LINE WORKS and Kobe Shinwa University Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement for Regional Co-creation and Education DX
LINE WORKS Inc. and Kobe Shinwa University have entered into a partnership to accelerate Education DX and regional revitalization. Starting April 2026, 'LINE WORKS' and AI transcription tools will be integrated into required subjects for 600 students.
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LINE WORKS Inc. and Kobe Shinwa University today signed a 'Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Regional Co-creation and Education DX Promotion' aimed at revitalizing regional communities and promoting digital transformation (DX) in the field of education.
Based on this agreement, starting in April 2026, educational DX initiatives utilizing the business communication tool 'LINE WORKS' and the AI minute-taking tool 'LINE WORKS AiNote' will begin for approximately 600 students and about 40 projects in Kobe Shinwa University's required 'Regional Co-creation Subject.' This full-scale introduction into regional collaboration classes at a university is a pioneering initiative in Japan.
Through this agreement, both parties aim for further development of regional co-creation by combining their expertise, technology, and networks to solve regional issues, nurture the next generation of digital talent, and promote educational DX. This is the first time LINE WORKS Inc. has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with a university for the purpose of promoting regional co-creation and education DX.
Specific Initiatives from April 2026:
Both parties will gradually implement the following measures in Kobe Shinwa University's 'Regional Co-creation Subject':
- Unification of Communication Infrastructure: Consolidate communication for classes and project management into 'LINE WORKS' to centralize information sharing among students, faculty, and community stakeholders. This aims to improve project transparency and speed up decision-making.
- Visualization of Activities using AI Minutes: Automatically record and summarize meetings and fieldwork with 'LINE WORKS AiNote' to accumulate activity history. This will enhance knowledge sharing and the quality of project reviews.
- Data Accumulation and Analysis per Project: Accumulate communication logs and deliverables as data to improve educational effectiveness and project management. In the future, building learning support and evaluation models using AI will also be considered.
- Strengthening Real-time Collaboration with Communities and Companies: Facilitate smooth interaction with external stakeholders by conducting communication with regional organizations and companies on 'LINE WORKS,' realizing collaborative learning in an environment close to the real world.
- DX Training for Faculty and Students: Conduct tool utilization training for faculty, mentors, and students at the start of classes to support smooth introduction and adoption.
Background of the Agreement:
In recent years, while the importance of digital utilization in educational settings has increased, practical education involving diverse entities such as universities, local governments, companies, and regional organizations has made communication and information sharing critical issues. In practical education programs, the wide range of stakeholders often leads to communication being fragmented across multiple tools, requiring continuous review of how to organize and accumulate information and activity records. Kobe Shinwa University's 'Regional Co-creation Subject' is a practical program where the university collaborates with local governments and companies, and students work on solving regional issues. With approximately 480 students divided into about 40 projects as a required class, multiple communications occur in parallel, such as internal university contacts, student interactions, and collaboration with local organizations and companies. In such an environment, building a more consistent communication infrastructure and visualizing/accumulating educational activities have emerged as important themes.
Based on this agreement, starting in April 2026, educational DX initiatives utilizing the business communication tool 'LINE WORKS' and the AI minute-taking tool 'LINE WORKS AiNote' will begin for approximately 600 students and about 40 projects in Kobe Shinwa University's required 'Regional Co-creation Subject.' This full-scale introduction into regional collaboration classes at a university is a pioneering initiative in Japan.
Through this agreement, both parties aim for further development of regional co-creation by combining their expertise, technology, and networks to solve regional issues, nurture the next generation of digital talent, and promote educational DX. This is the first time LINE WORKS Inc. has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with a university for the purpose of promoting regional co-creation and education DX.
Specific Initiatives from April 2026:
Both parties will gradually implement the following measures in Kobe Shinwa University's 'Regional Co-creation Subject':
- Unification of Communication Infrastructure: Consolidate communication for classes and project management into 'LINE WORKS' to centralize information sharing among students, faculty, and community stakeholders. This aims to improve project transparency and speed up decision-making.
- Visualization of Activities using AI Minutes: Automatically record and summarize meetings and fieldwork with 'LINE WORKS AiNote' to accumulate activity history. This will enhance knowledge sharing and the quality of project reviews.
- Data Accumulation and Analysis per Project: Accumulate communication logs and deliverables as data to improve educational effectiveness and project management. In the future, building learning support and evaluation models using AI will also be considered.
- Strengthening Real-time Collaboration with Communities and Companies: Facilitate smooth interaction with external stakeholders by conducting communication with regional organizations and companies on 'LINE WORKS,' realizing collaborative learning in an environment close to the real world.
- DX Training for Faculty and Students: Conduct tool utilization training for faculty, mentors, and students at the start of classes to support smooth introduction and adoption.
Background of the Agreement:
In recent years, while the importance of digital utilization in educational settings has increased, practical education involving diverse entities such as universities, local governments, companies, and regional organizations has made communication and information sharing critical issues. In practical education programs, the wide range of stakeholders often leads to communication being fragmented across multiple tools, requiring continuous review of how to organize and accumulate information and activity records. Kobe Shinwa University's 'Regional Co-creation Subject' is a practical program where the university collaborates with local governments and companies, and students work on solving regional issues. With approximately 480 students divided into about 40 projects as a required class, multiple communications occur in parallel, such as internal university contacts, student interactions, and collaboration with local organizations and companies. In such an environment, building a more consistent communication infrastructure and visualizing/accumulating educational activities have emerged as important themes.