The University of Tsukuba Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Management Message from the President The University of Tsukuba makes greater efforts to search for truth, to create wisdom which generates innovation and to develop global human resources which lead it. It is a major responsibility of our university, as a national university corporation, to provide highly transparent earnings information to everyone who supports operations of our university, both within and outside our institution, so that the situation with our operations is well understood. Therefore, we have been preparing financial reports in order to provide easy to understand explanations and to foster greater understanding of our earnings information. This financial report basically consists of introduction of outline of the referred fiscal year, reports to every supporter of the University of Tsukuba President of the University of Tsukuba (explanation to our stake holders), analyses and comments of our financial statements. It Kyosuke Nagata analyzes year‐ to ‐year comparison regarding our education, research, medical service and social activities, as well as expenses and other details of constituent items of the referred fiscal year. Going forward, we are willing to enhance this report and at the same time, reflect earnings Information on our management and operations. By doing so, we will strive to further enhance and advance our education and research activities and to realize autonomous and strategic operations. 【Points to note of reading this report】 The figures less than the unit are rounded off in each table. Therefore, the total may not match the sum. 【Detailed information pertaining to Earnings】 Please refer to the Financial Statements for details of Earnings in fiscal year 2016. You can download this report. http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/ public/misc/info_zaimu28.html Major Events (Topics) ■Participating in the 6th African Development Conference ■Partnership Agreement between International Christian (TICAD VI) University (ICU) and University of Tsukuba Outline of Fiscal Year 2016 The University delegation which consisted of President Kyosuke Nagata, In April, University of Tsukuba concluded an Inter‐University Cooperation other faculty members participated in the 6th Tokyo International Agreement with the International Christian University as a model of national‐ Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) held in Nairobi, the capital private Inter‐University Cooperation. city of Kenya on August 27‐ 28. Our university has promoted the Campus‐in‐Campus (CiC) initiative as part of At the thematic session “Promoting social stability for shared prosperity," the Top Global University Project of the Ministry of Education, Culture, President Nagata gave his remarks on behalf of Japanese universities, and SportsScience and Technology (MEXT). Based on the CiC concept, our university aims to promote exchange with universities in Japan, naming its effort as the appealed that multilateral cooperation by consortiums between Campus‐with‐Campus (CwC) initiative. Through the CwC efforts, our university universities was important. utilizes education resources and strengths and aims to promote the strength of In addition, at the Japan Fair exhibition, faculty members of the Office of trans‐border cooperation beyond the national, public and private universities. Global Initiatives set up a booth exhibition of the Japan‐Africa Academic Through this agreement, both of universities aim to share campus facilities and Network (JAAN), a network chaired by the University of Tsukuba, to develop education which actively utilizes educational research resources with introduce the activities of JAAN. going forward to practice trial lessons and to join student exchange programs. ■IIIS Professor Masashi Yanagisawa to Receive the ■World's first survival return of all mice reared for a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon long time in ISS "Kibo" Child mouse of the picture in the group with the mouse grown in the environment 0G as the parent "Kibo" ,the first piloted experimental establishment in Japan, is the largest experimental module of the International Experiment Station(ISS), . Professor Masashi Yanagisawa of the International Institute for The University of Tsukuba, The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS) was chosen as the recipient of the (JAXA), and Osaka University achieved successful completion of rearing Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (Shijuho sho) for the 2016 Spring mice for 35 days and returning in good health by using the Cell Biology Conferment. He was recognized for his contributions to research in the Experiment Facility (CBEF) with an exclusive centrifuge function in the field of physiological sciences, pharmacodynamics, and neuroscience. Japanese Experiment Module ("Kibo") of the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in the world. Professor Yanagisawa discovered the neuropeptide "Orexin", which is The twelve male mice reared over the long term were launched from essential for regulating the sleep‐wake cycle and energy homeostasis. Florida on July 19 (JST), and returned to Earth in good health in California, This contributed a lot to the development of the field of sleep medicine. USA on August 27. The Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (Shijuho sho) is presented to Furthermore, due to the collaboration between our university and Osaka those who have made a great discovery or invention in the field of University, the next generation (child mouse) with this space mouse as the science and technology and who have achieved a great result in the field parent was born on September 27. of sports and art. Professor Yanagisawa will be officially recognized as This long‐term rearing is simultaneous under an artificial gravity the recipient on May 29, and the medal awarding ceremony will be held environment (1G) in orbit and under a microgravity environment (0G) and on May 15. also the first space experiment in the world. _______________________ 03 University of Tsukuba ■The University of Tsukuba Hospital 40th Anniversary ■Badminton Girl team win Three consecutive Victories at the 67th Commemorative Ceremony All Japan University Badminton Championship Outline of Fiscal Year 2016 40th anniversary of the University Hospital of Tsukuba welcomed in The 67th All Japan University Badminton Championship was held in October 2016 and Ceremony was held on November 3. Chiba City from October 14 to 20. The university’s badminton club won At the ceremony, Deputy Minister of the Higher Education Bureau, Ministry their third championship in a row in the women’s team competition. In of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) then read a the final game, we won Waseda University 3: 1 and our success was the congratulatory speech on behalf of MEXT Minister: “The University of 5th overall victory for this Games. Tsukuba Hospital has established Mito Chiiki Iryo Kyoiku Center (Mito Also, Kashihara and Kato (2016 Japan B Representative) were Medical Education Center) in Mito Kyodo General Hospital, aiming to solve dispatched to Brunei to participate as members of "Sport for a doctor shortage. It was the first medical education center in Japan set at a Tomorrow", an international contribution plan of the Government of private medical institution. The center has contributed to provide training Japan, (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) from October 23 to 28. for doctors and to improve local medical services. We hope the University Hospital will continue to work for its mission. New initiatives of affiliated hospitals (complete medical University of Tsukuba Badminton Department checkup ∙ nurse special action training etc.) are reported on http://www.sports.tsukuba.ac.jp/badminton/ page 11 and after. ■Participants from the University of Tsukuba played the ■Comprehensive Partnership agreement between the active part in Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games University of Tsukuba and Under Armour(DOME Corporation) 2016 The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games were held from August 5 to It was the first partnership agreement concluded between a 21, and large numbers of Participants from the University of national university and a sports apparel brand in Japan. The Tsukuba took part in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic University of Tsukuba and DOME Corporation have common goals Games from September 7 to 18. to contribute to improving society, local community, and students’ A total of about 450 people including students, faculty members, the experience on campus through sports. They intend to cooperate general public gathered in the hall to send cheers and encourage the for the industrialization of sports, the promotion of people’s players who were waiting to representing Japan in the 2016 Rio de health, and the development of the next generation of athletes Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games on July 14. based on the partner relationship. With the pride of the University of Tsukuba, the players At the event held on November 15, new uniforms and products demonstrated the best performance in the tournament and played produced by Under Armour® were introduced and 8 teams an active part in winning medals by judo and swimming. already decide to wear them. _______________________ University of Tsukuba 04 Financial Highlights for Fiscal Year 2016 ■Summary of B/S Details are reported on page 21 ■Summary of P/L Details are reported on page 23 (In millions of yen) (In millions of yen) Item FY2015 FY2016 Change Item FY2015 FY2016 Change Assets 394,395