Rate My Professor Shingo Ashizawa

Shingo Ashizawa is the President of Kanda University of International Studies. He holds a Master of Education from Harvard University, awarded in June 1996, and a Bachelor of Economics from Musashi University, awarded in March 1980. His professional appointments include serving as Professor in the Center for Educational Innovation and Advisor to the President at Kanda University of International Studies from 2025, Professor and Vice President at Kansai University of International Studies in 2022, Professor at Toyo University in 2013, Professor at Meiji University in 2010, Business Officer at Keio Academy of New York in 2006, Full-time Lecturer at Osaka University in 2001, and Assistant Manager at Keio University in 1997. He was appointed President of Kanda University of International Studies effective April 1, 2026, for a four-year term ending March 31, 2030.

Ashizawa specializes in comparative education and international educational exchange, with research focusing on the recognition of foreign academic credentials and qualifications in higher education as well as international comparative research on the implementation of micro-credentials. His work includes contributions to publications such as a 2024 article on recent developments in recognition of microcredentials and their impact on higher education in Asia and the Pacific, and a chapter on regional cooperation in East Asia in the Handbook of Higher Education in Japan. He has held roles including representative council member of the International Education Research Consortium and involvement in committees related to international education.

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