R&D human resources shortage in companies

In Japan, there is a problem that few people who have advanced to doctoral courses find employment in private companies.

Under these circumstances, there is a growing movement among companies that lack human resources to carry out research and development to focus on recruiting human resources.

Of these, Hitachi, Ltd. has introduced full-scale internships for doctoral course students in combination with so-called job-based recruitment.

At the research base in Yokohama City, students are working on the development of a financial system for four months on a paid basis.

One of the students said, "I want to build a career as an extension of my doctoral research."

The company also wants to use it as an opportunity to hire as a full-time employee, and Motoari Wakatsuki, Deputy General Manager of the Human Resources and Labor Headquarters, said, ``I hope that the doctoral talent will bring advanced technology to the world.'' .

In addition, CyberAgent is allowed to conduct research and teach at the university even after joining the company, and NEC will cooperate with the Tokyo Institute of Technology to support the repayment of scholarships.

In Japan, not only are few people who have advanced to doctoral courses finding employment at private companies, but the number of people with doctoral degrees has roughly doubled in the United States, China, and South Korea over the past 20 years. Declining trend continues.

It is expected that the shortage of human resources responsible for research and development will spread among companies, and the utilization of human resources will progress.