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Akiyoshi Yonezawa is a Professor and Director at Office of Institutional Research, Tohoku
University. He also serves as a Special Advisor to the President for Institutional Research and
Effectiveness. He received Ph.D. in Education from Tohoku University. With a background in
sociology, he mainly conducts research on comparative higher education policy – especially focus-
ing on world-class universities, internationalization of higher education, and public–private rela-
tionships in higher education. He established his expertise in higher education policy and
management through working experience at universities and public organizations: Nagoya
University, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, Hiroshima
University, OECD, and the University of Tokyo. He is currently serving as a Board Member at
Japan Society of Educational Sociology and at Japan Association for Higher Education Research.
He is a coeditor of the book series Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance
series (Springer Book Series).
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