Scientific research

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• Scientific research
• and
• Social development
• - The role of research universities and their
  industrial cooperation

GONG Ke
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Outline

• The role of research universities in Chinas RD
• The cooperation of research universities and
  industry
• Conclusion remarks

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The role of research universities in Chinas RD

• Universities educate 5 million students, among
  them theres about 1 research students, about
  half top academia working in universities
• Universities themselves are important driving
  force for technology innovation in China
• Major role in fundamental research
• Actively engaged in application research
• Close university-industry linkage and
  technological transferring

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The role of research universities in Chinas RD

• According to MOE, there are 209,000 researchers
  working in Chinese universities
• In recent 5 years, 50 of the national awards for
  scientific research are obtained by universities
  70 of the papers indexed by SCI/EI/ISTP are from
  universities
• By 2004, Chinese universities own 12000 invention
  patents.

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The role of research universities in Chinas RD
Major national projects undertaken by Univ.
Source Annual Report on ST Progress of Chinese
Universities 2004
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The role of research universities in Chinas RD
national research Labs/centers based on Univ.
Source Annual Report on ST Progress of Chinese
Universities 2004
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The role of research universities in Chinas RD
Awards and Patents of Univ.
Conclusion Among 49340, 18241 are granted to
Chinese local entities, 31119 are granted to
foreign entities. Patents granted to university
account for 19 of the total patents granted to
Chinese entities, and 29 of the total
service-invention patents granted to Chinese
entities.
Source 1. Annual Report on ST Progress of
Chinese Universities 2004 2.
www.sipo.gov.cn
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The role of research universities in Chinas RD
RD Funds and Expenditure of Univ.
Source 1. Annual Report on ST Progress of
Chinese Universities 2004 2.
Statistic Report on ST Investment of China, 2004
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The role of research universities in Chinas RD

• The research universities are not only the center
  for education, but also the center of scientific
  and technological research and development.

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• A very important character of Chinese research
  universities is their industrial cooperation.
• About 50 research funds obtained by Chinese
  research universities are from industry.
• Many RD results of university are directly used
  in (transferred to ) industry.

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• University leads industrial consortium for
  national standard - Digital TV Transmission
  Technology
• Universities innovative technology was selected
  as national standard
• Unique TDS-OFDM technology
• High performance in mobile receiving
• Supporting multimedia broadcasting
• Core group formed by research universities with
  close cooperation of TV industry
• Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiaotong, Beihang, etc.
• Changhong, TCL, Haier, Konka, Hisense, Skyworth,
  Tongfang, Xiahua, etc.
• RS(Germany)?Toshiba?ST(US)?Samsung?LG

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• Universitys technological transfer is important
  new technology resources of industry
• Many industrial companies have joint labs with
  universities, e.g. in Tsinghua University, there
  are 63 (including 20 with companies abroad) joint
  industrial labs with about 60 companies.
• Large amount of research funds by industry giving
  to universities for technology transfer
• Tsinghuas industry contract funds abou66 M
  from domestic and 26 M from abroad (2005)

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• Example 1 digital controlled machine by Huazhong
  university of science and technology
• Example 2 CIMS by Tsinghua University
• Example 3 Fine distillation and Bisphenol A
  technology by Tianjin University
• Example 4 In-situ precision measurement for
  automobile manufacturing lines by Tianjin
  University

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• Universitys spin-offs becoming active parts of
  Chinese high-tech industry
• FOUNDER from PKU the leading PC company in China
• NUCTECH from THU taking the worlds largest
  market share of Container inspection
• Universitys science parks are important
  high-tech companies incubators

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The cooperation of research universities and
industry

• The international cooperation of research
  universities with multinational companies are
  fast growing
• Contract-based project
• Entrusted RD project
• Joint RD project
• Licensing
• Joint Research Labs
• Research Foundation

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Conclusion remarks

• Chinese research universities, like their
  counterparts in other countries, are paying key
  roles in RD
• Chinese research universities, unlike their
  counterparts in other countries, are more active
  with applied research and industrial cooperation
• Chinese research universities should enhance the
  international cooperation and become more active
  in the global stage

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