About
LMS (Learning Management System) is a system designed to allow users to access e-learning materials and track their learning progress.
Learners can use the materials to study, while administrators can manage learners' course histories and grades.
The GakuNin LMS, provided by the National Institute of Informatics (NII), began full-scale operation on June 14, 2021,
and as of June 17, 2024, is being used by over 100 institutions. (List of Participating Institutions)
The features of the GakuNin LMS are as follows.
- You can study using the same learning materials.
- Information Security Course
Learn the basics of cybersecurity in one of four languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, or Korean. - Research Data Management Course
To promote open science, we offer a variety of research data management courses for researchers, support staff, and others.- Fundamentals of research data management in the era of open science (available only in japanese)
- GakuNinRDM User Support Course: Laboratory Edition (available only in japanese)
- GakuNinRDM User Support Course (available only in japanese)
- Design and Practice of Research Data Management Services [2022 Edition] (available only in japanese)
- Research Data Management for Researchers [2022 Edition] (available only in japanese)
- Research Data Management for Information Infrastructure Staff (available only in japanese)
- Information Security Course
- We offer optional features for course administrators through integration with the Academic Access Management Federation in Japan (GakuNin).
- Institutions can register learning materials they have created and make them available exclusively to their own institution (their own institution only, shared across multiple institutions, etc.-options are available).
- You can easily create video learning materials using synthesized speech.
- By centralizing learning materials, administrators can reduce the time and effort required for management.
- By combining learning materials to build curricula, institutions can implement systematic talent development.
The GakuNin LMS logo combines the images of a fluttering butterfly and a gateway to the future.
The logo embodies the idea of "putting what you learn on GakuNin LMS to good use,
opening the gateway to an unknown future, and taking flight like a butterfly."
Please contact us via the inquiry form to discuss the use of the logo mark on a case-by-case basis.
Please direct any inquiries regarding GakuNin LMS here.
This page (https://contents.nii.ac.jp/en/lms_support) has been created to provide support to GakuNin LMS users.
We will continue to add content to this page.