University of Tsukuba/Issue of 20 billion yen in university bonds, allotted for the development of 3 facilities, including the Future Society Design Building
Building image of Future Society Design Building (provisional name) (from materials published by University of Tsukuba)
The University of Tsukuba will issue university bonds (University of Tsukuba Social Value Creation Bonds). The total amount of bonds is 20 billion yen. ▽IMAGINE THE FUTURE. Forum (tentative name) ▽ Future Society Design Building (same name) ▽ SPORT COMPLEX FOR TOMORROW (same name) - will be allocated to the development of three facilities.
The scale and maintenance schedule of each facility will be determined in the future.
IMAGINE THE FUTURE. Forum is a facility for industry-academia collaboration and innovation creation. A company will move into the research building to be developed, and joint development will proceed with the company's researchers by making the most of the university's resources. CM work has been outsourced to Meiho Facility Works. The total scale is assumed to be 43,500 square meters.
The future society design building will be a facility for "research to solve social issues and human resource development to create the future", as well as dissemination of student culture and interaction with the local community.
SPORT COMPLEX FOR TOMORROW is planned as a sports complex facility that makes use of the world's most advanced sports science and knowledge of sports for people with disabilities possessed by the University of Tsukuba.
This is the third issue of university bonds among national university corporations, following the University of Tokyo and Osaka University. The interest rate is 1.619%. The maturity date is March 17, 2062. It will be a lump-sum redemption of the 40-year bonds at maturity. Interest payment dates are March 20th and September 20th. The solicitation entrusted company is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The financial resources for the redemption of the university bonds are expected to come from new investment target business income and operational surplus funds.
