Presentation Information
[OP-01]Opening Event
13:40-13:45 Welcome Remarks by a Sponsor
13:45-13:55 Opening Remarks
＜Speaker＞
Shingo ASHIZAWA, Chair of the SIIEJ Steering Committee (President, Kanda University of International Studies)
Kazuko SUEMATSU, President of the Japan Association for International Student Education (JAISE) (Professor, Tohoku University)
Yoshiyuki SUTO, Japan Forum for Internationalization of Universities (Vice President, Nagoya University)
Yoshikazu UEOKU, President of the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS)
Yuko TAKAHASHI, President of JAFSA – Japan Network for International Education (President, Tsuda University) ※ Appearing via video
13:55-14:15 Remarks by the Host Institution for SIIEJ 2026「International Education at J. F. Oberlin University: Philosophy, Practice, and Prospects」
＜Speaker＞ Hiroaki HATAYAMA President, J. F. Oberlin University
Biography:
MBA. Ph.D. 桜美林大学教授. 専門は文学（レトリック）、経営学. 国際センター長、基盤教育院長、学長補佐、副学長等を歴任し、2018年度より大学長. 文部科学省大学設置・学校法人審議会大学設置分科会特別委員、大学基準協会理事、日本高等教育評価機構評議員、神奈川県私立大学連絡協議会副会長、大学セミナーハウス理事、日本私立大学協会国際交流委員、他. 国連アカデミックインパクト、世界大学総長会議等委員を歴任.
14:15-14:20 Remarks by the Host Institution for SIIEJ 2027
<Speaker＞ Motoyasu SANO Chairman, Sano Educational Foundation (Kanda University of International Studies)
14:20-15:00 Special Session by MEXT「The Internationalization of Japanese Higher Education: Current Trends and What Lies Ahead」
＜Speaker＞ Kuniaki SATO Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
Biography:
Mr. SATO Kuniaki, Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, has over 25 years of experiences in higher education policy development and university management. Sato was engaged in the establishment and management of a public university, Akita International University before transferring to MEXT. He has led the development of a variety of internationalization initiatives of Japan, such as the Top Global University project, the Inter-University Exchange Project and formulation of Joint Degree Guideline and UNESCO Tokyo Convention. Before taking the current office, Sato served as Vice President of Tohoku University for reform and planning at Tohoku University, following Director for Office for International Planning and Inspector and Director for University at Reform at MEXT, Special Advisor to the President for international strategy at Kyoto University.
He has also acted as Chair of the Group of National Experts on Higher Education, OECD since January 2023. M.A. in Education, the University of Tokyo.
15:00-15:05 Welcome Remarks by a Sponsor
＜Speaker＞ Akira SATO Global Trust Networks Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer/General Manager, Global Communication Division & Head of Cross-Sector Collaboration
13:45-13:55 Opening Remarks
＜Speaker＞
Shingo ASHIZAWA, Chair of the SIIEJ Steering Committee (President, Kanda University of International Studies)
Kazuko SUEMATSU, President of the Japan Association for International Student Education (JAISE) (Professor, Tohoku University)
Yoshiyuki SUTO, Japan Forum for Internationalization of Universities (Vice President, Nagoya University)
Yoshikazu UEOKU, President of the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS)
Yuko TAKAHASHI, President of JAFSA – Japan Network for International Education (President, Tsuda University) ※ Appearing via video
13:55-14:15 Remarks by the Host Institution for SIIEJ 2026「International Education at J. F. Oberlin University: Philosophy, Practice, and Prospects」
＜Speaker＞ Hiroaki HATAYAMA President, J. F. Oberlin University
Biography:
MBA. Ph.D. 桜美林大学教授. 専門は文学（レトリック）、経営学. 国際センター長、基盤教育院長、学長補佐、副学長等を歴任し、2018年度より大学長. 文部科学省大学設置・学校法人審議会大学設置分科会特別委員、大学基準協会理事、日本高等教育評価機構評議員、神奈川県私立大学連絡協議会副会長、大学セミナーハウス理事、日本私立大学協会国際交流委員、他. 国連アカデミックインパクト、世界大学総長会議等委員を歴任.
14:15-14:20 Remarks by the Host Institution for SIIEJ 2027
<Speaker＞ Motoyasu SANO Chairman, Sano Educational Foundation (Kanda University of International Studies)
14:20-15:00 Special Session by MEXT「The Internationalization of Japanese Higher Education: Current Trends and What Lies Ahead」
＜Speaker＞ Kuniaki SATO Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
Biography:
Mr. SATO Kuniaki, Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, has over 25 years of experiences in higher education policy development and university management. Sato was engaged in the establishment and management of a public university, Akita International University before transferring to MEXT. He has led the development of a variety of internationalization initiatives of Japan, such as the Top Global University project, the Inter-University Exchange Project and formulation of Joint Degree Guideline and UNESCO Tokyo Convention. Before taking the current office, Sato served as Vice President of Tohoku University for reform and planning at Tohoku University, following Director for Office for International Planning and Inspector and Director for University at Reform at MEXT, Special Advisor to the President for international strategy at Kyoto University.
He has also acted as Chair of the Group of National Experts on Higher Education, OECD since January 2023. M.A. in Education, the University of Tokyo.
15:00-15:05 Welcome Remarks by a Sponsor
＜Speaker＞ Akira SATO Global Trust Networks Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer/General Manager, Global Communication Division & Head of Cross-Sector Collaboration