[Cyberlinks] Kindai University Faculty of Engineering Begins Operation of Digital Completion Certificates Utilizing Blockchain Technology for the 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program'
Kindai University Faculty of Engineering will digitize the completion certificates for its AI education program using 'CloudCerts', a service provided by Cyberlinks Co., Ltd. that utilizes blockchain technology. This initiative aims to ensure certificate reliability, improve student convenience, and promote paperless operations.
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Kindai University Faculty of Engineering (Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture) will digitize the completion certificates for its 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program', which has been certified under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's (MEXT) 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System (Applied Fundamentals Level)'. The certificates will be issued digitally using 'CloudCerts®', a digital certificate issuance service utilizing blockchain technology* provided by Cyberlinks Co., Ltd. (Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture), an IT company providing cloud services for enterprises and government agencies.
Image of the digital completion certificate
*A technology that prevents unauthorized rewriting and realizes highly reliable information management by distributing, recording, and managing data.
1. Key Points of this Initiative
- Digitization of completion certificates for Kindai University Faculty of Engineering's 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program'
- Realization of the issuance of tamper-proof, safe, and highly reliable digital completion certificates using blockchain technology
- Implemented as part of the university's DX and paperless promotion efforts, aiming to reduce environmental impact and operational costs
2. Details of the Initiative
Kindai University is working on DX and paperless operations university-wide, including the introduction of a fully online application system, campus-wide cashless transactions, paperless tuition payments, and the introduction of digital certificates for extracurricular foreign language courses.
As part of these efforts, the Faculty of Engineering will now begin operating digital completion certificates for the 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program', which was certified under MEXT's 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System (Applied Fundamentals Level)' in FY2024 (Reiwa 6). The issued completion certificates will adopt 'CloudCerts®' provided by Cyberlinks Co., Ltd. By using blockchain technology, authenticity can be easily verified from smartphones and PCs, and companies to which the certificates are submitted during job hunting, etc., can instantly check for forgery, making it a highly reliable certificate. Those who complete the program will be notified of their own dedicated completion certificate URL via email.
Through this digitization, the university aims to enhance student convenience while reducing the environmental impact and operational costs associated with going paperless.
3. Operation Overview
Target Program: Faculty of Engineering 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program'
Start of Operation: Late April 2026 (scheduled)
Target Recipients: Those who complete the program from FY2025 onwards
*For the 45 students completing the program in FY2025, the issuance date will be March 31, 2026, but due to the system operation start schedule, the actual issuance will be from late April onwards.
Issuance Method: Target recipients will be individually notified of the completion certificate URL via email.
4. MEXT 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System'
This is a system that supports universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology (hereinafter referred to as universities, etc.) in their efforts toward Mathematics, Data Science, and AI education by having the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology certify and select excellent regular course educational programs concerning Mathematics, Data Science, and AI—the 'reading, writing, and arithmetic' of the digital age—that meet certain requirements. The certification system is divided into two stages: the 'Literacy Level', which aims for students to acquire beginner-level Mathematics, Data Science, and AI as foundational literacy for the digital society, and the 'Applied Fundamentals Level', which aims for students to acquire applied fundamental abilities to apply and utilize Mathematics, Data Science, and AI education in their own specialized fields.
(Quoted from the MEXT website 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System')
5. CloudCerts® (Registered Patent: Patent No. 7443036)
By encrypting all kinds of certificates, such as academic records, test certificates, and product warranties, and recording them on a blockchain, it grants unalterable digital certificates and provides simple and highly reliable proof. Furthermore, in addition to cost reduction and efficiency improvement through the reduction of paper certificates, going paperless contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Note that 'CloudCerts®' complies with 'Blockcerts', the standard specification for blockchain certificates that encompasses the OpenBadges specification, making it usable worldwide.
'CloudCerts®' Service Page: https://mynatrust.jp/service/cloudcerts/lp/
6. At Kindai University
Image of the digital completion certificate
*A technology that prevents unauthorized rewriting and realizes highly reliable information management by distributing, recording, and managing data.
1. Key Points of this Initiative
- Digitization of completion certificates for Kindai University Faculty of Engineering's 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program'
- Realization of the issuance of tamper-proof, safe, and highly reliable digital completion certificates using blockchain technology
- Implemented as part of the university's DX and paperless promotion efforts, aiming to reduce environmental impact and operational costs
2. Details of the Initiative
Kindai University is working on DX and paperless operations university-wide, including the introduction of a fully online application system, campus-wide cashless transactions, paperless tuition payments, and the introduction of digital certificates for extracurricular foreign language courses.
As part of these efforts, the Faculty of Engineering will now begin operating digital completion certificates for the 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program', which was certified under MEXT's 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System (Applied Fundamentals Level)' in FY2024 (Reiwa 6). The issued completion certificates will adopt 'CloudCerts®' provided by Cyberlinks Co., Ltd. By using blockchain technology, authenticity can be easily verified from smartphones and PCs, and companies to which the certificates are submitted during job hunting, etc., can instantly check for forgery, making it a highly reliable certificate. Those who complete the program will be notified of their own dedicated completion certificate URL via email.
Through this digitization, the university aims to enhance student convenience while reducing the environmental impact and operational costs associated with going paperless.
3. Operation Overview
Target Program: Faculty of Engineering 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Applied Fundamentals Program'
Start of Operation: Late April 2026 (scheduled)
Target Recipients: Those who complete the program from FY2025 onwards
*For the 45 students completing the program in FY2025, the issuance date will be March 31, 2026, but due to the system operation start schedule, the actual issuance will be from late April onwards.
Issuance Method: Target recipients will be individually notified of the completion certificate URL via email.
4. MEXT 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System'
This is a system that supports universities, junior colleges, and colleges of technology (hereinafter referred to as universities, etc.) in their efforts toward Mathematics, Data Science, and AI education by having the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology certify and select excellent regular course educational programs concerning Mathematics, Data Science, and AI—the 'reading, writing, and arithmetic' of the digital age—that meet certain requirements. The certification system is divided into two stages: the 'Literacy Level', which aims for students to acquire beginner-level Mathematics, Data Science, and AI as foundational literacy for the digital society, and the 'Applied Fundamentals Level', which aims for students to acquire applied fundamental abilities to apply and utilize Mathematics, Data Science, and AI education in their own specialized fields.
(Quoted from the MEXT website 'Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program Certification System')
5. CloudCerts® (Registered Patent: Patent No. 7443036)
By encrypting all kinds of certificates, such as academic records, test certificates, and product warranties, and recording them on a blockchain, it grants unalterable digital certificates and provides simple and highly reliable proof. Furthermore, in addition to cost reduction and efficiency improvement through the reduction of paper certificates, going paperless contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Note that 'CloudCerts®' complies with 'Blockcerts', the standard specification for blockchain certificates that encompasses the OpenBadges specification, making it usable worldwide.
'CloudCerts®' Service Page: https://mynatrust.jp/service/cloudcerts/lp/
6. At Kindai University