AI CROSS Launches Generative AI Implementation Support for Nakamura Gakuen

*Photo (from left): Kiminori Matsumoto (Nakamura Gakuen), Kosuke Nakamura (Nakamura Gakuen), Yuji Kikukawa (AI CROSS), Takeharu Baba (Nakamura Gakuen), Toru Akune (Nakamura Gakuen)*

AI CROSS Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Noriko Harada; hereinafter "AI CROSS") has commenced generative AI consulting support for the educational corporation Nakamura Gakuen (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Chairman: Kosuke Nakamura; hereinafter "Nakamura Gakuen") starting April 28, 2026.

Amid a rapid surge in cyberattacks targeting educational institutions (*1) and the simultaneous, widespread adoption of generative AI on campuses, AI CROSS is providing hands-on support to build frameworks for "safe mastery" while collectively driving AX (AI Transformation) (*2). The goal is to empower the entire campus to achieve "autonomous, in-house operation," enabling them to drive their own transformation without relying on external parties.

## Background of the Support

### 1. Why Educational Institutions Need Generative AI Support Now
In recent years, cyberattacks targeting educational institutions have skyrocketed, with the education sector cited as the "most attacked industry" in 2024 (*1). Furthermore, the proliferation of generative AI is expanding risks in new ways. With 65.7% of domestic corporations recognizing that "the spread of generative AI leads to an increased risk of external attacks" (*3), merely "using AI incorrectly" has become an entry point for cyber risks. Examples include information leaks caused by faculty inputting confidential information into generative AI or unauthorized access via malicious AI tools. The broader the AI implementation, the more essential rule formulation becomes.

### 2. Why AI CROSS is Providing Support
Based in its Fukuoka branch, AI CROSS has continuously promoted industry-government-academia-finance collaboration (a framework where various sectors work together to solve regional issues). Through these activities, a connection was made with Nakamura Gakuen, leading to this initiative in response to the need for support in both driving AX and establishing safe usage frameworks.

## Support Policy: Driving Both Safe AI Usage and AX Promotion
This support covers the entire school, from management to frontline staff, using a hands-on approach that combines phased training with advisory services. Rather than bringing in answers from the outside, AI CROSS emphasizes developing the judgment skills of the school's members through dialogue and brainstorming sessions.

## Specific Support Details

### 1. Defense: Ensuring Safety and Establishing Governance in AI Usage
AI CROSS will provide training and dialogue support to foster a campus-wide culture of "safe mastery" rather than outright "prohibition," ensuring a correct understanding of the risks associated with introducing generative AI.

- **AI Safe Usage Literacy Training (2 Sessions in total)**
- Security literacy courses predicated on AI usage (for administrative staff and management)
- Understanding the risks associated with using generative AI services
- Achieving a campus-wide standardization and elevation of knowledge to use AI safely instead of prohibiting it
- **AI Usage Rule Formulation Brainstorming Advisory (15 Sessions in total)**
- 1-hour x 15 free-agenda spot consulting sessions
- Target topics: Formulating generative AI usage guidelines, designing operational rules for AI use, risk assessment, etc.
- Hands-on support to build a system where the school can autonomously formulate and manage AI usage rules

### 2. Offense (AX): Expanding Generative AI Implementation and Elevating Literacy
By combining research, training, and brainstorming support from AI evangelists, AI CROSS supports the establishment of an autonomous usage and operational framework driven by the school itself.

- **Generative AI Literacy Training**
- Generative AI literacy seminars for high-level executives such as the Chairman/Principal
- Understanding generative AI trends, how to integrate it into the organization, and utilizing it for management decisions
- Aiming to acquire deep literacy that directly ties into the implementation of medium-term plans
- **Generative AI Brainstorming Consulting (12 Sessions in total)**
- 1-hour x 12 free-agenda spot consulting sessions
- Target topics: Generative AI utilization strategies, AI agents, predictive AI, overall DX
- Hands-on support for policy formulation utilizing predictive models, such as dropout rate prediction and certification acquisition support
- Support for authorizing strategies and tactics aligned with the school's medium-term plan

## Key Points of the Initiative

[1] Promoting While Preparing, Not "Preparing Before Using"
There is no need to postpone either security compliance or AX promotion. By supporting both simultaneously, AI CROSS prevents stagnation in transformation caused by risk-aversion.

[2] Turning "Knowledge" into "Judgment" Through Training x Brainstorming
After acquiring fundamental knowledge through training, weekly advisory sessions tackle immediate, real-world practical challenges. By transforming knowledge into practical judgment on the ground, the goal is "autonomy"—building a phased system where the school can operate independently even after the support concludes.

[3] An Educational AX Model of Industry-Government-Academia-Finance Collaboration Spreading from the Fukuoka Base
Under the collaborative framework promoted by the AI CROSS Fukuoka Branch, and through collaboration with Nakamura Gakuen (a comprehensive educational institution representing Fukuoka with approximately 6,000 students and pupils), an educational AX model of industry-academia collaboration in Fukuoka and Kyushu will be established.