Digital Transformation – Innovation in Japanese Education Credentials

With the digitisation of academic credentials, current students and graduates of Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) will be able to access their own digitally authenticated graduation certificates and enrolment certificates helping to improve the student experience by enabling access to these digital credentials at any time and from anywhere in the world.

The implementation of Digitary CORE enables students and graduates the ability to share their verified official credentials to any company, organisation or institution in Japan or overseas. Digital credentials, already becoming a global standard, means SIT students and graduates will be provided with greater control and opportunities internationally.

This will also not only reduce the cost of issuing and mailing paper certificates but will also improve the efficiency of operations saving staff time in processing academic records, enabling them to invest more time into enhancing the student experience associated with earned credentials.

With the rise of lifelong learning, student mobility and greater career prospects, employers, institutions and government agencies in Japan and overseas who accept digital certificates can simply see the pre verified credential online, offering a greater experience for learners. Along with a greater experience for institutions, government agencies and hiring companies, as this will improve efficiency by reducing the number of paper certificates and time spent verifying.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Shibaura Institute of Technology in implementing the trusted Digitary CORE platform, enabling secure and trusted issuing of digital academic credentials to SIT’s students and graduates.” said James Murray-Beckman, Chief Operating Officer, Digitary. “We’re proud to be able to assist SIT’s students and graduates with accessing and sharing their verified digital academic credentials wherever they are in the world.”

“Shibaura Institute of Technology is proud to partner with Digitary, to work together to offer students and graduates access to their secure digital academic credentials.” said Yong Jin Chung, General Manager of Division of Academic Affairs in SIT “Students and graduates will be able to access their digital academic credentials anywhere, anytime and be recognised anywhere in the world.”

“We are proud to work with Shibaura Institute of Technology and Digitary, for the entrepreneurial project of implementing one of the country’s earliest digital credentials” said Koichi Nakasaki, Director of RECSIE. “We believe this will impact the entire higher education sector in Japan by contributing to accelerating the digital transformation of the sector”.

Digitary’s international platform has been widely adopted by national networks of higher education institutions in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, European countries, India, China and the Middle East. The implementation of Digitary CORE has made it possible for current and former students to access official digital academic credentials, competencies, and achievements from anywhere around world.

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About Digitary

Digitary was launched in Dublin, Ireland in 2005, and has grown to become the leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials. Learner-centric since the very start, Digitary enables millions of learners to access their verified achievements and to share them with others securely, quickly, and easily. With offices in Ireland, UK, Italy, Australia, India, and Canada, Digitary is now used by organisations in over 135 countries, providing reliable digital solutions to a global audience. For more information visit www.digitary.net

About RECSIE (The Research Consortium for Sustainable International Education)

RECSIE was established in January 2014 and is a non-profit organization aiming at contributing to the internationalization of higher education and promoting a research agenda that goes beyond the borders of our individual universities. The core objective of RECSIE is to collaborate with universities around the world for enhanced student mobility and to develop the talent of our students through cultural diversity. RECSIE joined the Groningen Declaration Network in early 2020, the first from Japan, and has taken up the digitalization initiative for Japanese higher education community. For more information visit www.recsie.or.jp

About Shibaura Institute of Technology

Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) has firmly maintained “Nurturing engineers who learn from society and contribute to society ” as the philosophy in education of engineers ever since Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, the predecessor to SIT, was established in 1927. In response to the recent progress in the globalization of the economy, SIT is providing an up-to-date framework for “learning through practice” including intensive English Language programs, Project Based Learning programs under multicultural environment, along with many Hands-on subjects that has been preserved through SIT’s 91 years of history.

The initiative for educational reforms are supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and implemented in collaboration with other technical universities both in Japan and other countries, Japanese industries, and local communities in Tokyo and Saitama where our campuses are located.

SIT now aims to foster scientists and engineers who can contribute to the sustainable growth of the world by exposing our students to culturally diverse environments where they learn to cope with, collaborate with, and have ever-lasting friendships with fellow students from around the world. For more information visit www.shibaura-it.ac.jp

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AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT:

James Murray Beckman, Chief Operational Officer, Digitary
james.murray-beckman@digitary.net 

Division of Academic Affairs, Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT)
digicert-office@ow.shibaura-it.ac.jp

Koichi Nakasaki, Director, The Research Consortium for Sustainable International Education (RECSIE)
koichi.nakasaki@recsie.or.jp

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

Marni MacGilp, Marketing Manager, Digitary
marni.macgilp@digitary.net

Planning and Public Relations Section, Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT)
koho@ow.shibaura-it.ac.jp

Koichi Nakasaki, Director, The Research Consortium for Sustainable International Education (RECSIE)
koichi.nakasaki@recsie.or.jp