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| The 4th Open Seminar in 2025–2026 | |
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| DATE | 7 Augusut 2026 |
| VENUE | Online |
| TOPIC | Navigating Intellectual Humility in Advanced Research Contexts: Doctoral Supervision, Hidden Curriculum and Researcher Independence |
| LECTURER(S): | Dely ELLIOT (University of Glasgow) Ruth ALBERTYN (Stellenbosch University) Jasvir Nachatar SINGH (La Trobe University) Wenjuan, CHENG (Osaka University/ Hiroshima University) Shizuki, SARUTA (Tohoku University/Hiroshima University) |
| The 3rd Open Seminar in 2025–2026 | |
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| DATE | 9 July 2026 |
| VENUE | Hybrid (In-Person & Online) |
| TOPIC | Reconsidering University Education: Employability Discourse and Management of Undeclared Major Programs |
| LECTURER(S): | Edith Braun (Justus-Liebig University) Soo Jeung Lee (Sejong University) |
| The 2nd Open Seminar in 2025–2026 | |
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| DATE | 25 June 2026 |
| VENUE | Hybrid (In-Person: Kiteminsai Lab & Online) |
| TOPIC | Japanese Education System in Pre-war Shanghai |
| LECTURER(S): | Zuen CHEN (National Dong Hwa University/ Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences) |
| The 1st Open Seminar in 2025–2026 | |
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| DATE | 23 April 2026 |
| VENUE | Hybrid (In-Person: Kiteminsai Lab & Online) |
| TOPIC | Higher Education Research Methodology Workshop (1): Basics of the the Structural Causal Model |
| LECTURER(S): | Manabu Kuroki (YOKOHAMA National University) |