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Toward UTokyo 3.0 :The University of Tokyo
in the next 70 years
Makoto Gonokami, President
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The First UTokyo Global Advisory Board Meeting,
November 27, 2017
Growing Global Instability (2016)
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MarchBritain’s Exit from the
EU
MarchTerrorist Attacks
in Brussels SeptemberNorth Korea’sNuclear Test
JanuaryPresidential
Election
Zika Virus spread across America
2011 -Syrian Civil
War
NovemberThe Paris
Agreement on Climate Change
AprilEarthquake in Ecuador
AugustEarthquake
in Italy
JulyTerrorist Attackin Nice
JanuaryFinancial
Crisis in China
AprilEarthquake
in Japan
NovemberEarthquake
In New Zealand
AugustPresident’s
impeachment in Brazil
DecemberPresident’s
impeachment in Korea
Challenges are becoming more complex, and society is becoming more unstable in 2017
The University of Tokyo: Vision 2020
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Synergy between Excellence and Diversity: Contributing to humanity as a Global Base for Knowledge Collaboration
Published in 2015
Society
Research Education
Improve management systems
Increase autonomy
Shared vision, working togetherwithin and beyond the University
“UTokyo 3.0”: 140 Years of UTokyo
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1877 20151945
70 years 70 years Next 70 years
2004
UTokyo
Japan
World
Establishment of UTokyo
Incorporation of national universities
HantaroNAGAOKA
JunjiroTAKAKUSU
UmetaroSUZUKI
TakaakiKAJITA
MasatoshiKOSHIBA
YoichiroNAMBU
ShibasaburoKITASATO
YoshinoriOHSUMI
1 million people
Japanese population
1.3 million people
0.7 million people
0.4 million people
Formation of the modern state
End of WWII
Rapid EconomicGrowth
BubbleEconomyCollapse
Lost Two Decades
WWII End of the Cold War
Imperialism
How will the next 70 years be for Japan and the world? And for our university?
UTokyo3.0
Challenges to overcome in UTokyo 3.0
1. Promoting inclusiveness and diversity
2. Strengthening financial basis
3. Improving research environment
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1. Promoting inclusiveness and diversity
Inclusive society to overcome many inequalities
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Urban
Rural
Ageingsociety
Fewer children
Poverty
Wealth
Campus Diversity: Students (as of May 2017)
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Japanese, 89%
International, 11%
Proportion of International Students
Asia, 82%
Europe, 9%
North America, 3%
Central & South America, 2% Africa, 2%
Middle & Near East, 1%
Oceania, 1%
Nationality of International Students
Diversity in Campus: Faculty (as of May 2017)
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non-tenured tenured
Internationalization of Faculty
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Campus Diversity: Faculty and Staff (as of May 2017)
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Japanese, 94%(10,063)
International, 6%(608)
Asia, 61%Europe, 24%
North America, 9%
Central & South America, 1%
Africa, 1%Middle & Near East, 2%
Oceania, 2%
Proportion of International Faculty and Staff
Nationality of International Faculty and Staff
Digital Revolution and Social Transformation
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Need to create a new social and economic system, and talent to develop that systemTechnology Revolution
Increased by 40% in
a year
Average of Internet traffic in Japan
Increased by 50% in
a year
Uploads
Downloads
Paradigm Shift in Industrial and Social Structures
Labor intensive Capital intensive Knowledge intensive
Knowledge Intensive
Issues caused by capital intensiveness Mass production led to mass consumption Environmental degradation Concentration in cities, widening disparities
between urban and rural areas
Greater productivity and high added value Resolve disparity between urban and rural
areas Inclusion A society where everyone can contribute
Knowledge creates valueA society powered by diversity
Industrial nation
Postwar reconstruction
Smart technologies generate
high added value in all industries
Tertiary industry (services)
Secondary industry (manufacturing)
Primary industry (agriculture,
forestry, fisheries)
Japan’s strengths (manufacturing,
basic science)
A university-led paradigm shift from financial capital to knowledge, technology, personnel, IT capital
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Smart Society will be created by Digital Revolution
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The rehabilitation support robot helps elderly persons by sensing the user’s intention.
The rehabilitation support robot proposes an efficient rehabilitation plan based on analysis of the patient’s current state of health and big data consisting of vast numbers of prior cases.
She can walk longer than
before!!
analyzing
Heartbeats
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Right knee
The load on Left ankle
STS Forum 2017: University Presidents’ Meeting
• STS Forum
- Purpose:
1) provide a new mechanism for open and informal discussions
2) build a human network that would
3) resolve new types of problems stemming from the application of science and technology
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• University Presidents’ Meeting
- Purpose: 1) share experiences 2) build relationships
- Attendees: more than 40 university presidents and vice presidents from 23 different countries
UCL, ANU, ETH Zurich, HKU, UCSD, NUS,
Kyoto…
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１．Required research areas for technology development in a knowledge-intensive society (basic and advanced)
Research about data science and interface between human and computer systems
Research should solve:ethical issues, privacy issues, human rights, control of technology (particularly AI), human creativity…
２．Developing human resources required to cope with the speedy social transition to the knowledge-intensive society
Short term: Recurrent Education,Social Responsibility and Ethics
Long term: Flexibility, Resiliency, Multi-cultural experiences
３．Ideas for accelerating the integration of academic disciplines to create an inclusive society
A strategic budget plan in collaboration with industry and government with a long-term perspective
Students who have not only a specific disciplinary specialization but also multi-disciplinary experience.
４．Ideas for building relationships between universities, society, industry, and government internationally to achieve an inclusive society. Ideas to create a platform for these relationships.
Promoting recurrent education (e.g. via MOOCs) which should be accessible to all citizens.
Discussion Topics
Toward a Knowledge-Intensive World: The Role of the University in Enabling an Inclusive Society
2. Strengthening our financial footing
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Incorporation of National Universities
• National universities became “National University Corporations” in 2004.
• Government grants to universities have been substantially decreased.
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12,214 12,043
11,813 11,695
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Government Grants to National Universities (2004 -2017)
Government grants (hundred million yen)
Negative effects of decreased government funding
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Lost 520 tenured posts
・This trend weakens UTokyo’s international competitiveness in the long term
Non-tenured faculty at UTokyo (under 40 years old)
KASHIWA CAMPUS
KOMABA CAMPUSHONGO CAMPUS
Collaboration with industry
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Number of Private Sector Collaborative Research Projects
Total Amount (million yen) Number of Projects*only private company: 1,371 projects / 51million yen (2015)
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Value of each CollaborativeResearch Project
Number of collaborative research projects with industry is top-class in Japan.Butthe amount of money financed by industry remains small for most projects.
Number is very small…
(projects)(million yen)
New approach to make UTokyo a partner for industry to create new businesses
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Hitachi The University of Tokyo (2016.6～）
NEW University-Industry CollaborationWorking to create new businesses that contribute to attaining the SDGs.
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1. Urban Policy and Evaluation
Related research areas:
2. Big Data
3. Decarbonization
4. Healthy Ageing Society
5. Regional Revitalization
Designated National University System (2017)
• Purpose
• Designated national university have more freedom on …
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Investment
Setting diverse range of salary to attract top-level researchers.
Asset Management
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- To promote top-level education and research - To create an active environment for innovation
Increased management autonomy Better use of assets
To take advantage of UTokyo’s uniqueness
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UC Berkeley
Total Assets1,408 billion yen
Total Assets1,071 billion yen
UTokyo
Noncurrent and Current assets
87 %
（1,233 billion yen)
Other9 %（130 billion)
Investment 3 % (45 billion )
40 %(435 billion yen)
Investment
51 %(552 billion yen)
Other7 % (82 billion)
Securities,Investment Securities etc…
Cash, Deposit…
Land, FacilityLicense etc…
60% of assets are land!
Noncurrent and Current assets
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Our properties across Japan
54 research institutes across Japan
1000
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Land area of UTokyo (326km2)
of Japan’s land areaHokkaido Forest 227km2
What is our uniqueness and strength?
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Income Structure Comparison with Overseas Universities
Student fees, etc.Investment income (fund operation, etc.) Publishing income
Sponsoredresearch, etc.
※ Compared with FY2015 total income
UTokyoFinancial Report 2015
（236 billion yen※）
National University of SingaporeFinancial report 2015
（248 billion yen）
CambridgeAnnual Report 2015
（229 billion yen）
UC BerkeleyAnnual Financial Report 2014-15
（270 billion yen）
16.3 billion yen (7%)76.7 billion yen
(28%)
33.3 billion yen(13%)
31.6 billion yen (14%)
57.1 billion yen (23%)
37.2 billion yen (16%)
48.7 billion yen(21%)
Ordinary expense Ordinary revenue
FY2015236
billion Yen
FY2015229
billion Yen
FY2015 Financial Structure of UTokyo
Personal expenses
96 41.9%
Education14
6.0%
Research44
19.4%
Commissioned research
3615.7%
Medical service
3013.1%
Supports for education
and research3
1.2%
General administration
62.5%
Other ordinary expense
10.4%
Government grants
7833.2%
Student tuition fees
166.9%
Research grants
4820.7%
Revenue of university hospital
4719.9%
Subsidies13
5.5%
Other ordinary revenue
2510.4%
Donations8
3.4% In addition, about 18 billion yen of Research Grants from MEXT (KAKENHI) was competitively allocated to UTokyo researchers in 2015.
3. Improving the research environment
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Erosion of research time （from questionnaire in 2017)
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Are you satisfied with your research environment?
What kind of tasks have increasedcompared to 5 years ago?
Research
Education
Internal jobsManagement jobs
Other
Social contribution:Education
Social contribution:Research
Satisfied
Not Satisfied
No Answer
Tend to Satisfied
Neither
Tend tonot-satisfied
Situation for Young Researchers
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Improvement !(Vision 2020 initiative)
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After Completing Master’s Program (2001-2016)
Percentage dropped from 42% to 26%
All GraduatesContinuing to PhD ProgramPercentage continuing
Towards Utokyo 3.0
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The 100-year lifespan
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50%of the population born in 2007 in advanced countries is expected to live more than 100 years.Longer life means more opportunities to learn and to take on new challenges
Enjoy the process of change
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Global Leadership Program
UTokyo aims to educate studentswho can embrace coming changes, who have the courage to reach for new frontiers, who have the capacity to enjoy being in such situations.
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The Total Number of Outbound Students
Today’s Discussion Points
1. Promoting inclusiveness and diversity
2. Strengthening our financial footing
3. Improving the research environment
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