- Expanding Outside Research Funding and Streamlining University Operations
- Financial Status of Iwate Prefectural University
- Expenses per student and per faculty member (academic year 2011)
- Revenue and Expenditures for Academic Year 2011 <Revenue>
- Revenue and Expenditure for Academic Year 2011 <Expenditures>
- Revenue and Expenditure for the Past Five Years
- Featured Topic There are a total of 16 main items that received an "A"
in the project achievements for the 2011 academic year.
In 2011, the first year of the second stage of our incorporation, we took concrete steps toward increasing undergraduate research funding and other self-generated revenue, as well as the appropriate and efficient implementation of our budget.
In order to move forward with our applications for competitive outside funding, we have been holding briefings at the university and preparing a database that encompasses the overall activities for research and education in each department. Striving for the appropriate implementation of the university’s operating expenses, we achieved a 10% year-over-year reduction through more careful selection in the commission of facility administration work.
We are also actively engaged in volunteer activities while utilizing national disaster relief aid for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that occurred in March 2011.
*1: “Assets offsetting liabilities” is a special measure for public university corporations that is used so that depreciation does not affect the calculation of profits and losses. When fixed assets are acquired, an amount equivalent to these assets will be calculated as liabilities, and whenever expenses are incurred from depreciation, the amount will be reversed to income.
Total educational and research expenses for Iwate Prefectural University were 4,424,570,000 yen for the academic year 2011. Educational expenses per student were approximately 970,000 yen, including education expenses, education and research support expenses, and part of faculty personnel expenses. Research expenses per faculty member were approximately 2,540,000 yen.
●Education and research expenses
●Education expenses per student
●Research expenses per faculty member
Operational subsidies from Iwate Prefecture account for 66.8% of Iwate Prefectural University’s revenue. Self-generated funds, excluding tuition, matriculation, examination fees, and research income from industry-university collaborations, etc., account for 30.3% of the revenue.
| Item | Amount (in thousand yen) |
Percentage (%) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational subsidies | 3,887,317 | 66.8 | Operational subsidies from the prefecture |
| Tuition | 1,181,081 | 20.3 | The university’s self-generated funds (independent sources of revenue) |
| Matriculation and examination fees |
232,649 | 4.0 | |
| Research income from industry-university collaborations, etc | 110,655 | 1.9 | Revenue from commissioned research and projects from businesses and organizations |
| Grants | 112,519 | 1.9 | University renovation promotion subsidy, donations, etc. |
| Donations | 16,300 | 0.3 | |
| Assets offsetting liabilities reimbursement | 166,258 | 2.9 | |
| Other | 110,767 | 1.9 | |
| Total (A) | 5,817,545 |
*Assets offsetting liabilities reimbursement is the monetization of the match of asset depreciation amount from assets offsetting liabilities.
Education and research expenses account for approximately 34% of expenditures.
| Item | Amount (in thousand yen) |
Percentage (%) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education expenses | 1,131,747 | 20.5 | Expenses for education and research |
| Research expenses | 590,996 | 10.7 | |
| Educational and research support expenses | 138,863 | 2.5 | |
| Research expenses for university-industry collaborations, etc. | 109,371 | 2.0 | Expenses for research and projects commissioned by outside companies and organizations |
| Personnel expenses for trustees | 8,842 | 0.2 | Personnel expenses for trustees, faculty, part-time lecturers and administrative staff |
| Personnel expenses for faculty | 2,562,966 | 46.5 | |
| Personnel expenses for administrative staff | 607,329 | 11.0 | |
| General administrative expenses | 364,830 | 6.6 | Expenses for utilities, repairs, consumables, etc. |
| Total (B) | 5,514,945 |
Revenue and expenditures for academic year 2011 (A-B)
302,600,000 yen
About 70% of the operating costs of Iwate Prefectural University are covered by the operational subsidies from the prefecture. However, according to the prefecture’s rules for calculating subsidies, this will trend downward. On the other hand, in 2011, income from grants and commissioned research increased, so the total income was up from the previous year, at 84,306,000 yen.
Regarding expenditures, specified salary reductions directed by the prefecture ended in 2010 so there was an increase in salaries that led to an increase in personnel expenses. Also, due to increases in education and research expenses resulting from reductions and exemptions in matriculation and tuition expenses for students affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, total expenditures were up from the previous year by 301,254,000 yen.
Featured Topic There are a total of 16 main items that received an "A" in the project achievements for the 2011 academic year.
Every year at Iwate Prefectural University, self-inspections and evaluations for project achievements related to project planning take place. In the 2011 academic year, a total of 16 main items (featured) scored an A, including performance in the disaster response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011.
Related to support for university education and students, there was: (1) initiatives implemented in university student publications to promote links between universities and high schools, (2) new performance evaluation systems introduced with the aim of increasing student motivation for learning, (3) university enhancements and links with the Iwate Higher Education Consortium aiming to enhance core human resource development and liberal arts education in support of the region, (4) support for students requiring special assistance or students with learning difficulties, such as students receiving economic assistance for disaster relief related to Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, and enhancements to IPU, (5) assistance for student activities that support the smooth implementation of the volunteer activities of Iwate GINGA-NET, which brought together students from all over the country, and (6) employment support, such as measures taken by civil service, developing job leads, and finding places of employment within the prefecture’s industries.
Related to research, there was: (7) the promotion of research that utilizes specialized fields of study with an emphasis on recovery support research for the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and research that responds to regional issues, (8) the public announcement of research results by holding public lectures and forums, (9) the promotion of the development of high level technicians and joint research, and the establishment of the Iwate Monozukuri and Software Integration Technology Center, (10) the strengthening of initiatives aimed at resolving regional issues using specialized knowledge and human resources from various departments, and (11) the establishment of the Regional Policy Research Center and the promotion of initiatives aimed at resolving regional issues.
Additionally, related to operational management, there was: (12) the administration of a new faculty performance evaluation system tied to its main implementation in the 2012 academic year, (13) proper personnel management and budget implementation, (14) creation of publication media that has a unified image through revisions and improvements to self-analysis and evaluation, and the establishment of PDCA cycles in the school, (15) enhancement of publication activities and effective information distribution, and (16) the promotion of energy conservation throughout the school by means of the Iwate University Power Saving Plans and Policies.
