Government-Industry-Academic Collaborations

Hokkaido University Research & Business Park

Economic & Regional Revitalization by Knowledge Creation & Knowledge Utilization

Research & Business Park Project

  • Major R&D base of government-industry- academia collaboration located in Northern Area (30 hectares) of Sapporo Campus (authorized as “Sapporo Venture Creation Special District”)
  • Partnership research promotion entities are formed between Hokkaido University. and prefectural experiment and research institutions in Hokkaido, the Japan Science and Technology Agency, etc.
  • Science and technology-driven economic and regional revitalization is pursued.
  • Creative Research Initiative “Sousei” serves as a center for the promotion of “knowledge creation” and the return of results to society.

Northern Area of Sapporo Campus


Creative Research Initiative “Sousei ” (CRIS)

CRIS's missions are to create world class trans-disciplinary research and to publicize the results.

University-launched
Venture Companies

31 companies



Comprehensive Partnerships

Partners Concluded
Hitachi, Ltd. April 1, 2003
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. July 1, 2004
Development Bank of Japan July 22, 2004
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd. July 23, 2004
National Institute for Materials Science, Japan December 7, 2004
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology February 10, 2005
Dentsu Hokkaido Inc. February 23, 2005
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) April 12, 2005
North Pacific Bank June 24, 2005
Teijin, Ltd. January 26, 2006
IHI Corporation September 12, 2006

Regional Cooperation Agreements

Partners Concluded
Hokkaido Government, City of Sapporo, Hokkaido Economic Federation and Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry July 30, 2005