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…
On 21st March 2026, WILL will hold an online briefing session on the SMILE project for Japanese schools interested in participating in Academic Year 2026. 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…
The SPICE 2026 international conference and I-WIT 2026 international workshop were held on 6th and 7th February 2026, in Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok, Thailand. We were honored to have distinguished speakers and participants from around the world, and we hope this was a meaningful and inspiring experience for all of you. In particular, this year’s…
I asked ChatGPT what the academic years are like in the countries participating in the SMILE project. Apparently, it’s something like this. It could be useful for matching. Country / Region Academic Year Term System Major Exams / Test Periods Notes Japan Early Apr – Mid Mar Three terms End of terms: Jul / Dec…
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…
19th November 2025, Jun Iio, a board member of WILL, and two guys from Kirihara Shoten Co., Ltd, visited Churaronkon University located at Bangkok and Silpakorn University at Nakhon Pathom. Prof. Nattama at Churaronkon University, and Ajarn Toey and his colleagues at Demonstration School of Silpakorn University were kindly welcomed us; there were good discussions…
Dialogbook version three (alpha version) is now released! The update includes following changes: The source code is available on my GitHub https://github.com/iiojun/dialogbook/
We would like to introduce the TV program entitled The Corridor of Knowledge, produced by JCOM and Chuo University. Here is the citation from the introduction written on Chuo University’s website. Chuo University is collaborating with JCOM Corporation to produce the educational program “Corridor of Knowledge” to contribute the university’s intellectual property to society. The…
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…
A one-page presentation slide has been created to show the typical image of the SMILE project. We currently only have the Japanese version available. However, it will be translated into English, Korean, and other languages shortly.
