The studio is located in central Tokyo, and can accommodate up to 150 people for seminars and conferences. It is operated by Keio University.

Keio has a proud history as Japan's very first private institution of higher learning, which dates back to the formation of a school for Dutch studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo) by founder Yukichi Fukuzawa. Since the school's inception, the students of Keio have risen to the forefront of innovation in every imaginable academic field, emerging as social and economic leaders. The 9 faculties and 11 graduate schools cover a broad spectrum of academic fields, with each operating independently and offering a wide range of creative and unique educational and research activities. Keio University has a long tradition of comprehensive primary and secondary education. Elementary, junior, and senior high school affiliates have been part of Keio operations for more than half a century.

<< 28,000 students in undergraduate, 3,600 students in graduate schools and 5,000 faculty and staff members >>

The studio is established in Yonsei University Seoul campus, a 30 minute drive from Gimpo airport. It is setup to enhance the regular campus e-learning facility by adding global studio standard equipment, and operated by the special joint team in Yonsei University. The room is capable of accommodating up to 60 people. It is connected to Keio University Studio by the high-speed Internet through WIDE - APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) - KOREN (Korean Research and Education Network).

Yonsei University was founded in 1885 and celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2005. It currently has enrolled about 48,000 students in 18 graduate schools and 19 colleges. As one of Korea's outstanding teaching and research institutions, Yonsei remains firmly committed to retaining its leadership role as the most comprehensive and forward-looking university in Korea. Yonsei University and Keio University established an agreement for educational collaboration in 2004 and started a double degree program.

<<36,000 students in undergraduate, 12,000 students in graduate schools and 9,000 faculty and staff members >>

The studio is located on the Tsinghua campus in northeast Beijing, and is operated by Tsinghua University Network Research Center. It is connected to Keio University Studio by the high-speed Internet through WIDE - APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) - CERNET (China Education and Research Network).

Tsinghua University was founded in 1911 and currently consists of 44 departments distributed over 11 schools, including the schools of sciences, architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, information science and technology, humanities and social sciences, economics and management, law, arts and design, public policy and management, and applied technology. A medical school is currently being established. Tsinghua University and Keio University established an agreement for educational collaboration in 2004 and are conducting joint classes over the Internet.

<< 12,000 students in undergraduate, 9,000 students in graduate schools and 8,000 faculty and staff members >>

Keio University has established the Internet infrastructure covering Asian area utilizing the satellite technology with the earth-station at SFC (Shonan Fujisawa Campus) and conducting the research and educational collaboration project called SOI Asia since 2001. 20 universities and institutes in 11 countries has been sharing the university courses, seminars and training over the net. From 2006, SOI Asia and DMC Institute are jointly planning to develop digital contents for higher education and research on the content distribution all over the Asia. The global studios are to be connected with SOI Asia partners each other for wider area collaboration.

Partner Institutes as of March 2006:

• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh)
• Institute of Technology of Cambodia (Cambodia)
• Brawijaya University (Indonesia)
• Hasanuddin University (Indonesia)
• Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
• Universitas Sam Ratulangi (Indonesia)
• Universitas Syiah Kuala (Indonesia)
• National University of Laos (Laos)
• Asian Youth Fellowship (AYF) (Malaysia)
• University of Science Malaysia (Malaysia)
• Mongolian University of Science and Technology (Mongolia)
• University of Computer Studies, Yangon (Myanmar)
• Tribhuvan Universit (Nepal)
• Advanced Science and Technology Institute (Philippines)
• University of San Carlos (Philippines)
• Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)
• Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) (Thailand)
• Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (Thailand)
• Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
• Prince of Songkla University (Thailand)
• Institute of Information Technology (Vietnam)

The studio is located at 15 minutes drive from San Francisco airport in the United States, California, operated jointly by WIDE project and Keio University. As it is hosted in the Data Center facility, it is 24 hours available which enables users to participate in the meeting in different time zones easily. It is suitable for the small meetings up to 10 people.

Japan Society, America's leading resource on Japan, is a private, nonprofit, nonpolitical institution offering programs in the arts, business, education and public affairs.

Founded in New York in 1907, Japan Society promotes greater understanding and cooperation between Japan and the U.S., and in recent years has reflected a broader Asian and global context in U.S.-Japan relations. Japan Society and Keio University DMC institute are planning to establish the global studio in New York for digital content creation and sharing project.

The Cambridge Studio is hosted by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. It is located in Cambridge, UK, in 50 miles north of London, is operated by the researchers' team of the IfM since August 2006.

It is connected to Keio University Studio by the high-speed Internet through WIDE - Internet2 and TEIN2.

The Department of Engineering is the largest department in the University of Cambridge established in 1875, and is one of Europe's largest integrated engineering departments.

The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) is a part of the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering. Its activities encompass industrial services, research, education and courses that aim to provide a clear understanding of the challenges that face manufacturing today. IfM is hosting the Cambridge Auto-ID Lab, one of seven labs world wide leading research efforts in the area of Automated Identification of objects in the supply chain. One in Japan of those labs is hosted by Keio University, and 2 universities are collaborating in the research effort in RFID technology area.