Monthly Archives: October 2015

Internship at UNESCO Beijing Office (Xiaoxiao JIA)

Internship at UNESCO Beijing Office (Xiaoxiao JIA)

I worked as an intern at UNESCO Beijing Office from July 27th until October 27th. During the period of my internship, I assisted the program specialist as well as my colleagues in a variety of works, from which I gained a lot of experiences and skills that might be beneficial to my future study and […]

Professor Keiichi Ogawa’s Graduate Students Presented in The 16th International Conference on Education Research (ICER) at Seoul National University in Korea

Professor Keiichi Ogawa’s Graduate Students Presented in The 16th International Conference on Education Research (ICER) at Seoul National University in Korea

The 16th International Conference on Education Research (ICER) at Seoul National University in Korea was held at Seoul National University from October 14th to 16th, 2015. The conference that lasted three days had over 500 participants from various institutions, including world class professors, scholars and researchers with, over 160 presentations including; Workshops, Keynote speeches and […]

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Exploring Challenges of Educational Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan”

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Exploring Challenges of Educational Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan”

The above seminar was held on Wednesday, 14th October, 2015 in the Main Conference Room of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) building. The guest speaker was Dr. Tejendra Pherali who is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, London University College, University of London, United Kingdom (UK). The topic of his […]

Field Research in Uganda (Takeru NUMASAWA)

Field Research in Uganda (Takeru NUMASAWA)

From September 3rd to October 8th 2015, I conducted field research in Uganda, with a purpose of studying teacher absenteeism in public primary schools. While I stayed in Uganda, I was allowed to study at Makerere University. Dr. Wokadala is one of the Ph.D. alumni of Professor Ogawa Seminar and currently works as the Head […]

Welcome Party for New Ogawa Seminar Students

Welcome Party for New Ogawa Seminar Students

On Tuesday 6th October 2015, Ogawa seminar held a party to welcome international new students into the seminar. The party was attended by distinguished personalities namely Prof. John Weidman from Pittsburgh University, USA and H.E. Mr. Sothea Lim from the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth (MESY), Cambodia. Earlier that same day, Prof. Weidman had […]

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Conceptualizing International Development Education: Sector-Wide Reform and Globalization of Teacher Education”

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Conceptualizing International Development Education: Sector-Wide Reform and Globalization of Teacher Education”

Dr. John C. Weidman who is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh in the United States of America (USA) was the guest speaker in the above captioned seminar. The seminar took place on Tuesday 6th October 2015, in the main conference room in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International […]

Development Management Seminar on “Education and Economic Development in Cambodia”

Development Management Seminar on “Education and Economic Development in Cambodia”

H.E. Dr. Chuon Naron Hang, Minister of Education in Cambodia visited Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on October 5th, 2015. Dr. Hang kindly delivered a lecture in the development Management Policy Seminar, held the main conference room in GSICS building. The theme of his lecture was “Education and Economic Development in […]

Overseas Study in Uganda and Malawi (Takeru NUMASAWA)

Overseas Study in Uganda and Malawi (Takeru NUMASAWA)

From September 22nd to October 4th, I participated in overseas study in Uganda and Malawi under the supervision of Professor Yasuharu Shimamura. We had three achievements in Uganda namely; interviewing JICA Kampala Office; observing Terra Renaissance’s activities; and visiting JICA’s project sites in Northern region. In Malawi, we conducted two activities namely; interviewing JICA Malawi […]