San-kan-gaku renkei (産官学連携）, or what we call in English, “the collaboration among industries (companies), governmental and the academics”. Let me cut short and use the initials, SKG.
It is something what I’ve leant in University and it’s the thing that I always have in mind for MSAJ. And I guess that’s the main reason I’ve stayed on. MSAJ IS a good platform for san-kan-gaku.
I was and (I don’t why) I am still involved in AYNJ, the network MSAJ is involved in. SKG can happen in the bigger picture (in AYNJ). It will be indeed GREAT, but yet I had to think twice. Mainly because I have my limits and it is much better to make this work in one organization, maybe later on to a bigger influence. Minor reasons, nope, I prefer to keep it low first. But yeah, I think MSAJ should take the lead to fix things. More on AYNJ other time.
So why SKG?
Being stuck between the academic world and working world, I feel that there is a HUGE gap between those worlds. Of course, these two worlds exist for their reasons, students would want to stay “students” and there are so much more responsibilities in the working world. BUT in between, I think someone should fill in the gap. A better preparation before crossing over these worlds.
Why MSAJ?
Because it’s in the middle of both Industrial and Governmental. Not every Industrial will mix with Governmental, and same for the other way round. So, I guess MSAJ being the middleman to connect both and at the same time be involved in society.
I guess it’s a long way to go, but anyway, I’ll just do what I can do. Who knows, after this it will be 180 degrees totally different thing.
Tags: san-kan-gaku
