The Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI) at Kyushu University was founded in April 2011 as the first institute in Japan for industrial mathematics based on diverse fields of mathematics research. IMI was also authorized as the MEXT Joint Usage/Research Center entitled “Joint Research Center for Advanced and Fundamental Mathematics-for-Industry” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, in April 2013. We aim to realize our philosophy, “Math-for-Industry”. As one of the core projects, the Institute conducts joint usage research and calls for research proposals once a year (around November to January).