We are pleased to announce and invite you to join us for this year’s Panel Discussion 2, taking place on Saturday, November 22 at Yasuda Auditorium, UTokyo.

｜Exploring Academic Capitalism｜

Panel Discussion 2
Rethinking Academic Capitalism: The Crisis of US Universities and the Global Future of Higher Education

Universities in the US have long been the intellectual hub for researchers around the world and at the forefront of diversity and inclusion efforts. But they are under pressure from their own government, with threats to cut federal funding and halt the influx of international students. If the universities rely more on private capital for research, what implications would this have on the integrity of higher education? The panel explores the relationship between capitalism and education.

| Moderator |
HIKOTANI Takako
Professor, Center for Global Education, the University of Tokyo

| Panelists |
MIMAKI Seiko
Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University

LIM Mei Mei
President, Asia-Pacific, Times Higher Education

SUGANO Akira
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, the University of Tokyo