iU 's ambition, rejected by the Ministry of Education!

■ iU 's ambition, rejected by the Ministry of Education!

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is promoting a university education DX project called ScheemD . Universities are soliciting digital education ideas, pitching them, and matching them with companies in an attempt to implement and expand them horizontally. It is a plan to prepare opportunities for open innovation rather than subsidies from the government.

iU was created in the first place to promote education and research in collaboration with many companies in order to promote the DX of the earth. This time, there were 104 applications, 10 of which were selected for presentation, but iU was not selected.

All of the selected projects such as apps and teaching materials look attractive, but they are different from iU 's approach of developing an entire university, so the prospects for adoption are slim in the future. It's a waste, so I'll show you the presentation I would have made if it was accepted. Welcome to interested companies.

This is iU President Ichiya Nakamura.

iU, which develops innovative human resources centered on digital technology, will build a future school that implements all advanced technologies, establish a participatory platform i Research Institute, and promote super-education as a horizontal development.

Therefore, today's purpose is to ask for three points: fund formation, overseas collaboration, and deregulation.

iU, which opened in April 2020, has 80% of its 28 full-time faculty members from the industrial world, and about 300 visiting faculty members.

The first pillar is Digital First.

Of course, classes and meetings will be held online, and we are working hard to build a hybrid environment even after the campus opens.

In order to expand the digital learning environment, we will develop our own web, software, applications, etc.

We will create a website for sharing university lectures, "Lectures for Everyone".

There is also a project to create a database of academic background/career such as resume, papers, and qualifications.

We will implement these applications and digital environments in cooperation with companies.

Another pillar is Project First.

We are already building various projects with 250 partner companies.

Students learn through projects.

On top of that, the biggest feature of iU is that all students start up their own businesses over the course of four years.

In order to create a university for Society 5.0, we will promote a concept consisting of 1. Educational test bed “Future School,” 2. Research platform “i Research Institute,” and 3. Collaborative movement “Super Education.”

By 2030, we aim to become a core educational and research institute that brings about innovation in the digital business field and function as an international hub.

First, we will build a “Future School” model that looks ahead to 2030.

All lectures will be online and archived.

We will make full use of the real campus and enhance hybrid classes such as workshops and manufacturing by connecting with digital.

We will also thoroughly implement digital work for faculty and staff.

We will develop a “future school” that is implemented on campus by fully mobilizing next-generation digital technologies such as 5G/6G, IoT, robots/drones, AI/data, and 8K/VR/AR.

The Takeshiba Satellite in Minato-ku, Tokyo is located in the Smart City of the National Strategic Special Zone.

This model will be connected and coordinated with other schools.

We wiill connect multiple points with 5G, share images with 8K and VR, and learn using AI and robots.

Mutual authentication of units will use blockchain between schools.

Other educational implementations are possible.

Second idea. We will establish a research institute "i Research Institute" based on a "future school" that implements advanced technology.

Focusing mainly on the digital field, it will be positioned as a participatory platform that connects universities, research institutes, regions, and human resources around the world.

A place for matching issues, ideas, technology, money, skills, and people.

We will form three communities: university/laboratory, field, and player.

A community that collaborates with universities and research institutes around the world.

Regardless of whether it is virtual or real, we will set up a laboratory and make it a field all over the world.

Our goal is to assign one million researchers.

Together with 250 partner companies, we will improve the learning environment for students, expand the possibilities of projects and entrepreneurship, and make it possible to draw a large output.

In order to promote this, I would like to establish an iU fund with a public benefit.

Concept 3. Through cooperation with the incorporated association "Super Education Association," we will improve and reform the education as a whole by connecting and integrating iU 's efforts with many educational institutions.

The Super Education Association is an organization that brings together economic organizations such as Keidanren and more than 30 digital industry groups such as IT and software, and has 8,000 affiliated companies.

AI, IoT, blockchain, and other technologies that represent Society 5.0 will lead to changes that reconsider the content, environment, and evaluation of learning, such as subjects, exams, and schools.

We will explore "super subject," "super exam," and "super school."

In order to realize this concept and expand it horizontally both domestically and internationally, I would like to request the following three points from the government and related organizations.

I would like to form a ten billion yen fund to promote this.

Since it will be a fund with a high degree of public benefit in the form of education and research, I would like to consult with you about its realization.

Next is overseas cooperation. We would like to collaborate with leading overseas educational and research institutions, so we would like to receive introductions through the national network.

And deregulation. It is hoped that the regulations applied to the introduction of technologies such as robots, drones, and the use of radio waves in education will be relaxed.

Once again, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to make this presentation.