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

■Date
15:00–16:30 Monday, 26 January 2026 (JST)

■Theme
Responses to security concerns posed by international education: The Australian experience

■Venue
Hybrid (In-Person & Online)
In-Person: Room 112, Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE), Hiroshima University
Online: Zoom

■Language
English

■Lecturer
Christopher Ziguras (The University of Melbourne)

■Abstract
From the mid-1980s, Australia adopted a regulatory framework and institutional strategies that allowed it to very successfully engage with a global higher education market. However, with the rise of strategic competition the openness and resultant internationalisation of Australian higher education has increasingly been seen as major risk to Australia’s national security. This paper provides an overview of the types of security risks that have been the focus of public discussion, and provides a critical analysis of responses by government agencies and universities. Conscious of the significant benefits of international engagement and mobility, Australian institutions have endeavoured to maintain a public-facing openness with heightened surveillance and targeted action behind the scenes. The paper will consider the ways in which responses to security concerns have changed over time in response to the rise and fall of bilateral tensions, and in response to domestic political contestation.

■Note
・Participation fee is free.
・Registration is open noon on Friday, 23 January 2026 (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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