Universal Music's Western Music x Education Project 'UM English Lab.' Becomes Official Partner of Kahoot!
Universal Music's 'UM English Lab.', an English education support platform utilizing Western music, has become an official partner of the global quiz-based learning platform 'Kahoot!'. This partnership will enable the provision of interactive and participatory English learning content, contributing to the promotion of ICT utilization in education and reducing the burden on teachers.
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Universal Music LLC (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Naoshi Fujikura / hereinafter "Universal Music") is pleased to announce that "UM English Lab.", its education support platform utilizing Western music, has been appointed as an official partner of "Kahoot!", a global quiz-based learning platform.
"UM English Lab." was launched in March 2025 as a platform that produces and provides original supplementary materials for English education, utilizing Universal Music's extensive library of Western music. It aims to provide free teaching materials to teachers nationwide and foster interest in English and different cultures through music.
Through this partnership with Kahoot!, UM English Lab. will be able to offer its teaching materials and content as more interactive and participatory learning experiences. By deploying them as quiz-based materials on the Kahoot! platform, the initiative aims to promote students' proactive learning and create new learning opportunities to improve English proficiency while having fun.
This initiative will not only promote the use of ICT in educational settings and contribute to reducing the burden of material preparation for teachers but also propose a new learning style that integrates Western music and digital education.
Universal Music will continue to strengthen its collaboration with the education sector, leveraging the power of music, and contribute to the development of English education and global talent in Japan.
【About UM English Lab.】
UM English Lab. is a platform that provides supplementary materials for English education using songs by Western music artists. It promotes vocabulary and expression acquisition, as well as cultural understanding and inquiry-based learning, using song lyrics and backgrounds as themes. All teaching materials are provided free of charge and are designed to be easy for teachers to use in their classes.
https://um-english-lab.com/
【About Kahoot!】
Founded in 2013, Kahoot! aims to build the world's leading learning platform. Since its inception, Kahoot! has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions in over 200 countries and regions, accumulating over 11 billion participants (including repeat users). The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, a major K-12 EdTech platform in the US, as well as learning apps "DragonBox", "Poio", "Drops", "Actimo", "Motimate", and "Whiteboard.fi". The Kahoot! Group's headquarters are in Oslo, Norway, with offices also in the US, UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain, and Poland.
"UM English Lab." was launched in March 2025 as a platform that produces and provides original supplementary materials for English education, utilizing Universal Music's extensive library of Western music. It aims to provide free teaching materials to teachers nationwide and foster interest in English and different cultures through music.
Through this partnership with Kahoot!, UM English Lab. will be able to offer its teaching materials and content as more interactive and participatory learning experiences. By deploying them as quiz-based materials on the Kahoot! platform, the initiative aims to promote students' proactive learning and create new learning opportunities to improve English proficiency while having fun.
This initiative will not only promote the use of ICT in educational settings and contribute to reducing the burden of material preparation for teachers but also propose a new learning style that integrates Western music and digital education.
Universal Music will continue to strengthen its collaboration with the education sector, leveraging the power of music, and contribute to the development of English education and global talent in Japan.
【About UM English Lab.】
UM English Lab. is a platform that provides supplementary materials for English education using songs by Western music artists. It promotes vocabulary and expression acquisition, as well as cultural understanding and inquiry-based learning, using song lyrics and backgrounds as themes. All teaching materials are provided free of charge and are designed to be easy for teachers to use in their classes.
https://um-english-lab.com/
【About Kahoot!】
Founded in 2013, Kahoot! aims to build the world's leading learning platform. Since its inception, Kahoot! has hosted hundreds of millions of learning sessions in over 200 countries and regions, accumulating over 11 billion participants (including repeat users). The Kahoot! Group includes Clever, a major K-12 EdTech platform in the US, as well as learning apps "DragonBox", "Poio", "Drops", "Actimo", "Motimate", and "Whiteboard.fi". The Kahoot! Group's headquarters are in Oslo, Norway, with offices also in the US, UK, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Spain, and Poland.