Social Contribution Activities
Industry-academy joint research and cooperation with various industry associations in technical fields
COSEL is advancing joint research with academic institutions that include Toyama Prefectural University and the University of Toyama by communicating to students the spirit of manufacturing as well as the latest science and technology by establishing factor technologies in such areas as solder strength analysis.
We also participate proactively in the activities of various industries and associations both inside and outside Toyama Prefecture by taking on a wide range of issues and challenges in cooperation with related companies.
Joint research
- University of Toyama Center for Promotion of Regional Collaboration Exchange and Promotion Council
- Toyama Prefectural University Research Cooperation Council
- Kanazawa Institute of Technology
- National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
Industry associations
- Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)
- Japanese Society for Quality Control
- KEC Electronic Industry Development Center
- Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers
- Japan Management Association
- Toyama Employer’s Association
- Toyamaken Kiden Kougyoukai
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Toyama Association of Corporate Executives
- Toyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Toyama New Industry Organization Young Researchers Development Council
- Toyama Technology Exchange Club
- Toyama DX Consortium
Internships
Internships provide opportunities for students to raise awareness by thinking about and experiencing for themselves the working world, life in a company, and what it means to be a professional before they begin their careers through work experience in the actual workplace.
COSEL offers internships in operations related to development or production technology, providing high school and university students with opportunities to experience work related to design of power supplies and to learn about the fundamentals of production process design through classroom study and work experience.
Cosponsoring the Toyama Prefectural Junior High School Manufacturing Education Promotion Association
COSEL is a cosponsor of the Toyama Prefectural Junior High School Manufacturing Education Promotion Association, organized by the Toyama Prefectural Machinery and Electronic Industries Association to help junior high school students appreciate the enjoyment of manufacturing and get a feel for how fascinating it can be as one of a wide range of possible future career paths.
These activities include programs for dispatching instructors and organizing company tours as well as a program to provide support in teaching materials and other areas. It also helps junior high school students to experience the fun and interest of manufacturing workplaces and holds lectures on such subjects as how what they learn in school is put to use in society. We actively support these activities based on our belief that opportunities to see real business workplaces will help junior high school students in choosing their future career paths.
Blood drives
Amid Japan's falling birth rate and the aging of its society, the number of senior citizens who need blood transfusions has been increasing while the number of young people who can donate blood has been decreasing. This has led to a nationwide blood shortage.
We conduct employee blood drives every year and cooperate in the activities of the Japanese Red Cross Blood Center.
Support for athletic activities
COSEL Cup: Challenge Super Kids
We have been a special sponsor of COSEL Cup Challenge Super Kids since 1989.
This tournament has become an established tradition in the community as a chance for outstanding pupils as athletes selected from elementary schools in Toyama Prefecture to compete in five events: 100-meter dash, softball throw, running long jump, zigzag dribbling, and swimming.
The 36th COSEL Cup Challenge Super Kids tournament held at the Toyama Prefectural General Sports Center on April 29, 2025. A total of 242 pupils from 91 schools in Toyama Prefecture took part in the tournament.
The weather was perfect for athletics, and the children competed enthusiastically in each event. Twelve COSEL staff members guided the pupils during the tournament.
