RIHE office and the Institute Library will be closed as below.

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Sunday, August 18, 2024
Reason: Summer Holiday

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We apologize for any inconvenience it may cause you. We assure you that all your emails will be answere d as soon as we return to the office.

Opening Hours:
(Office) 8:30-17:15 on weekdays
(Institute library) 8:30-16:30 on weekdays

★Registration has been closed.

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

■Date
14:00–16:00 Wednesday, 28 August 2024 (JST)

■Theme
Roundtable discussion on the issue of tuition fee increases at the University of Tokyo and national universities

■Venue
Online: Zoom

■Language
Japanese

■Lecturers
KOBAYASHI, Shinichi (Hiroshima University)
HATA, Takashi (Professor emeritus of Tohoku & Hiroshima University)
TANAKA, Hideaki (Meiji University)
SATO, Ikuya (Doshisha University)
NAKAMURA, Takayasu (The University of Tokyo)
SHIRAKAWA, Yuji (Chiba University)
OBA, Jun (Hiroshima University)

■MC
MURASAWA, Masataka(Hiroshima University)

■Abstract
Click here for details (only available in Japanese).

■Note
・Participation fee is free.
・Registration is open until noon on Tuesday, 27 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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★Registration has been closed. 

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

■Date
16:30–18:00 Wednesday, 28 August 2024 (JST)

■Theme
Graduate Student Pedagogical Skills Training in Practice: The Cases of Hiroshima University and Newcastle University, UK

■Venue
Hybrid (In-Person & Online)
In-Person:        Student Plaza, Hiroshima University (Located in Higashi-Hiroshima Campus)
                         Address: 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-Shi 739-8514 Japan
                        (Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDGVhLNkkbkYtPY96)

Online:              Zoom       

■Language
English

■Lecturers
DANGENI (Newcastle University, UK)
Yadi CAO (Newcastle University, UK)
CHENG, Wenjuan (Hiroshima University)

■MC
SAKURAI, Yusuke (Hiroshima University)

■Abstract
The speakers of this seminar, Dr. Sakurai (Hiroshima) and Dr. Dangeni (Newcastle, UK), are engaged in offering pedagogical skills training for graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) at their respective institutions. Despite their limited scholarly research experience specifically focusing on GTAs, they are responsible for providing opportunities to develop pedagogical skills among graduate students, particularly doctoral students, as part of their current roles. This seminar introduces the practices they have recently begun to engage in, aiming to create a mutual learning opportunity and serve as a catalyst for future research activities and communication, both domestically and internationally. (This seminar is part of the TA seminar and FD activities of Hiroshima University’s Center for Academic Practice and Resources.)

■Program

16:30 Greetings Dr. Yusuke Sakurai (Center for Academic Practice and Resources & Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University)
16:35 Case Report 1 (about 25 minutes): Dr. Yusuke Sakurai (Hiroshima University)
17.00 Case Report 2 (about 25 minutes): Dr. Dangini (Newcastle University)
17:25 Student voices (about 10 minutes): Ms. Wenjuan Cheng (Graduate School of Human and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University)
17:35 Student voices (about 10 minutes): Ms. Yagi CAO (Newcastle University)
17:45 General discussion among speakers and participants (to be concluded at 18:00)

■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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★Registration has been closed. 

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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