Fostering an inclusive and supportive research environment: Reflections from Tohoku University and the Japanese university context
- Mino Takamatsu, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
- Midori Kojima, Tohoku University, Japan
- Kazuko Suematsu, PhD, Tohoku University, Japan
This event is free.
This in-person event will be particularly useful for policymakers, researchers, students and teachers.
UCL and Tohoku University are institutions located in contrasting cultural, socio-economic and institutional contexts – but share a common mission to promote the EDI agenda. This project was jointly developed to share best practice in tackling EDI and research culture challenges.
In Japan, diversity, equality and inclusion is a burgeoning issue in the higher education sector as the national landscape and society have become increasingly complex and diverse.
In this joint CGHE/Tohoku University seminar, the speakers will focus on the context in which Japanese universities are situated, explain from multiple perspectives what structural problems are preventing the diversification of researchers, and show how Tohoku University is working to address these challenges.
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As Associate Professor of the Global Learning Center, Mino is mainly engaged in sending domestic students overseas (short and long term).
As a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor of the Global Learning Center, Midori is mainly working for a MEXT-funded project “Fostering global leaders through international collaboration between Japanese, British and American universities.”
As Associate Executive Vice President for International Affairs and Deputy Director of the Global Learning Center, Kazuko holds a pivotal role in shaping the university’s internationalisation efforts.