WILL is proud to announce the launch of a new map feature in Dialogbook that visualizes the schools participating in the SMILE project. The map shows the locations of participating schools, with a slider that lets users explore when each school participated in the project.
Explore the map here:
https://dlb.kotoba-kobo.jp/school_map.html
On 13th December 2025, WILL will provide an online briefing session on the SMILE project for Japanese schools that want to participate in the future. If you would like to join the event, do not hesitate to fill in the form. WILL will send an invitation message to the registered user. The briefing session will…
On the evening of August 25, 2026, the “Thai SMILE Evening 2026” event was held at Thammasat University in Bangkok. The event brought together Thai teachers participating in the SMILE project to share updates on this year’s activities and to foster closer relationships. The event began with a video message from Professor Spakorn of Thammasat…
On 18th February, Prof. Jun Iio provided his lecture on developing and operating the Dialogbook system at Chiang Mai University. He gave his talk to sophomore students studying software engineering at the university’s Courage of Art, Media, and Technology (CAMT). He gave an overview of the SMILE project, how the dialogbook supported it, and its…
We received the PM Encouragement Award and gave a speech at the award ceremony. Using photos, I, Wakabayashi, explained that the SMILE Project is run primarily by school teachers, and that since 2020, more than 3,000 elementary, junior high, high school, and university students have participated in this international online collaborative program for small group…
Today, I would like to introduce the case of the SMILE project 2025 between SMP Islam Al Azhar 26 Yogyakarta (ID) and Kohkai Junior High School (JP). It is an intercultural communication class for junior high school students. The teachers in SMP Islam Al Azhar 26 created a nice poster. It is excellent, even though…
The SMILE Project generally charges a participation fee of approximately 3,000 yen per person. We asked Gemini to assess whether this price is reasonable for the services provided. Below are Gemini’s analysis results. Based on the available materials, we will present an analysis of the SMILE Project’s pricing relative to typical online educational exchange services…
