We are pleased to announce that an open seminar will be held as follows:

■Date
12:30–14:00 Tuesday, 27 August 2024 (JST)

■Theme
International Students’ Agency and Engagement in Internationalising Universities: Reports from the UK

■Venue
Hybrid (In-Person & Online)
In-Person:        TKP Shimbashi Conference Center, Room 13J (Located in Chiyodaku, Tokyo)
                         Address: 13F, Saiwai Bldg., 1−3−1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
                        (Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vi2mbrN7pG42hNRr5)

Online:              Zoom       

■Language
English

■Lecturers
DANGENI (Newcastle University, UK)
Kelsey INOUYE (University of Oxford, UK)

■Commentator
LI, Xin (Hiroshima University)

■MC
SAKURAI, Yusuke (Hiroshima University)

■Abstract

[Lecture 1]
Invisible Student Engagement Among International Students
(Dr. DANGENI, Newcastle University, UK)
Research with international students has become a subfield in the internationalisation of higher education, yet their agentic contributions and achievements are rarely acknowledged. In this seminar, a longitudinal, qualitative study is presented to critically examine the multidimensional student engagement of international Chinese students at UK universities. The factors identified for enhancing student engagement provide suggestions for key stakeholders on how to prepare and support international students.

 

[Lecture 2]
Student agency and international higher education
(Dr. Kelsey INOUYE, University of Oxford, UK)
This presentation draws from a 2023 systematic review on agency amongst international students in higher education. The review analyzed 51 papers published between 2000 and 2020 that focused on student perspectives, finding that in the literature, agency may appear as a research object, a conceptual framework, or a finding, and is often not fully theorized. Finally, a synthesis of existing conceptualizations of agency is presented.

■Program

12:30 Opening: Dr. Yusuke Sakurai (Center for Academic Practice and Resources & Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University)
12:35 Lecture 1 (about 25 minutes) Dr. Dangeni (Newcastle University)
13:00 Lecture 2 (about 25 minutes) Dr. Kelsey Inouye (Oxford University)
13:25 Comments (about 10 minutes) Dr. Lee Xin (Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University)
13:35 General discussion among speakers and participants (to be completed at 14:00)

■Note

・This research seminar is funded by the following research grants:

• 24K06103（Principal Investigator: SAKURAI, Yusuke, “Understanding factors contributing to international doctoral students’ career development”）
• Daiwa Foundation Small Grants, Ref: 14821/1567（Principal Investigator: SAKURAI, Yusuke, “Japan and UK synergy for nurturing doctoral students’ development―with a particular focus on pedagogical training and well-being”）

・Participation fee is free.
・Registration is open until noon on Friday, 23 August 2024 (JST).
・Internet access and a camera/microphone device required to participate online.
・Use your full name as your personal meeting ID when you enter the meeting room. If you do not, you may not be allowed to enter the meeting room.
・Recording/screenshots not allowed.
・The meeting URL will be emailed to you separately by the day before the meeting. If you do not receive the e-mail, please contact us at k-kokyo(at)office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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