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Prospects of ASPIRE League Activities

6th July, 2010

Ichiro Okura, Executive Vice President

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Asian Science and Technology Pioneering Institutes of Research and Education

Objective :

ASPIRE League

Development of International research center (team) for high-level research on the world emerging issues of science & technology as an Asian hub.

International Research Strategy and CollaborationThree key successful factors for collaboration

1. Good environment to promote high-level research & researchers• Need for research environment to allow researchers

to seek and conduct research freely & openly2. Research fund and administrative support by

government and university • Need for sufficient infrastructures for research ; (budget, space, instrument, efficient administration)

3. Mutual understanding with partnership & friendship • Regular meetings & communication, active exchange

of researchers

1. Lack of infrastructure and support to promote research with international networks• Lack of international core research team, recruitment of

researchers, administration control, fund-raising

2. Complicated national system negatively influencing on active exchange of researchers• Problems related to immigration offices, difficulty of visa

issue by government

International Research Strategy and Collaboration Possible Obstacles for Collaboration

How to cope with possible obstacles for effective international research collaboration?

1. Establishment of strong strategy planning and commitment by university• Top research team ; strong administrative support

team

2. Fund-raising and effective budget distribution, allocation of researchers & staff

3. Solid and continuous cooperation between partners

4. Coordinated organization by responsible researchers and administrative support by university

Development of International research center (team) for high-level research on the world emerging issues of science & technology as an Asian hub.

In the era of accelerating globalization, the borderless collaboration among universities is becoming more important.A strategic network of the leading universities of science and technology (in Asia) will act as a hub for innovation and contribute to realize sustainable world.Through this network, our mutual cooperation in the field of research, education and innovation is further enhanced. The collaboration with similar consortia in other parts of the world, such as Europe and America, will be pursued.

Strategic Plan and Goal of ASPIRE League

ASPIRE League OrganizationBoard of Vice Presidents

Consists of Five Vice Presidents Principal decision-making body of the League Vice Presidents Meeting (VPM) held once a year

Chairperson Elected by the Board of Vice Presidents serves a two-year term <Term of current Chairpersonship is 2009~2010, and the

new Chairperson shall be elected in this meeting.>

Senior Staff Members Work to assist the planning and implementation of ASPIRE

League activitiesWorking group at each university

ASPIRE League Activities

Research Collaboration Activities will include academic symposia, workshops,

joint research projects, exchanges of personnel and scientific information.

Educational Programs Programs such as student exchanges

University B

University C

University A

Idea of Satellite Laboratories

University D

University E

Res. Group Research

Group

Research Group

Research Group

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Satellite lab

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Research Group

Research Group

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Research Group

Each member university is encouraged to establish a satellite lab in its campus, which will be open for joint use by member universities.

Proposal of Tokyo Institute of Technologyon Joint Research through Satellite Lab

1. Tokyo Institute of Technology will establish three satellite labs A satellite office will also be established to provide

administrative support.

2. Research fund will be provided to support three joint research projects of ASPIRE League Universities About 5 million yen (55,000 US dollars) will be provided to

each joint research project. Three or more ASPIRE League Universities including Tokyo Institute of Technology participate in the research project.

Tokyo Institute of Technology

University B

University C

University A

Satellite Laboratories

University D

Research Group

Res. Group

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Research Group

Satellite lab

Research Group

Research Group

Research Group

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Res. Group

Satellite lab

Satellite Office

5 million yen

5 million yen

5 million yen

Tokyo Institute of TechnologyUniversity B

University C

University A

Satellite Offices

University D

Satellite Office

Tokyo Institute of Technology will also establish an ASPIRE League Satellite Office and assign staff member(s) to make liaisons with member universities. The office will support collaboration and networking among member universities. Should other universities establish satellite offices, networking could be further enhanced.

Satellite Office

Collaboration and Networking

Cooperation with IDEA League

A joint declaration to agree on future collaboration between ASPIRE League and IDEA League was signed by President Iga, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Rector Fokkema, TU Delft in October 2009

The ASPIRE League shall share information on its activities with the IDEA League.

Faculty members, administrators or students of IDEA League member universities may be invited to participate in activities of the ASPIRE League.

USACalifornia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyMIT

AsiaHKUSTKAIST Nanyang Technological UniversityTsinghua UniversityTokyo Institute of Technology

EuropeImperial College LondonETH ZurichParis TechRWTH AachenTU DelftTechnical University of MunichUppsala University

Concept of the Consortium of Leading Universities of Science & Technology

ASPIRE InstituteExamples of Future goal of the League

ASPIRE Institute provides both educational and research activities Like European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT),

ASPIRE Institute provides an activity to integrate educational excellence and innovative research through collaboration of partnering universities.

ASPIRE Institute is virtual organization without permanent facilities Activities will be implemented in the form of joint projects

of partnering universities.ASPIRE Institute Label is to certify highly qualified

degree Students who successfully completed the educational

program of ASPIRE Institute will be awarded ASPIRE Institute Label to his/her degree conferred from home university

Discussion Topics of VPM

1. ASPIRE League ActivitiesSome examples of activities proposed by member universities ・ Satellite Labs and Satellite Offices・ Summer School (Winter School) and Summer Camp・ Joint Symposium and Workshops・ Other Proposals

2. Election of Next Chairperson (2011~2012)

3. Location of Next VPM

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Tokyo Institute of TechnologyThe 130th Anniversary in 2011

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