Kyushu University Open Badge

An Open Badge is a digital certificate issued in accordance with a global technical standard, which certifies knowledge and skills. At Kyushu University, we are a member of the Open Badge Network Foundation and can issue badges compliant with the Open Badge 3.0 standard.

Features

• Digital Certification: Issued and managed as data, not as paper certificates.
• International Standard: Issued in compliance with international technical standards, enabling interoperability across domestic and international platforms (Kyushu University follows the 1EdTech standard).
• High Reliability: Uses technologies such as blockchain to prevent forgery or tampering, ensuring a highly reliable certification.
• Embedded Metadata: Badge image data securely contains metadata such as issuer, recipient, and details of certified skills and knowledge.

Open Badge Network Foundation https://www.openbadge.or.jp/

Applications

• Visualization of Skills and Learning History: Objectively certifies various skills and learning achievements, such as qualifications, training completion, and project outcomes.
• Wallet Management: Received badges can be centrally managed in a personal “Open Badge Wallet.”
• Easy Sharing: Attach or display badges in email signatures, SNS, or resumes to easily showcase skills during job hunting and allow instant verification.

Kyushu University uses a unified design for its Open Badges. The shape differs between undergraduate and graduate levels, and colors indicate the amount of learning time (not difficulty level).

Kyushu University can issue Open Badges for educational programs certified by the President, including minor programs and certificate programs.

Sub-major Program for Informatics and Digital Technology
https://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/sub-major-program.html
Undergraduate Level: Silver, Gold, Platinum

Robert T. Huang Entrepreneurship Center of Kyushu University (QREC)
General Entrepreneurship Education Program
https://qrec.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Undergraduate Level: Gold

Advanced Entrepreneurship Education Program
https://qrec.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Graduate Level: Platinum

Sub-major Program for Challenge 21 (Humanities, Education, Law, Economics, Science, Design)
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/faculty/program/challenge21/
Undergraduate Level: Silver

Architect Program (School of Design)
https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/schools/ed/
Undergraduate Level: Platinum

Global Architect Program (Graduate School of Design)
https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/schools/gs-ed/
Graduate Level: Platinum

Creative Leadership Program (Graduate School of Design)
https://www.sd.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/clp/
Graduate Level: Silver

Hall Management Engineer Training Program (Graduate School of Design)
https://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~hme/
Graduate Level: Platinum

Program for Developing Digital Professionals in Architecture ［DigArch］
https://dbe.kyushu-u.ac.jp/recurrent/
Graduate Level: Gold

Value Creating Semiconductor Specialist Program (Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering)
https://ecsvc.ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Graduate Level: Silver

Certificate Program for Research Data Management Support Personnel (Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences)
https://www.ifs.kyushu-u.ac.jp/lss/lss-07-00/lss-07-01/
Graduate Level: Bronze