Background
Arimoto, Akira was born on October 26, 1941 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Setsumi and Miyako (Nishikawa) Arimoto.
Arimoto, Akira was born on October 26, 1941 in Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Setsumi and Miyako (Nishikawa) Arimoto.
Bachelor, Hiroshima University, 1964. Master of Arts, Hiroshima University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima University, 1985.
Research associate education Hiroshima University, 1969-1971. Lecturer education Osaka (Japan) University Education, 1971-1975, associate professor education, 1975-1984, professor education, 1983-1988. Professor education, Research Institute Higher Education Hiroshima University, since 1988.
Chairman department education Osaka University Education, 1986-1987. Director Research Institute Higher Education, 1993-1999, since 2003. Adjunct professor education, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1981-1984, 92-93, Nagoya (Japan) University, 1994-1995, Xiamen University, since 2000, Niigata University, since 2000.
Member board trustees, Hiroshima University, since 2003.
Member Japanese University Accreditation Association, Tokyo, since 1995. Member ad hoc committee University Chartering Council, Ministry Education, Tokyo, 1988-1994, supervisor committee university supervision, since 1997. Member steering committee Six-Nation Education Project, University Pennsylvania, since 1995.
Member Japanese Association Research Institute Higher Education (president since 1996), Japanese Association Educational Sociology (trustee since 1994), Japanese Association Research in Higher Education (trustee, secretary general since 1997).
Married Masako Masukawa, May 8, 1971. Children: Akiko, Jun, Yu.