Nagaoka College of Technology Adopts "Kosen Intern Hub", a DX Support Tool to Streamline Internship Operations

Prossell Inc. (Headquarters: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture; CEO: Kazuki Yokoyama), announced that its DX support tool for streamlining internship operations at technical colleges (Kosen), "Kosen Intern Hub," has been implemented at the National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College (Location: Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture; President: Akihiro Suzuki). The company plans to expand to other technical colleges in the future, supporting the efficiency of school operations. ■ What is Kosen Intern Hub? It is a DX support tool that centralizes information for students, companies, faculty, and the entire college to streamline internship operations. It can consistently handle tasks previously done manually by staff, such as internship recruitment information, matching, history management, and credit certification. ■ Background and Challenges Internships hold a crucial position in the practical education of Kosen. However, the 300-350 internship offers received from companies each year often arrive by email or fax, forcing school staff to handle them manually. As a result, staff spent an enormous amount of time on internship operations, and the heavy workload became a serious issue. In response to this situation, our company developed the DX support tool "Kosen Intern Hub." For about a year, we have optimized the operational flow by carefully incorporating feedback from faculty and students, developing a practical-level system. In the future, we aim to achieve sustainable, high-quality internship operations while considering implementation in other technical colleges. ■ Comment on this Implementation (from Nagaoka College of Technology) "Education at technical colleges emphasizes practical learning, with internship training at its core. Internships are integrated into the curriculum and provide a valuable opportunity for students to have direct contact with society and industry. However, selecting suitable internship placements for each student presents a significant workload for administrative staff and supervising teachers. The 'KOSEN Intern Hub' application, which automatically collects and organizes internship information and supports student matching, is expected to significantly reduce the burden on administrative staff and faculty. For students, it allows for quick decisions on desired internships and prior confirmation of training details. For host companies, it offers benefits such as paperless document procedures and smoother communication with the school and students." ■ About Prossell Inc. A startup originating from Nagaoka College of Technology with the vision "To make Kosen people happy, and then the people around them." The company operates multiple career partner businesses targeting Kosen students. ◉ New Graduate Recruitment Business: Planning and operating "With KOSEN," an event to create contact points between Kosen students and companies wishing to hire them. ◉ Career Change/Side Job Support Business: Operating "EnCycle Agent," a転職 agent specializing in Kosen graduates. ◉ Entrepreneurship Support Business: Supporting Kosen students aiming to start businesses, colleges wanting to focus on entrepreneurship education, and Kosen-graduate entrepreneurs through M&A. ◉ Education Business: Operating cram schools for Kosen admission and classes to hone programming skills. Company Name: Prossell Inc. CEO: Kazuki Yokoyama Location: 1-2 Sasaguchi, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 950-0911 Established: June 5, 2020 HP: https://prossell.jp/ ■ About Prossell Holdings Inc. Prossell Holdings is an AI roll-up company that updates Japan's manufacturing industry by merging proprietary AI with the M&A of small factories. By digitizing and standardizing the technical assets of skilled workers with the "FA Engineering OS," it achieves overwhelming productivity through a vertically integrated model. For example, it shortens the design and estimation process, which previously took a week, to as little as one hour by replacing it with an AI product. It drives both business succession through M&A and technology implementation to connect the future of manufacturing to the next 100 years. 【Main Subsidiaries】 ◉ Prossell Inc.: Develops career partner businesses for Kosen students. ◉ Echigo Tekkosho Inc.: Develops custom-made FA manufacturing businesses. ◉ Prossell Technologies Inc.: Develops software in collaboration with high-skilled engineers from Kosen. Company Name: Prossell Holdings Inc. CEO: Kazuki Yokoyama Location: 1-2 Sasaguchi, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 950-0911 Established: November 5, 2025 HP: https://hd.prossell.jp