The 13th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	21 February 2005
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	An Overview of the Issues of the First Year Experiences in Scotland, and Quality Assurance of Higher Education
Lecturer(s):	Aland Davidsoni Director of Quality Assurance, University of Dundee, Scotland?
Language	English

The 12th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	18 February 2005
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	The Establishment of a Modern Educational Theory in China: Educational Exchange Perspectives
Lecturer(s):	Tian Zhengping Professor, Dean of College of Education, Zhejiang University, China
Language	Chinese, Japanese

The 11th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	14 February 2005
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Quality Assurance in Globalizing Higher Education: Globlization and National Strategies
Lecturer(s):	Fujio Omori Professor, Research Center for Higher Education, Kumamoto University
Language	Japanese

The 10th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	21 January 2005
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Reform of the funding system of higher education in China
Lecturer(s):	Wang, S hanmai Professor, The Institute of Economics of Education, Beijing Normal University?
Language	Chinese, Japanese

The 9th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	20 December 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Massification and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Implications from the University Entrance System in Australian Universities
Lecturer(s):	Richard James Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE), The University of Melbourne
Language	English

The 8th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	8 December 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Private Higher Education: Globally Shifting Tendencies
Lecturer(s):	Daniel C. Levy Director, Program for Research on Private Higher Education; Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
Language	English

The 7th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	8 October 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	International Trends in Quality Assurance
Lecturer(s):	Shuuichi Tsukahara Principal Researcher, National Institute for Educational Policy Research in Japan
Language	Japanese

The 6th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	27 August 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	A Case Study of Bilingual Education in Chinese Universities
Lecturer(s):	Liangyan Ling Associate Professor, Wei Nan Teachers College
Language	Japanese

The 5th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	2 July 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Science & Technology Policy and Research Assessment – How scientifically can we assess our research activities? –
Lecturer(s):	Shinichi Kobayashi, Associate Professor, Tsukuba University Shigeaki Yamazaki, Professor, Aichi Shukutoku University
Language	Japanese

The 4th Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	2 July 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Welfare State Dynamics and the Educational System: Japan and Sweden
Lecturer(s):	Taro Miyamoto Professor, Hokkaido University School of Law
Language	Japanese

The 3rd Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	9 June 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Restructuring the Welfare State and Higher Education Policy: The Finnish Experiment
Lecturer(s):	Aya Watanabe Research fellow, Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Language	Japanese

The 2nd Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	26 May 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Towards a “European Higher Education Area”? Visions and Realities?
Lecturer(s):	Ulrich Teichler Professor, University of Kassel; Visiting Professor, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Language	English

The 1st Open Seminar in 2004 – 2005
Date	26 April 2004
Venue	Room No. 112, RIHE, Hiroshima University
Topic	Current Situation and Issues of Higher Education in China
Lecturer(s):	Zhao Shi Professor, National Academy of Education Administration, and Chinese Government; Research Fellow, Fuculty of Human Development, Kobe University
Language	English