オープニング・イベント | Opening Event


「高等教育の国際化を考える」
Thinking about Internationalization of Higher Education in Japan

開催日時 Date and Time:8月7日(水) (13:20-14:10), Wednesday, August 7 (13:20-14:10)
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登壇者 | Guest Speaker

佐藤邦明 Kuniaki SATO

文部科学省高等教育局参事官(国際担当)
Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan

秋田県庁在職中、国際教養大学の設置準備・運営に従事。文部科学省に転籍後、スーパーグローバル大学創成支援事業、ジョイント・ディグリー制度やUNESCO東京規約の策定等、大学の国際化推進施策を担当。京都大学総長特命補佐、文部科学省高等教育局視学官、同国際企画室長・主任大学改革官、東北大学副学長を経て、2024年4月から現職。2023年1月からOECD高等教育に関する専門家会合議長。東京大学大学院教育学研究科博士前期課程修了。

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.