Industry × Government × Academia
Bringing universities, industry and government together
to create the future of education.
The Collaborative Innovation Center connects advanced expertise in AI, data science, manufacturing and other fields with education, aiming to make the schools and society of the future more engaging and enriching.
WHO WE ARE
About the Center
The Collaborative Innovation Center is a platform where universities, companies, local governments and other partners work together to create the future of education.
By connecting advanced expertise in AI, data science, manufacturing and related technologies with education, the Center seeks to make future schools and society more engaging and enriching.
The Center also helps develop teachers with strong capabilities in science and technology, expands opportunities for children and students to engage in inquiry and hands-on creation, and supports science and technology education in schools and communities.
The Center consists of the following three divisions.
Organization
- Director
- Kazushige Hori Division of Math, Sciences, and Information Technology in Education
- Deputy Director / Head, Co-creation Facilitation Division
- Fumio Nakaya Division of Math, Sciences, and Information Technology in Education
- Head, Science and Next-generation Education Division
- Ichihito Narita Division of Math, Sciences, and Information Technology in Education
- Head, Education AI and Data Science Division
- Kyosuke Takami Division of Math, Sciences, and Information Technology in Education
Education AI and Data Science
Co-creation Division
Uses AI and educational data to address challenges in education and create new forms of learning.
Learn more → CO-CREATION × SCIENCE EDUCATION
Science and Next-generation
Education Division
Researches and implements education that develops the next generation through science education, STEAM education and inquiry-based learning.
Learn more → CO-CREATION × PARTNERSHIPS
Industry–Government–Academia
Co-creation Facilitation Division
Connects universities, companies, government agencies and schools, turning collaboration into concrete initiatives that address educational challenges and create new value.
Learn more →WHAT WE DO
Featured Projects (Select a project for details)
Building AI Models for Education and Developing an Agent-AI Educational Support Ecosystem for Human–AI Collaboration
A project to develop and conduct demonstration research on AI agents for education, implemented in collaboration with the National Institute of Informatics and other partners under the Cabinet Office's BRIDGE program.
JST | STELLADeveloping Next-generation Science and Technology Innovators through Making and Multifaceted Perspectives (SCOPE Program)
A Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) STELLA project that develops future science and technology talent through inquiry-based activities for highly motivated and capable elementary and junior high school students.
JICA | Grassroots Technical CooperationStrengthening STEAM Education Capacity for Teacher Educators and In-service Primary School Teachers in Vietnam
A program in which Vietnamese teacher educators and in-service primary school teachers learn from Japanese STEAM practices at Osaka Kyoiku University, affiliated schools, science museums and companies, with the goal of developing leaders who will advance STEAM education in Vietnam.
Mirai Education Co-creation Hub / eRAPromoting Industry–Government–Academia Collaboration and Hub-based Initiatives to Address Emerging Educational Challenges
Initiatives include planning collaborative projects, developing eRA professionals—education-focused university research administrators—and using the Mirai Education Co-creation Hub as a base for partnership activities.
CO-CREATIONOther Partnership Initiatives
Examples of collaboration with companies, local governments and schools.
News
News
- 2026.07.19 News The Collaborative Innovation Center website has been launched.
- 2026.07.19 BRIDGE Information on demonstration research involving AI agents for education has been posted.
- 2026.07.19 STELLA Information on the JST program for developing next-generation science and technology talent has been posted.