{"id":62073,"date":"2026-02-17T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/?p=62073"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:24:49","slug":"rihe-open-seminar-9-march-2026-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/2026\/02\/rihe-open-seminar-9-march-2026-en\/","title":{"rendered":"[RIHE Open Seminar] \u201cShifting Geopolitics and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia: Comparative Perspectives\u201d, 9 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2605Registration has been closed.<\/span><\/strong>

We are pleased to announce that an open seminar will be held as follows:<\/p>\n

\u25a0Date
14:30\u201317:00 Monday, 9 March 2026 (JST)<\/p>\n

\u25a0Theme
Shifting Geopolitics and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia: Comparative Perspectives<\/p>\n

\u25a0Venue
Hybrid (In-Person & Online)
In-Person: Room 112, Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE), Hiroshima University
Online: Zoom<\/p>\n

\u25a0Language
English<\/p>\n

\u25a0Lecturer
Dr. Ayu Rachman (Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Dr. Xin Li\uff08Hiroshima University\uff09
Prof. Futao Huang\uff08Hiroshima University\uff09

\u25a0Moderator
Dr. Lilan Chen\uff08The University of Osaka\uff09

\u25a0Abstract
This open seminar examines how shifting geopolitical dynamics are reshaping the internationalization of higher education in Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia in comparative perspective with China and South Korea. Moving beyond conventional views of internationalization as a largely technical or managerial process, the seminar argues that international academic cooperation is increasingly structured by geopolitical interests, power asymmetries, and competing knowledge regimes. Drawing on policy analysis, collaboration patterns, and selected empirical cases, the presentation explores how external partners\u2014including Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Middle Eastern institutions\u2014engage Asian universities in differentiated ways that reflect broader strategic, economic, and normative agendas. The Indonesian case highlights persistent inequalities in agenda-setting, authorship, and epistemic authority, even where local institutions demonstrate strong research leadership. By situating national experiences within a multipolar regional context, and by comparing Indonesia with China\u2019s state-centered internationalization and South Korea\u2019s performance-driven global engagement, the seminar contributes to broader debates on global knowledge production, North\u2013South academic relations, and the future of more equitable and sustainable models of higher education internationalization in Asia.

\u25a0Program
14:30\u201314:40\uff1aOpening Remarks<\/strong>
\u3000Prof. Futao Huang\uff08RIHE, Hiroshima University\uff09

14:40\u201315:00\uff1aPresentation 1<\/strong>
Shifting Geopolitics and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Indonesia<\/strong>
\u3000Dr. Ayu Rachman\uff08Assistant Professor of International Relations Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo, Indonesia\uff09

15:00\u201315:20\uff1aPresentation 2<\/strong>
Geopolitics and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Korea<\/strong>
\u3000Dr. Xin Li\uff08Project Associate Professor, International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University\uff09
\u3000Dr. Yangson Kim\uff08Associate Professor, RIHE, Hiroshima University\uff09

15:20\u201315:35\uff1aTea Break<\/strong>

15:35\u201315:55\uff1aPresentation 3<\/strong>
Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty<\/strong>
\u3000Prof. Futao Huang\uff08RIHE, Hiroshima University\uff09

15:55\u201316:10\uff1aSummary \/ Discussant<\/strong>
\u3000Dr. Yangson Kim\uff08Associate Professor, RIHE, Hiroshima University\uff09

16:10\u201316:50\uff1aGeneral Discussion & Q&A
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16:50-17:00\uff1aConcluding Remarks<\/strong>
\u3000Prof. Futao Huang\uff08RIHE, Hiroshima University\uff09<\/p>\n

\u25a0Note
\u30fbParticipation fee is free.
\u30fbRegistration is open noon on Friday, 6 March 2026 (JST).
\u30fbInternet access and a camera\/microphone device required to participate online.
\u30fbUse 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.
\u30fbRecording\/screenshots not allowed.
\u30fbThe 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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\u2605Registration has been closed. We are pleased to announce that an open seminar will be held as follows: \u25a0Date14:30\u201317:00 Monday, 9 March 2026 (JST) \u25a0ThemeShifting Geopolitics and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia: Comparative Perspectives \u25a0VenueHybrid (In-Person & Online)In-Person: Room 112, Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE), Hiroshima UniversityOnline: Zoom \u25a0LanguageEnglish \u25a0LecturerDr. Ayu Rachman (Universitas Bina Mandiri Gorontalo, Indonesia)Dr. Xin Li\uff08Hiroshima University\uff09Prof. Futao Huang\uff08Hiroshima University\uff09 \u25a0ModeratorDr. Lilan Chen\uff08The University of Osaka\uff09 \u25a0AbstractThis open seminar examines how shifting geopolitical dynamics are reshaping the internationalization of higher education in Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia in comparative perspective with China and South Korea. Moving beyond conventional views of internationalization as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"vk-ltc-link":"","vk-ltc-target":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-center-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62073"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62352,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62073\/revisions\/62352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}