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Organizational Cooperation
Tohoku University is promoting the inter-organizational model in which companies and the university establish an inter-organizational structure and engage in a wide range of collaboration activities, with the aim of maximizing co-creation value and achieving sustainable growth.
In the inter-organizational model, we strive to optimize the activities by regularly monitoring the activity status and responding flexibly to changes in the status.
In April 2021, we established the “Co-Creation Research Center”, a collaboration scheme for creating an activity base for the inter-organizational model. This enables us to flexibly and sustainably engage in co-creation activities that further clarify the purpose of the activity and the roles of both parties.
We aim to promote co-creation activities that utilize the university resources to the fullest extent through Organizational Cooperation.
Organizational Cooperation
Tohoku University facilitates organized cooperation with private enterprises and research institutes, and promotes practical cooperation in all areas where mutual cooperation is possible, such as research and development, human resources development, and in its responsibilities to the regional community.
| Agreement Concluded | Company/ Institute |
|---|---|
| January 19, 2006 | Hitachi, Ltd. |
| January 31, 2006 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| July 27, 2006 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| December 26, 2006 | KAHOKU SHIMPO PUBLISHING CO. |
| January 31, 2007 | The 77 Bank, Ltd. |
| March 6, 2007 | DOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
| July 25, 2008 | Central Institute for Experimental Animals |
| February 19, 2009 | High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) |
| March 9, 2009 | National Institute for Fusion Science |
| April 14, 2009 | RIKEN |
| February 12, 2010 | NTT, NTT East |
| June 4, 2010 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
| July 26, 2011 | Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| November 10, 2011 | Sendai City, University of Tsukuba |
| January 19, 2012 | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology（NICT） |
| October 16, 2012 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| August 1, 2013 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
| November 12, 2013 | National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) |
| December 18, 2013 | Tohoku Regional Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| March 28, 2014 | Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) |
| August 1, 2014 | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) |
| October 31, 2016 | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) |
| November 9, 2016 | National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) |
| February 14, 2017 | Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN |
| March 1, 2017 | Tohoku Regional Advancement Center |
| March 28, 2017 | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. |
| April 20, 2017 | JFE Steel Corporation |
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June 29, 2017
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Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) |
| October 3, 2017 | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| November 8, 2017 | The 77 Bank, Ltd., Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. |
| December 14, 2017 | Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) |
| June 26, 2018 | Philips Japan, Ltd. |
| September 5, 2018 | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation |
| April 2, 2019 | Rakuten, Inc. |
| August 27, 2019 | The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited, NTT DATA Corporation |
| October 8, 2020 | KDDI CORPORATION |
| March 15, 2021 | Japanese Standards Association (JSA) |
| October 1, 2021 | Aichi Steel Corporation |