Kanazawa Institute of Technology and Kanazawa Technical College have provided Learning Express, an immersive student exchange program that brings together students from multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary backgrounds to collaborate on social innovation projects in Southeast Asia. The real world environment with real problems offered the students an in-depth look at issues faced by the communities in question and challenged the participants to solve them using the design thinking methodology. Furthermore, the program involved participants in activities that addressed local needs while developing their academic skills and commitment to the community. This report introduces this program along with its unique characteristics and a preliminary evaluation of the effect of the program.
