%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2017 %T A University–Industry Collaborative Entrepreneurship Education Program as a Trading Zone: The Case of Osaka University %A Koichi Nakagawa %A Megumi Takata %A Kosuke Kato %A Terumasa Matsuyuki %A Toshihiko Matsuhashi %K entrepreneurship education %K experiential learning %K technology commercialization %K trading zone %K university–industry collaboration %X Two complementary problems are that busy practitioners find it difficult to access academic knowledge and university students lack practical experience. University–industry collaborative education is a potential solution for both of these problems by bringing together theoretical insights from universities and experiential know-how from industry. However, university–industry collaborative education has not been sufficiently studied to offer clear frameworks and mechanisms to foster effective knowledge exchanges between these two groups. In this article, we propose the metaphor of a “trading zone” as a potential analytical framework for implementing this method of education. Applying this framework to the analysis of a university–industry collaborative education program, this study proposes that the exchange of knowledge between students and practitioners is the essential learning experience and that it is made more meaningful by the heterogeneity between students and practitioners. The shared language provided by the program and those who deliver it make the exchanges efficient, and the temporary and extraordinary nature of the program accelerate those exchanges. Here, we analyze the case of Osaka University in Japan to illustrate the framework and develop associated propositions to encourage further study and validation of the framework. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 7 %P 38-49 %8 06/2017 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/1083 %N 6 %1 Osaka University Koichi Nakagawa is an Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Economics at Osaka University, Japan. He received a PhD in Economics from The University of Tokyo. His academic works are mainly about the management of innovation, and his current interests focus on the key success factors for innovation in emerging situations, such as university–industry collaboration, post-corporate acquisition, and low-income countries. He works not only as an academician but also as a consultant of innovation and design management for private companies. %2 Kyushu University Megumi Takata is a Professor in the Department of Business and Technology Management within the Graduate School of Economics at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan (Kyushu University Business School; QBS). Since 2010, he is also a faculty member of the Kyushu University Robert T. Huang/Entrepreneurship Center (QREC). Megumi is also a Registered Technology Transfer Professional since 2014. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy and a Master in Architecture & Regional Planning from Kyushu University. After several multi-year experiences as an engineer and consultant, in 1999 he joined CASTI, the technology licensing company of the University of Tokyo, as an Executive Vice President & COO. He moved to QBS as an Associate Professor in 2003. He was also a Director of the Tech-Transfer Department of the Intellectual Property Management Center of Kyushu University from 2003 to 2010. %3 Osaka University Kosuke Kato currently serves as the Head of the Planning Section in the Co-Innovation Division of the Office for Industry–University Co-Creation at Osaka University, Japan. He has also served as an Associate Professor in the Management of Industry and Technology Division of the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University. He has published a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of the Licensing Executives Society International (JLESI) on the topic of technology transfer. Kosuke received his PhD in Science and Technology from Kumamoto University and performed research in the area of human informatics. He has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals, for example, on the topic of the sensory-motor integration of musicians. He also holds an MS degree in Architectural Engineering from Kobe University. He completed the Technology Transfer Fellowship program offered by Boston University’s Office of Technology Development and has been globally recognized as a Registered Technology Transfer Professional since November 2013. %4 Osaka University Terumasa Matsuyuki is Visiting Associate Professor in the Office for Industry–University Co-Creation at Osaka University, Japan. His research fields are microeconomic theory, industrial organization, and entrepreneurship. He teaches classes on entrepreneurship technology entrepreneurship, international business and standardization, social design, science, technology and social enterprise, leadership and management, practicing global leadership, among others. He has been a committee member of innovation programs such as the Cross-Boundary Innovation Program and the EDGE program at Osaka University. He is one of the core members in entrepreneurship education at Osaka University and organizes the Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. He offers many workshops on ideation, design thinking, and behaviour observation. His previous positions include Associate Professor in the Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences at Osaka University, Lecturer at Yokohama National University, and Visiting Scholar at Toyo University. %# Osaka University Toshihiko Matsuhashi is a specially appointed Professor for University–Industry Co-Innovation at Osaka University, Japan. He graduated from Kyoto University with a Bachelor of Engineering, and he received an MBA from Boston University in the United States. He has been engaged in making and supporting strategic collaborations for innovation between industry and academia and with the incubation of startups at Osaka University. He has over 23 years of business experience, including strategic consultation for a hospital management company and strategic planning, technology management, and new business creation at a global electronics company. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1083