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Notion Labs Japan, LLC and Keio University have officially entered into a strategic partnership. They have signed a comprehensive MOU. The objective is big. They want to realize what they describe as the world’s best AI campus at Keio.
Keio is not treating AI like a tool you bolt on later. The university has positioned AI as a core intellectual infrastructure. Across faculties. Across disciplines. The aspiration should be to have each student and each researcher in whatever field interact with AI and produce societal benefit by utilizing its means. They are calling this the AI Campus Concept. Within three years, they want a world leading AI campus environment in place. That includes a cutting edge digital and AI setup and active collaboration with leading global platform companies.
Now here is the operational layer most people ignore.
As generative AI adoption accelerates, universities cannot just deploy AI tools and hope for magic. AI needs context. Documents. Regulations. Institutional history. Workflows. Decision trails. All the messy but critical information that keeps a university running. That trusted context has to be structured and continuously maintained.
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This is where Notion comes in. Notion operates as a connected workspace that brings documents, projects, knowledge, and operations into one place. The plan is to introduce Notion to all faculty and staff at Keio. That means consolidating 168 years of intellectual assets. Documents. Rules. Know how. Business information. Day to day operations. All onto a single platform.
The intention is straightforward. Create a shared environment where humans and AI reference the same trusted context. Cut down work about work. Less time searching. Less duplicate effort. Less painful handovers. More time for actual education, research support, and student engagement.
Under the MOU, both sides will push four tracks.
First, build an integrated management ecosystem. Centralize knowledge assets and business processes on Notion so information is accessible fast.
Second, improve productivity and drive AI transformation across the university. Reduce the operational drag so faculty and staff can focus on higher value work.
Third, gradually expand AI use to students. Do it responsibly. Allow experimentation and creativity but within limits.
The organization will distribute its findings together with its best operational methods to both national and international audiences. The organization will provide progress updates and operational lessons through their templates whenever it is feasible. The organization will provide educational resources.
Notion will not just hand over software and walk away. It will support implementation design, operational consulting, priority support, champion development, and training.
At its core, this is not about installing another platform. It is about building an environment where knowledge compounds inside the university and where AI works alongside people, not in isolation. The ambition is to create a campus where curiosity leads and AI strengthens it.
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