Fora General Incorporated Association (Taito-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takumi Fujimura) will participate as a collaborating organization in the "Education Innovator Development Program," a certificate of completion program to be launched in October 2026 by The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education (Center Director: Yasushi Asami). This program is an initiative based on the comprehensive partnership agreement signed between Fora and The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education in October 2025.

The "Education Innovator Development Program" and Fora's Involvement

The "Education Innovator Development Program" is a certificate of completion program for working professionals (to be launched in October 2026, 70 hours over 6 months) organized by The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education. It aims to identify, train, and foster a community of "education innovators" who will bring about change in educational settings, not limited to school education.

Fora will participate as a collaborating organization in the planning and operation of the aforementioned program. As part of the collaboration between the university and the private sector, Fora will specifically provide advice on program planning, public relations for recruitment, communication strategy, course operation, and community building, aiming for program operation from the perspective of the participants.

In particular, from the perspective of promoting educational innovation, collaboration among schools, government agencies, corporate organizations, and others aiming for educational innovation in their respective fields is crucial. Therefore, Fora will contribute to the planning and operation of the program with the goal of fostering community building that will lead to new collaborations and partnerships, primarily among the participants.

Program Overview (Organized by The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education)

Program Name: Education Innovator Development Program (Certificate of Completion Program)

Organizer: The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education

Program Director: Yasushi Asami (Center Director, same institution)

Lead Instructors: Hiroaki Sato, Kayoko Kurita (same institution)

Instructors: Practitioners and researchers active in the fields of education, administration, and industry

Schedule: October 2026 - March 2027 (70 hours / conducted in-person and online)

Capacity: 25 participants (recruitment once a year)

Tuition Fee (tax included): Affiliated with private companies, etc. \500,000

Affiliated with educational institutions, government agencies, public institutions, etc. \250,000

Recruitment: [Recruitment Start] July 1, 2026 (Wed) [First Deadline] July 31, 2026 (Fri) 23:59 (approx. 20 participants) [Second Deadline] August 10, 2026 (Mon) 23:59 (a few participants)

[First Deadline Acceptance Notification] Around August 10, 2026 [Second Deadline Acceptance Notification] Around August 20, 2026

Application Method: Please apply through the application website. https://eip.he.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

*For details and application, please refer to the recruitment guidelines published by The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education.

Message from the Representative Director

"Since 2016, we ourselves have been working to support various schools in inquiry-based learning and career education. In that process, we have encountered various challenges, but we have also had the opportunity to take on challenges together with many teachers, government officials, corporate organizations, and researchers to overcome them.

We feel that this program is a great challenge to clarify what educational innovation is in the broad, multi-layered, and complex field of education, and to build connections with those who aspire to it. We are very grateful to be able to participate in this initiative.

We hope to contribute not only to the content of the program but also to the flow of creating new education in an era of great change, through community building among program participants and the new collaborations that will emerge from it."

About Fora General Incorporated Association

Fora General Incorporated Association aims to "enhance students' motivation and ability to learn continuously" for junior high and high schools, and has implemented inquiry-based learning programs and career education for over 50 schools. In addition to providing programs to over 30,000 high school students, Fora also conducts a "School Support Project" for medium-to-long-term school support and a "Collaborative Project" to create learning opportunities for high school students with companies and government agencies.

- Representative: Takumi Fujimura, Representative Director

- Location: 1-13-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo DK NOAH 4F

- Organization HP: https://fora.or.jp/

Comprehensive Partnership Agreement with The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education

On October 7, 2025, Fora signed a "Comprehensive Partnership Agreement" with The University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Education, a national university corporation. This agreement aims to promote the creation of new value in the field of education, discover and nurture education innovators, and create learning opportunities open to society.

The agreement stipulates cooperation and collaboration on the following matters:

(1) Discovery and nurturing of education innovators (personnel responsible for educational reform)

(2) Joint development and implementation of educational programs for training education innovators, such as certificate of completion programs

(3) Research and investigation of domestic and international educational innovation cases, and dissemination of results

The "Education Innovator Development Program" is one of the core initiatives under this agreement, falling under item (2).

Inquiries Regarding This Matter

Fora General Incorporated Association

Center for Promotion of Educational Innovation

Contact: Fujimura

TEL: 03-6822-4100, Mail: info@fora.or.jp

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