**Keiko IKEDA** is a Professor at Kansai University and the Deputy Vice President for International Affairs. She leads the **Institute for Innovative Global Education (IIGE)** and serves as the project lead for **Japan’s JIGE initiative**, promoting Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and inclusive virtual exchange. A specialist in internationalization of higher education, intercultural learning, and digital pedagogy, she is a frequent speaker at global conferences and a key driver of Education 5.0 in Japan and beyond.