Chapter 2. Improvement and Expansion of the Basis of Scientific Research
1 Enrichment of Research Systems
3 National Inter-University Research Institutes
National inter-university research institutes are set up as
governmental research centers and are not affiliated with specific universities.
They are open for joint use to all university researchers in Japan. At present
there are 16 such research institutes belonging to a total of 14 organizations.
They are contributing to the promotion of scientific research in their respective
specialties, providing university researchers throughout Japan with places for
conducting joint research in specific fields as well as joint use of scientific
publications, equipment, and large-scale research facilities.
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Promotion of Scientific Research