NTT西日本 and Ritsumeikan unveil Education AI Platform

The announcement follows development work that began in 2025 and centers on a question Ritsumeikan's Naoto Shibata framed directly: existing measures like GPA, a grade-point index, and standardized scores were not enough to show growth, so a new lens was needed. The Education AI Platform is that attempt, built around dialogue rather than answer-giving so students do not simply lean on the AI.

The body's own figures show both sides of that bet. In the March 2026 trial with 84 students, 91% said the daily reflection app gave them a reason to reflect, but only 58% felt they had actually grown. Those two numbers sit side by side in the article, and the gap between them is where Ritsumeikan's next step points: extending the platform to multiple faculties and overseas study programs.

What the outcome hinges on is whether reflection that students recognize as useful translates into a sense of growth as the platform reaches more settings. For faculty and curriculum teams at universities weighing similar tools, the 91% and 58% figures are likely to be the reference points, though the body does not say whether the gap reflects the tool itself or the short trial period.