Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Research

Author:Shen-Chen Yang

Abstract:

    The term of Industry-University Cooperation is defned as a joint effort on research and develop-ment (R & D) between a research institute and an industry for achieving a common goal of interest to both parties.  This study was to conduct a survey on agricultural researchers, affliated with Council of Agriculture (COA) and with experience in participating in Industry-University Cooperation projects, for understanding their motivation and satisfaction of participation in this type of projects.  Results showed that researchers’ motivation to participate in Industry-University Cooperation projects was determined most importantly by ‘the policy of his/her research institute,’ followed by ‘the effort to develop innovative research, according to the needs of the industry’ and then ‘the effort to over-come bottle necks of the project encountered by the industry.’  The survey also showed that earning reputa-tion and recognition from participating in this type of projects was not a major interest for research-ers.  Results of this survey also showed that 39.2% of the researchers survied were satisfed or very satisfed with their participation in Industry-University Cooperation projects, whereas 16.4% of the researchers were dissatisfed or very dissatisfed.

Key words:Industry-university cooperation, Innovation, Motivation, Satisfaction

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