Developing the next generation of young talent

GMO Internet Group is working to develop IT human resources by building programming education curricula, supporting educational sites, holding programming events for children, and providing career education support through company visits and work experience.

Activities report

December 21, 2023

［Report] KITAKYUSHU YUME MIRAI WORK 2023

We exhibited at "YUME MIRAI WORK 2023," an event sponsored by the City of Kitakyushu, in which junior high and high school students who grew up in the Kitakyushu area think about work and higher education at an early age through work experience and interaction with working people, and learn about the attractiveness of their hometown. [Japanese version only]
September 8, 2023

［Report］GMO Digikids Summer Camp 2023

As part of the "Kids VALLEY Future Learning Project," "GMO Digikids Summer Camp 2023" was held in parallel with the "Koeteco Junior Programming Fest in Shibuya" organized by Koeteco by GMO, a programming education portal site of GMO Media Inc. [Japanese version only]
September 7, 2023

[Report] GMO Digikids 2023 at GMO kitaQ

GMO Digikids at GMO kitaQ 2023" was held with the support of the Kitakyushu Board of Education and in cooperation with Giravanz Kitakyushu Co. [Japanese version only]
May 19, 2023

［Report] DevSecOpsThon 2023 at GMO kitaQ

With the support of Kitakyushu City and the Institute of Career Education of Colleges of Technology, we held an infrastructure hackathon "DevSecOpsThon at GMO kitaQ" for students from all over Japan who want to become IT engineers. [Japanese version only]
March 31, 2023

New PBL Learning with Minecraft for Elementary School Students

"The Let's Create the Sasazuka Elementary School of the Future - Aiming for a Happier Society for More People - Final Results Presentation" was held. [Japanese version only]
November 9, 2022

GMO kitaQ's first initiative for workplace experience by engineers

Kitakyushu Municipal Kurosaki Junior High School's third-year students were invited to have experience working at an IT company in three programs: server, programming, and office visits.[Japanese version only]
September 8, 2022

Workplace experience by High School students’ from Nara

We accepted 39 first-year students from Nishiyamato Gakuen High School for work experience, and held a round-table discussion with engineers from GMO Internet Group, Inc. [Japanese version only]
January 21, 2021

Simulated job hunting with Miyazaki Kita High School students

Simulated job hunting (sponsored by Miyazaki IT Plus) was held at our office "GMO hinata". GMO Internet Group's partners also participated as panelists and interacted with the students of Miyazaki Kita High School in order to raise awareness of IT companies in Miyazaki City and tell the attractiveness of working. [Japanese version only]
January 14, 2021

Kids VALLEY Future Learning Project: the company started to dispatch its developers to the classes of elementary schools in Shibuya

In the Kids VALLEY Future Learning Project, we have held an online event Programming Summer Camp and started to dispatch our lecturers to the classes of elementary schools in Shibuya as programming education will be compulsory at elementary schools.
December 10, 2020

GMO Digikids, a programing experience event for elementary school students

GMO Internet Group, Inc. has launched “GMO Digikids,” a programming education support project for children.
As the first of activities, we published videos on YouTube that enable children to learn programming basis also held an online workshop event.
November 13, 2019

Welcoming Students from Miyakojima Island to GMO Internet Group

Welcomed High School Students from Miyakojima Island to Our Office.
October 8, 2019

Accepting Niigata Prefectural High School students' company visit

Accepted High School Students’ company visit from Niigata to Our Office.
August 8, 2019

Programming Summer Camp 2019

The GMO Internet Group is participating in the Kids VALLEY Future Learning Project to create a foundation in Shibuya to raise the talent needed in the next generation.
As part of this initiative, we have held an event Programming Summer Camp 2019.
November 14, 2018

Welcoming Students from Miyakojima Island to GMO Internet Group

Welcomed High School Students from Miyakojima Island to Our Office.
July 20, 2018

Workplace experience by junior high school student from Shibuya City

GMO Internet Group, Inc. accepted a junior high school student from Shibuya City as workplace experience from July 9th to 13th, 2018 for 5 days.
June 20, 2011

GMO Seminar Series at Aoyama Gakuin University

We held a free seminar series for students of School of Business, Aoyama Gakuin University.

Children’s Investment Education and Investment Experience Project

Gentosha Co., Ltd. and GMO Internet Group endorsed the “Children’s Investment Education and Investment Experience Project” launched by investor Mr. Murakami Yoshiaki, and provided opportunities for junior high and high school students in Japan to actually experience investment.

In this project, we provided financial support of up to 100,000 yen per child through the Murakami Foundation, and provided a trading environment where people could experience investing in a minor account with GMO Click Securities.

Mr. Murakami explained the essence of money and his approach to investment in an easy-to-understand manner, and implemented financial education initiatives for the next generation.

*This project is no longer accepted.