Rate My Professor Shuichi Shindo

Shindo's research focuses on the modern history of Germany and Austria, particularly examining social dynamics through schools, alongside interests in sociology of education, immigrant integration policies, ethnic concepts, history education, multicultural societies, and local studies. Notable publications include the article "Germany's Local Government: Immigrant Integration Policy in Action" in Ex Oriente (July 2011), "Overview of the state of research and trends in Japanese historiography of modern German history" in Korean Journal of German Studies (June 2010), and "Can we (still) learn from German history?" in Korean Journal of German Studies (September 2025). His books encompass co-authorship in "Immigrant Cities' Struggles and Challenges: New York and Frankfurt" (Koyoshobo, June 2015), joint editing of "Introduction to German History and Culture" (Minerva Publishing, November 2020), and contributions to "German History Research Introduction" (Yamakawa Shuppansha, May 2014). Since April 2020, he has been Vice President of Osaka University responsible for university-wide education and Director of the Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Shindo serves as a councilor for the Osaka University Language and Society Association since 2005 and has given invited lectures such as "Multicultural Society in Germany Today: Challenges and Prospects" (March 2026) and "How to sustain the spiral of learning throughout a 100-year life" (September 2024).