The Research Center for Instructional Systems (RCiS) consists of three research departments and two operations departments. The research departments aim to make RCiS a world-leading research center for instructional systems. The operations departments are the Institute for e-Learning Development (IeLD) and the Faculty Development Activity Support Unit. RCiS is distinctive in that it offers practical fields inside and outside Kumamoto University, and conducts research on both vocational education and higher education. As the first instructional systems research center in Japan, RCiS is the reason why Kumamoto University is unparalleled in instructional systems and instructional design. RCiS works closely with research centers both inside and outside Japan. The Center develops instructional systems and contributes to society through joint research with associate research institutions (including corporations and institutions of higher education) and associate researchers from the Kumamoto University Graduate School of Instructional Systems and elsewhere.

URL: http://www.gsis.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/en