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Unfolding MOT education in Asia

Yama-Me

Ken KAMINISHIExecutive Advisor to the President

Yamaguchi UniversityDirector, Asia Innovation Center (AIC)

Professor, Graduate School of Innovation &Technology Management (YUMOT)

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Yamaguchi University: OutlookPresident: Masaaki OkaMotto: Discover it, Nourish it, and Realize it: Place of wisdomFounded: 1815Departments: 9 faculties , 9 graduate schoolsCampus: 3 (Yoshida, Kogushi, Tokiwa)Students: undergraduate 8,727,

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Tokyo

YamaguchiYOSHIDA Campus)

Hiroshima(YUMOT Classrooms)

Fukuoka(YUMOT Classrooms)

Ube(KOGUSHI Campus,TOKIWA Campus,YUMOT Classrooms)

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YUMOT: OutlookEstablished 2005Enrollment : 15Faculty: 14 (full time), 5 (adjunct)Study duration : 2 yearsDegree : Master of Innovation & Technology

Classroom : Ube (English course),Fukuoka, Hiroshima (Japanese course)

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Cascade Model of Intellectual Property (IP) Educationin Yamaguchi University

Graduate SchoolMaster/Doctor’s

Program

YUMOT’s materialsUtilization flow

UndergraduateSpecial Course

UndergraduateGeneral Education

Course/ Common Curriculum

eac ng ma er a s o n e ec uaProperty (IP) at YUMOT are utilizedat other graduate schools andfaculties’ undergraduate courseswith simplification.

YUMOT materials are developedadding new practical case materialsevery year. YUMOT students help

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YUMOT Vision

Our school is aiming to be first choice for those whowould like to become “ MOTists MOTists ” in West Japan aswell as in East and Southeast Asia.

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Our school sets out to be an attractive graduateschool for those who would like to become“MOTists MOTists ” being active particularly in West Japan orin Asia by enhancing our reputation throughimplementation of educational efforts.

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What is “MOTistsMOTists” ?Leaders who can formulate vision and produce creativeperformance by focusing on both technology and management

Hyperopiaeach otherIllusion of

new businessRealizableFocus

“MOTists MOTists ”Technology

viewpoint

Myopiaeach other

Many trifle businessWithout strategy

businessadequately

Management

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YUMOT PositioningExecutive managerPolicy makers

Management

Novice engineer& researcher

Generic Focused

Technology

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ASEANeducation

Asia Innovation Center (AIC) Initiative

ITBOther leading graduate

schools in ASIA

offering cross -culturaldiscussion and groupwork opportunity

( )

• Credit transfer• Course sharing• Double degree• Joint degree

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Antecedent: MOT Core Curriculum (1)

Joint development of MOT curriculum with Japanesecompanies (Hitachi, Toshiba, etc.) as the managing university

2008 Oct. 2010 Mar.

Develop educational contents to

Asian standard for MOT educationAsian standard for MOT education

Standard for MOT education

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Antecedent: MOT Core Curriculum (2)Goal: Guarantee the attainment level of the graduates

Minimum required level(for the graduates from MOTprofessional graduate schools)

Elaborate the educational contentsand set achievement objectives

1. Two-year project starting from October 2008.2. Committee members:

- All 10 professional MOT schools in Japan

- 5 high-ranking executives from business community (1/3 of member)3. Subject to public comments and revised occasionally

4. Emphasis on Intellectual Property (IP) education

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Antecedent: Joint IP Research LabIntellectual Property (IP) management Kohza

at Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT),Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

YUMOTShort termattachment

ASEANcompany Joint

research

World classintegrative

IP database

World classintegrative

IP database

Japanesecompany JPO and

relatedbodies

Knowledgeskill

arrange

Analytical skilltransfer

OtherMNC

Uniqueproblem

Expected outcome-Paper-IP case -etc..

seminar

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Way ahead

Asia MOT educationalsource warehouse

Asia Innovationlibrary

• Credit transfer• Course sharing• Double degree• Joint degree

2017

2018 Asia MOT

Platform

Kick offIndonesia-Japan Symposium on

MOT 2015 in Bandung

s aConsortium

establishment

Core curriculum

developmentCollaborativecourse design

12Sep.10, 2015

International Symposium

on Asian MOT education2015 in Yamaguchi Nov.14, 2015

2016

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Yama-Me

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