Research Institute for Higher Education

2018-2019

Message from the Director

As of October 1st, 2018, I began my role as the new director of the Research Institute ofHigher Education (RIHE), as successor to Prof. Yosuke Yamamoto.
Today, the university has entered an era of significant reform worldwide, and science andtechnology (S&T), too, are entering an era of great transformation. Both universities and S&T
have also been subject to harsh criticism from broader society. More than ever universitiesand S&T are required to be open to society, to fulfill their responsibility to society, and to meetsocietal expectations. In such an era of change, significant issues are imposed on higher
education research. What is the essence of these changes? How should the university move
forward? What role should the university play in S&T enterprises?
RIHE has the longest tradition among Japan’s research centers in the field of higher
education studies and has formed a worldwide network. We intend to challenge the problems
facing higher education today, working in cooperation with experts in various fields both insideand outside the country.
RIHE was established in the old downtown campus in Hiroshima city in 1972. Since then,surveys and research on international higher education systems have been continuously
undertaken from a variety of viewpoints. Now more than ever, social interest in higher
education continues to increase in the context of severe inter-university competition underenvironmental changes such as the decline of the 18-year-old population, globalization, thecontinuation of austerity measures, and social stratification. Various issues which require
urgent attention are increasingly evident. RIHE will seek to clarify the problems of the higher
education system in Japan through its cutting edge research, the results of which will help us
to propose immediate measures to solve them. While working on these urgent issues, weintend to promote basic research as well as collaborative research with people from various
specialized fields.
RIHE also offers graduate programs. Today, students from Japan and elsewhere in Asia
are learning together about the field of higher education studies. Many of our graduates areworking as academics at various universities across the country, and some of them are
full-time administrative staff in Hiroshima University and other institutions. We offer courses
at night, during weekends, and intensive courses during summer or winter break.
RIHE has established a reputation among scholars, policy makers, university
administrators, and graduate students from Japan and abroad, as a leading center of higher
education research. This reputation could not have been earned without the tremendous
efforts of all our colleagues.
As always, we at RIHE welcome recommendations and encouragement from colleagues
within other Japanese universities, and those in other countries, as part of our continuingcommitment to research and scholarship.

Shinichi Kobayashi
Director and Professor
RIHE, Hiroshima University

The Directors of RIHE
Tsutomu Maekawa
Takehide Yokoo
Masuteru Maruyama
Keiji Inaga
Michiya Shinbori
Hiroyuki Hata
Masao Seki
Akira Arimoto

1972-73
1973-79
1979
1980-84
1984-85
1985-87
1987-93
1993-99* Chronological Order
Kazuhiro Mori
Akira Arimoto
Shinichi Yamamoto
Masashi Fujimura
Fumihiro Maruyama
Tsukasa Daizen
Yohsuke Yamamoto
Shinichi Kobayashi

1999-2003
2003-2007
2007-20122012-20142014-20172017-20182018
2018-Present

The Research Institute for Higher Education ( RIHE )RIHE was established in 1972 as the first specialized ResearchInstitute for Higher Education in Japan. It has evolved into acenter for current research and information exchange among
domestic and foreign researchers. It aspires to be a focal point
for emerging networks of higher education research organizations
and institutions worldwide.

National and International Center for Research on
Higher Education
Since its establishment, RIHE has provided both a focus
and a forum for research on higher education in Japan. As ofOctober 2018 the Institute has ten academic staff members:
four professors, three associate professors, one lecturer, andtwo specially appointed professor. The post of visiting professorwas established in 1996 to which non-Japanese researchers areappointed. In addition to the full-time researchers at RIHE, 572
associate researchers from inside/outside Hiroshima University are
actively linked with the Institute. Its annual study meeting, which
was initiated in 1972, attracts not only the associate researchers
but also other researchers and administrators from different partsof Japan every year. In 2002, RIHE was designated as one ofHiroshima University’s four Advanced Research Institutes. Within
the University, it serves as the center for the study and analysis ofinstitutional reforms and development.
RIHE is also extensively engaged in diverse internationalactivities. Major international conferences, in collaboration withOECD, UNESCO, Eight-Nation Education Research Project,and the Changing Academic Profession Project (CAP) havebeen held. RIHE acted as the coordinating agency for theEight-Nation International Survey of Higher Education. Othercurrent international projects include collaborative studies withcenters for higher education research in Australia, China, theNetherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIHE’s
research reports, books and journals are published in bothJapanese and English.
As official recognitions to its long-standing efforts, RIHE wasselected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology (MEXT) as a member of the 21st Century COE
Program in 2002-2007. Furthermore, we have been funded byMEXT to continue the strategic research project on university
reform for the 21st century (2008- ).

Graduate Programs for Higher Education:
Ph.D. & M.Ed./M.A. Programs
RIHE currently offers two graduate programs in highereducation: the doctorate (Ph.D.) and master’s (M.Ed./M.A.).
These programs were originally established in 1986 as the first
graduate programs for higher education research in Japan.
RIHE’s programs have two main purposes: to train researchers inhigher education and to educate university administrators andstaff. The Institute is actively developing programs to meet theneeds of these two groups. Our programs are characterized bydelivering basic foundation courses, followed by morechallenging and detailed professional ones. By the 2017
academic year, sixty five M.Ed./M.A. students and fifteen Ph.D.
students from diverse backgrounds have completed RIHE
programs.

Research Information Center
From its inception, the Institute has had the goal of establishingan extensive library for research in higher education. Its
collections include journals, monographs, research reports andreference materials, and university and government publications
covering all areas of higher education in Japan; other Asian
countries and many holdings from American and Europeansources. Its library is now recognized as one of the leading
higher education libraries in the world. RIHE now disseminates
information worldwide through a variety of means, including theInternet.

Activities at Research Institute for Higher Education

Education and Professional Development

Activities●Undergraduate Programs●Master’s and Doctoral Programs●Student Research Programs●Professional Development forUniversity Staff, ResearchAdministrators, and Teaching
Assistants

Research interactions●Open Seminars●Annual Study Meeting●International Seminars andConferences●Higher Education Seminars●Research Projects●International Research Network

Publication and Information Services●RIHE Publications (Research inHigher Education, Reviews in Higher
Education, Higher Education Forum,
RIHE International Seminar Reports,etc.)●Information Services●DatabaseResearch Activities

Foundation

Theme:

Higher Education Policies, Finance, University Organizations, Governance, Administration / Management,
Economic Analysis, Assessments and Evaluations, History, Comparative Studies, Internationalization,
Teaching and Learning, Admissions Policies, Articulation, Professional Development of University Staff Members

RIHE staff, Associate Researchers from inside and outside Hiroshima University,
Visiting Professors, Visiting Researchers from Overseas

Research Programs
Research Activities toward Joint Usage/ResearchCenterMEXT provides preliminary fund for Joint Usage/ResearchCenter.

Open Seminars

Every year, RIHE organizes seminars on a variety of topics byinviting researchers from other Japanese universities and fromaround the world.

Annual Study Meeting

RIHE sponsors an Annual Study Meeting for the discussion ofcurrent topics and exchange of opinions. This is a major function ofthe Institute, and public lectures are usually given on this occasion.

International Seminars and Conferences

RIHE has been involved with numerous international joint
research activities in cooperation with UNESCO, OECD, andconsortia of universities overseas. In addition, it regularlyorganizes international conferences on current research topics.

Strategic Research Project on University Reform(2008- )RIHE has conducted the strategic research project, funded byMEXT, on various measures for the reform of universities to
respond to the knowledge-based society in the 21st Century. In
our research, analyses of graduate education, quality assurance,internationalization and diversification of higher education will bethe focus. The research project continues with general fundtransformed from the project fund.

Research Projects●A comparative study on funding and governance of universities(2016-, MARUYAMA, Fumihiro)●An international and comparative study of recruiting foreign
academics (2015-, HUANG, Futao)●Explore for the sustainable university organization: analysis of thecurrent condition, transformation of the scale and scope of university
organizations, and their survival (2016-, MURASAWA, Masataka)●Theoretical and empirical research on funding schemes and functional
differentiation of universities (2016-, WATANABE, Satoshi P.)●International comparative study on university governance andleadership (2017-, OBA, Jun)
●Construction of a new concept ‘Academic-ness’:Exploration ofacademic profession (2017-, SATO, Machi)●An empirical study of resource allocation and research
performance of faculty（2017-, FUJIMURA, Masashi）●New Academic Generation in Neoliberal Policy Context in Koreaand Japan（2017-, KIM, Yangson）●Globalisation, UK higher education and the public contributions ofHEIs: Collaborative research with University College London(2016-, HUANG, Futao)●The contract research project for the effect of studying abroad
program supported by JSPS and MEXT (2017-, MURASAWA,Masataka)

Higher Education Seminars

This seminar, targeting university staff, provides basic
knowledge about higher education in a broader perspective.

Bilateral Agreements●Between RIHE and Centre for the Study of Higher Education(CSHE), The University of Melbourne, Australia (2005-)●Between RIHE and Graduate School of Education, Peking
University, China (2006-)●Between RIHE and the Centre for Global Higher Education(CGHE), University College London, U.K. (2017-)

Publication and Information Services
RIHE Publications

・Daigaku Ronshu (Research in Higher Education) (1973-) ~ No. 50~ No. 73
・Notes on Higher Education (1971-1989)~ No. 144
・Reviews in Higher Education (1990-)~ No. 51
・Colleague (1975-)~ No. 24
・RIHE International Seminar Reports (1977-)~ No. 10・RIHE International Publication Series (1987-)~ No. 30・COE Publication Series (2003-2007)~ Vol. 15
・Higher Education Forum (2003-)~ Vol. 5
・Higher Education Research in Japan (2003-2008)

Research Documents and Information

・Books (Japanese)
22,900 books(other languages) 17,310 books
・Journals (Japanese)
40 titles(other languages)
61 titles
・Newspapers (Japanese)
8 titles(English)
3 titles・University Syllabuses and Handbooks (Japanese)(other languages)
・Leaflets on Higher Education

For further information about publications, please visit our website at: http://rihejoho.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/publications_en/

20,5708,930
61,550Staff
KOBAYASHI, Shinichi

MARUYAMA, Fumihiro

Tel: +81-82-424-6234, shinichk@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.A., M.A.(Social and Economic Planning)(University of Tsukuba)[Research Topics]
Research at Universities, Higher Education Policy,
Science and Technology Policy, Science Studies

Tel: +81-82-424-6238, fmaruya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.A., M.A. (Nagoya University), Ph.D. (MichiganState University)[Research Topics]
Policy and Finance in Higher Education(Director and Specially Appointed Professor)(Specially Appointed Professor)

HUANG, Futao

OBA, Jun

Tel: +81-82-424-6242, futao@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.A., M.Ed. (Anhui Normal University), Ph.D.
(Xiamen University)[Research Topics]
A Comparative Study in Designing University
Curricula; Internationalization of Higher Education;
Higher Education in China; Academic Profession

Tel: +81-82-424-6233, oba@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degree]
B.Law (Kyoto University)[Research Topics]
Organization and Management of Universities
Including Issues around Governance, Leadership,
Organizational Culture, and Staff; Higher Education
Systems in Europe (France in Particular); Quality
Assurance of Higher Education(Professor)(Associate Professor)

DAIZEN, Tsukasa

SATO, Machi

Tel: +81-82-424-6241, tdaizen@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.Ed., M.Ed. (Hiroshima University)[Research Topics]
College Choices of High School Students;
Marketing for Higher Education; Faculty
Development

Tel: +81-82-424-6231, machi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.A. (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), M.A.
(Southeast Asian Studies, Australian NationalUniversity), M.Sc. (Higher Education), D.Phil.
(Education, University of Oxford)[Research Topics]
Professional Development of University Staff, Academic
Identities, Higher Education Issues in Malaysia(Professor)(Associate Professor)

FUJIMURA, Masashi

MURASAWA, Masataka

Tel: +81-82-424-6237, mfujimura@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. (Hiroshima University)[Research Topics]
Academic Profession; New Institutionalism inSociology/Economics

Tel: +81-82-424-6236, mrswm@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.Ed., M.Ed. (Hiroshima University)[Research Topics]
Quantitative Data Analysis of Higher Education
Policy, Organization and Decision Making(Professor)(Associate Professor)

WATANABE, Satoshi Patten

KIM, Yangson

Tel: +81-82-424-6232, sw259@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.A. (Weber State University), M.A., M.Ed., M.A.,
M.Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia University)[Research Topics]
Organizational Management in Postsecondary
Institutions; Applied Econometrics and Labor
Economic Analysis

Tel: +81-82-424-6235, yskim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Academic Degrees]
B.S. (Kyunghee University), M.A., Ph.D. (SeoulNational University)[Research Topics]
Internationalization of Higher Education, Academic
Profession, Higher Education System in Korea,
Comparative Higher Education in Asia-PacificCountries(Professor)(Lecturer)

Visiting Professors of RIHE
・ Keith J. Morgan(Lancaster University, UK/ University of Newcastle, Australia,May 1996-March 1997, March-June 1999, September-December 2007, January-March 2010)
・ James L. Bess
(New York University, USA, May-August 1998)
・ Karl H. Gruber(The University of Vienna, Austria, July-September 1999)
・ Maoyuan Pan(Xiamen University, China, January-April 2000)
・ Hong Shen
(Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, October-December 2000)
・ Hans G. M. Schuetze(The University of British Columbia, Canada, January-March 2001)
・ Richard H. James(The University of Melbourne, Australia, April-June 2001)
・ Weilian Wang
(Xiamen University, China, November 2001-April 2002)
・ Martin J. Finkelstein(Seton Hall University, USA, July 2002-January 2003)
・ Anthony R. Welch(The University of Sydney, Australia, November 2003-February 2004)
・ Ulrich C. Teichler(The University of Kassel, Germany, April-August 2004)
・ Xuefei Chen(Peking University, China, February-April 2005)
・ Craig V. McInnis(The University of Melbourne, Australia, November 2006-March 2007)
・ Jane Knight(University of Toronto, Canada, April-June 2007)
・ Jussi P. Välimaa(University of Jyväskylä, Finland, January-April 2008)
・Morshidi Bin Sirat(Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, May-July 2008)
・Liu Niancai(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, December 2008-February 2009)
・Charles R. Barton(University of South Carolina, USA, April-July 2009)
・Simon W. Marginson(The University of Melbourne, Australia, July-October 2009)
・Zhang Yingqiang(Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China, June-August 2011)
・Don F. Westerheijden(The University of Twente, The Netherland, September-November 2011)
・Jung-Cheol Shin(Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, April-June 2013)

Visiting Associates
ISODA, Fumio (Nagoya University)
OSHIO, Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
HATA, Takashi (Tohoku University)
MOROZUMI, Akiko (The University of Tokyo)

RIHE Administrative Unit
General Affairs and Accounting Staff
・FUJIWARA, Aki
・KOYA, Yasuyo
Administrative Research Assistant・SEWAKE, Tomoko
・SUZUMITSU, Chie
Information and Library Section
・OKI, Miki

＊ As of October 2018

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