New features - 2: national univ. faculty policy changes
Before: univ-industry cooperative research possible, but not done
- Had to go thru MoF
- Multiyear not possible
Professor resigned, because university wouldn‰ft allow him to join Sony board of directors
No merit to IP ownership transfer to university
Cooperative research projects, joint research centers: steady growth
From April 2000: professors can take part in private enterprises
- May apply to become officer of company
- Take leave to found co.
Change to ‰gindependent administrative entities‰h