities and equipment and communication
infrastructure
A. In order to provide students a safe, peaceful, and comfortableeducation in adequate educational environment, we will optimize
facilities and equipment. Based on the Long-term MaintenancePlan, we will efficiently conduct maintenance works andmanagement.
B. We promote the systematic remodeling of facilities showing
significant signs of aging, such as the JCD dormitory.

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C. We will facilitate the UoA operation and the leading-edge education
and research with information and transmission base which support
such activities in systematic manner. And we will implement
sufficient security measures.
D. The UoA Library will sustainably provide electric information
contents and facilitate comfortable environment for users. We willsustainably release academic information through academic
repository.
(3) Measures for achievement of goals regarding healthcare and safety
management
A. Health-checkup-taker ratio among students, faculty members, andadministrative staff will achieve 100%.
B. Mental-health check will be implemented for using it for mental carefor faculty members and administrative staff.
C. We will maintain and regularly check disaster and crime prevention
facilities, and guard and safety management system.
D. We will establish and improve manuals and construct systems
aimed at helping prevent or minimize injuries, accidents, and otherincidents that occur on campus.
E. So as to act promptly upon a disaster occurs; disaster prevention
drill will be implemented in the entire university.

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Ⅳ Other Matters

1. Budget (including personnel cost estimates), income and expenditureplan, and financial plan
*See the attached sheets
2. Short-term loan limit(1) Limit: 800,000,000 yen(2) Possible reasons for loans:
It is possible that the University may need to obtain loans as
countermeasure expenses for urgent necessity due to delay inaccepting subsidies for operational expenses, occurrence of incidents,
etc.
3. Plans to transfer or offer valuable property as collateral
None.
4. Use of surplus
If there is a surplus after the settlement of accounts, we will use thesurplus to improve the quality of education and research, as well asorganizational operation, facilities and equipment.
5. Matters related to business operation provided for in prefectural
rules(1) Plan for facilities and equipment
A. Based on the Long-term Maintenance Plan described in Ⅲ-4-(2)-A,
we will conduct repair works in a systematic manner.
B. We promote the systematic remodeling of facilities showing
significant signs of aging, such as the JCD dormitory.
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(2) Plan for personnel affairs
A. We will appropriately conduct the measures described inⅠ-1-(3) togather talented personnel with diverse backgrounds.
B. We will promptly establish the evaluation method described in Ⅲ
-3-(1)-E and will promote the discussion on the reflection method of
the evaluation result.
C. We will set a basic policy regarding the recruitment, training,
promotion, etc. of personnel, and will appropriately manage thepersonnel matters based on the policy.
(3) Plan for the use of reserve funds
The reserve carried forward from the first and second mid-term goal
periods and the reserve funds for improvement of education research,and university operation will be used for the improvement of thequality of education and research, and for the improvement oforganizational operation, facilities and equipment.
(4) Other necessary matters related to business operation of the Public
University Corporation
None.
6. Student capacity*See the attached appendix

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（Separate sheet）
１．BudgetBudget for FY2018 to FY2023【Corporate request base】
Category

Unit: million yen
AmountIncomeOperation Subsidy

20,468Grants1,479

Self-generated Income

6,013

Income from tuition, admission, andapplication fees, etc

5,520

Income from assets

394

Miscellaneous income

98

Income from Commissioned Research, etc.
and Grant Donations

626

Income from Reversal of Reserve Funds
for Specific Purposes879

Long-term Loans

Total

29,467

Expenditure
Operating Expenses

26,542

Expanses for education and research

19,153General expenses for administration

7,388

Expenses for Facilities and Equipment

1,749

Expenses for Commissioned Research,etc. and Projects through Grant
Donations

1,175

Redemption of long-term loans

-

Total
29,467【Estimation Basis for personnel Expenses】
A total budget of 14,454 million yen will be allocated to personal
expenses for six-year period set for realization of the mid-term goals.
(excluding retirement allowances)

【Rules for Estimation of Operation Subsides】
1 Categories of Operation Subsides
Operation Subsides shall be divided into the following categories.
(1) Subsidy A: A Subsidy for education and research activities and generaladministration
・Personal expenses for education and research・Expenses rerated to academic affairs
・Expenses rerated to research・Expenses for administration and management of affiliated facilities
・personnel expenses for administration and management of the Corporation
・Expenses for administration and management of facilities(2) Subsidy C: An operation subsidy for improvement of facilities
・Expenses for improvement of University facilities
2 Operation Subsidy Calculation Formulas
Allocation of operation subsidies shall be calculated according to theformulas described below.
(1) Operation subsidy for education and research activities and generaladministration: A(y)A(y) = A1(y) + A2(y) - (y)A1(y): General budget necessary for administration andmanagement of education and research activities (excluding
specified expenses)
A1(y) = A1 (y-1) * α
A2(y): Budget for specified expenses required for education,
research, administration and management
D(y): Estimation of payments from students, income from property
and other expected income(2) Operation subsidy for improvement of facilities: C(y)C(Y): Subsidy C shall be estimated every year, based on expenses required
for facility improvement purposes.
Any surplus of funds from this subsidy category will be reserved
for the following year for facility maintenance, etc.
The amount of operation subsidy shall be calculated by above formulas inprinciple. However, should there be any circumstances in which a subsidy
amount cannot be calculated in such a manner, the Fukushima Prefecture
shall determine the amount after consultation with the corporation,
taking into consideration stable operation of the Corporation andfinancial situation of the Prefecture.
[Coefficient used herein]α(alpha): Coefficient of effectiveness (0.09)※(y): Relevant fiscal year(y)-1: Year previous to the fiscal year "y"２．Income and Expenditure Plan
Income and Expenditure Plan for FY 2018 to FY 2023
【Corporate request base】
Unit: million yen
Category
AmountExpenditure
General Expenses
Operating expenses

30,53930,53923,828

Expenses for education and research

8,240

Expenses for commissioned research

1,132

Personnel expenses
General expenses

14,455
2,966

Financial expenses

86

Miscellaneous losses-

depreciation expenses

3,657

Short-term Losses
IncomeRevenues from Operations

29,65929,659Operation subsidy

20,393Grants1,224

Revenue from tuition

4,555

Revenue from admission fees

1,033

Revenue from application fees

163

Revenue from commissioned research, etc.

536

Revenue from donations

88

Financial revenues-

Miscellaneous revenue

485

Reversal of asset offsetting operation
subsides, etc.

289

Reversal of asset offsetting grants, etc.

852

Reversal of asset offsetting donations

24

Reversal of amount of items received or
donated as Extra Revenue

14

Extra Revenue
Net Revenue
Reversal of Reserve Funds for Specific Purposes

△879
879

Total Revenue※Estimation for FY 2018 and on is based on the budget for FY 2017-

３．Financial Planning
Financial Planning for FY 2018 to FY 2023
【Corporate request base】
Category
Capital Expenditures

Unit: million yen
Amount34,339

Expenditures for business transactions

26,514

Expenditures for investments

5,185

Expenditure for financial activities

2,564

Balance to be carried forward to thefollowing term of the mid-term plan76

Capital Revenue

34,339

Revenue from business transactions

28,584

Revenue from operation subsidies

20,468

Revenue from grants

1,631

Revenue from tuition, admission andapplication fees

5,520

Revenue from commissioned research

394

Revenue from donations

79

Other revenue

492

Revenue from investments

4,800

Revenue from facility charges
Otter revenue

4,800

Revenue from financial activities
Balance carried forward from the previous
term of the mid-term plan955

※ Estimation for FY2018 and on is based on the budget for Fy2017

Separate Sheet

Total student capacities
The University
Academic year
AY2018School, Graduate school, and Total student capacities
School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

AY201930）

School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

AY202030）

School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

AY202130）

School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

AY202230）

School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

AY202330）

School of Computer Science and Engineering: 960
Graduate School of Computer Science and Engineering :270
（Master’s Program: 240）
（Doctoral Program:

30）

The Junior College
年度

AY2018School, Graduate school, and Total student capacities
Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100

AY2019Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100

AY2020Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100

AY2021

Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100

AY2022

Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100

AY2023

Department of Industrial Information Science: 120
Department of Food and Nutritional Science: 80
Department of Early Childhood Education: 100