Shingo Hanada is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Global and Regional Studies at Toyo University. He is specialized in comparative education and He has been conducting his research on the impact of international education exchange. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and M.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently a member of the external evaluation committee of Japanese studies programs by the Japan Foundation and served as an evaluation committee member of study abroad support programs by Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO).