Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
I went to Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 October to 19 December 2022 to collect information for my dissertation. Although my doctoral dissertation will mainly focus on quantitative analysis using household surveys, this opportunity was invaluable for filling up the gap in the dataset. Thanks to a research grant funded by the “Kobe University Premium Program,” […]
From June 1st, 2022 to November 30th, 2022, I conducted an internship at UNESCO Educational Bureau of Asia Pacific Region (UNESCO Bangkok). I had to manage my tasks online for the first two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From August 1st, I moved to Thailand and started my internship in person. My main duties […]
The 33rd Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual Conference was held on 3rd and 4th of December 2022 at Meiji University. The 33rd JASID conference was held offline and online. At the conference, there were 32 sessions and 9 poster sessions in which the topic was related to education, economics, environment, social development, community, […]
The 19th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) hosted by Kobe University was held on October 29th and 30th, 2022. This is the academic forum for advisors and students from 12 Universities in other countries and Japan. Students didn’t only present their research but also communicated with advisors and students from other Universities through ice-break and […]
The 30th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held on the 1st and 2nd of October 2022, at the Kagoshima Women’s College. The 30th JSAER conference was an on-site and online meeting. At the conference, more than 20 researchers delivered presentations. One alumni, one doctoral student, and four master’s students from Professor […]
Mr. Taiga Yano got the certificate of Teach ECE Trainer and Observer. The certificate ensures a reliable and qualified classroom observer in Early Childhood Education (ECE), provided by the World Bank Group. Teach ECE is a classroom observation tool that measures the quality of interactions between children and teachers in ECE. Teach ECE is also […]
From March 28 to July 22, 2022, I conducted my internship at the UNICEF Tokyo Office. UNICEF Tokyo Office is working for a financial cooperation on ODA as a part of New York headquarters public partnership. During my internship, I was assigned to the Public Partnership Divisionand engaged explicitly in two activities. First, I reviewed and […]
The 58th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference occurred online between June 24th and 26th, 2022. In the conference, there were 11 roundtable sessions, 107 research presentations, an open symposium and 2 selected research sessions. Professor Ogawa gave a speech in a roundtable session on the first day of the conference. Professor Ogawa and 7 […]
The 23rd Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference was held virtually on Saturday, June 18th, 2022. There were 17 sessions, which were conducted virtually in real-time: a plenary session, a special session organized by the Executive Committee, and other sessions on the topics such as region, education, children, development, NGO, SDGs, disaster, […]
From March 4th to April 30th, 2022, I conducted an online internship under Dr. Peggy Kelly who is a Statistics and Monitoring Specialist at UNICEF New York Headquarters. During this internship, I carried out data analysis and literature review on education and gender with the aim to support an UNICEF report. Using statistical data on […]
