Participation in Industry on Campus-Style Reskilling Education Ecosystem Initiative

PERSOL TempStaff Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazunari Kimura; hereinafter 'PERSOL TempStaff') announces its participation in the 'Industry on Campus-style Reskilling Education Ecosystem Initiative' promoted by the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University. On June 12, 2026, the initiative was selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s 2025 supplementary budget project, 'Industry-Academia Collaboration Reskilling Ecosystem Construction Project'*1.

Under this initiative, the company will contribute through the PERSOL Advanced Bio-DX Industrial Talent Development Collaborative Research Institute, focusing on the planning, development, and creation of lecture content for a professional course titled 'Bio-Data Business Design,' targeting working professionals, with a theme centered on accelerating R&D using the latest AI agent technologies.

Lecture scene from 'Bio-Data Business Design'

Project Overview

This project aims to promote reskilling that leads to improved employment conditions by enabling universities and other institutions to collaborate with local communities and industries to develop and deliver reskilling programs tailored to human resource development needs. It addresses diverse needs, including those of advanced and essential workers, individuals from the 'employment ice age' generation, and workers seeking to utilize AI. The ultimate goal is to build an industry-academia-government-linked reskilling ecosystem.

The Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University operates an 'Industry on Campus' framework, inviting corporate research organizations into the campus. Under this model, the university, companies, and collaborative research institutes work together to advance research, education, and venture creation as an integrated, co-creative educational model.

This initiative will focus on developing and delivering professional education programs centered on two key areas: Bio-DX fields that support drug discovery, healthcare, and medical innovation, and business design fields that cultivate strategic thinking and entrepreneurial capabilities.

*1: MEXT's 2025 Supplementary Budget 'Industry-Academia Collaboration Reskilling Ecosystem Construction Project'

https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/ikusei/manabinaoshi/mext_00030.html

About the 'Industry on Campus-style Reskilling Education Ecosystem Initiative — REACH × Bio-DX × Business Design —'

The Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University invites corporate research organizations to campus as Collaborative Research Institutes or Joint Research Courses (hereinafter 'Co-Research Institutes'), promoting on-campus industry-academia co-creation activities under the 'Industry on Campus' framework. It has a strong track record in recurrent education for professionals through collaboration with these institutes.

Building on this experience, the initiative will leverage the school's strength in the 'Industry on Campus' model to establish a recurrent education ecosystem through industry-academia co-creation with Co-Research Institutes. Specifically, it will develop and implement educational programs in high-demand fields identified by industry: Bio-DX areas supporting drug discovery, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, healthcare, and bio-based products, and business design areas fostering strategic thinking, planning skills, and entrepreneurship.

Collaborative research institutes involved include the Osaka University-Shimadzu Analytical Innovation Collaborative Research Institute (Shimadzu Corporation), the PERSOL Advanced Bio-DX Industrial Talent Development Collaborative Research Institute (PERSOL TempStaff), and the Panasonic Foundation Collaborative Research Institute (Panasonic Holdings Corporation). Together, these form a three-party ecosystem of 'University,' 'Co-Research Institute,' and 'Company,' advancing professionals' access to university education through strong company-institute collaboration and developing and delivering educational programs through collaboration between university researchers and Co-Research Institutes.

Program Overview

【Objectives】

- Cultivate highly skilled professionals who will lead in the fields of bio, life sciences, and business design

- Develop talent equipped with both specialized technical expertise and a drive for business transformation, capable of contributing to corporate innovation

【Target Audience】

Departmental staff from companies involved in Bio-DX (machine learning, big data analytics, bioinformatics, etc.), pharmaceuticals, gene therapy, and life sciences

【Ideal Graduate Profile】

- Develop the ability to plan the direction of DX initiatives by integrating biotechnology and data science, with a strategic view toward organizational transformation and maximizing management resources through DX adoption

- Cultivate talent directly contributing to corporate growth through lectures on industry-academia co-creation seminars, frontier innovation seminars, and business design

Programs Led by Our Company

Through the PERSOL Advanced Bio-DX Industrial Talent Development Collaborative Research Institute, the company will plan and develop the core course 'Bio-Data Business Design' in the 'DX Infrastructure and Data Science' domain. This course is restructured from a graduate-level subject at Osaka University’s Graduate School of Engineering for working professionals, enabling systematic learning from the fundamentals to applications of AI and DX.

Additionally, in FY 2026 (Reiwa 8), a new lecture and practical session titled 'Accelerating R&D Using the Latest AI Agent Technologies' will be introduced, providing understanding and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies.

PERSOL TempStaff will continue to act as a bridge between industry and academia, supporting lifelong learning for professionals and contributing to the development of highly skilled talent that directly drives corporate growth.

PERSOL Advanced Bio-DX Industrial Talent Development Collaborative Research Institute: https://persol-biodx-arl.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/

【Inquiries regarding this matter】

Takeshi Tsumi, R&D Business Support Office, PERSOL TempStaff Co., Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

About PERSOL TempStaff Co., Ltd. <https://www.tempstaff.co.jp/>

PERSOL TempStaff Co., Ltd. provides human resource services including temporary staffing, dispatch-to-hire, and outsourcing. In July 2017, the company changed its name from TempStaff Co., Ltd. to PERSOL TempStaff Co., Ltd. The PERSOL Group, guided by its vision 'Let’s work and smile,' leverages the full strength of the group to solve labor and employment challenges and contribute to building a sustainable society.