Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
On April 12, 2024, we had a Campus Asia Risk Management Seminar (and JASID Kansai Branch research seminar) delivered by visiting scholar, Ms. Yessi Rahmawati, an assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Airlangga University, Indonesia. The research that Ms. Yessi Rahmawati presented is a collaborative research between her and Professor Keiichi Ogawa, […]
From February 15th to 28th, 2024, the “Winter Short Term Program at Korea University under the Campus Asia Plus Program 2024” took place at Korea University. This program offers two courses aimed at graduate students from partner universities: one focusing on language and culture and the other on research related to Korea. This year, eleven […]
On January 30, 2024, Mr. Yasuaki Yoneyama, the World Bank’s Special Representative in Japan, was invited to give a lecture on “Changing Landscape of Aid and the World Bank”. The first topic was about the significance of development assistance in developing countries. Mr. Yoneyama pointed out the diminishing influence of the G7 on the global […]
From February 10th to March 12th, 2024, I conducted an internship at the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda, under the guidance of Dr. Albert Byamugisha, Senior Technical Advisor at the SDGs Secretariat. This is the report of my internship. The objective of the internship was to analyze the current situation and challenges of […]
On March 2, 2018, Dr. Harry Anthony Patrinos, Practice Manager at the World Bank Headquarters delivered a Development Management Policy Seminar on “Automation and Implications for Developing Countries and Education Systems” in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Dr. Patrinos provided an overview of the return on investment to schooling […]
On December 21, 2017, Dr. Ki-Seok “Korbil” Kim, Emeritus Professor at Seoul National University delivered a Development Management Policy Seminar on “Advancing from MDG to SDG4: Lessons from the 10-years of GAPA Fieldworks in Africa and Asia” in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Professor Kim is Founder and CEO […]
On November 29th 2017, we had a farewell party for Professor Eduardo Velez Bustillo (a visiting professor at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies Kobe University) and his wife, Mrs. Cuqui Bustillo at a Japanese style pub near Hankyu Rokko Station. Around 20 master’s and doctoral students took an intensive lecture, “Special Lecture on Development […]
A Career Seminar on “Lessons to be Learned If You Want to Work in the International Education and Development Field” was held in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on November 28th, 2017. The presenter was Dr. Eduardo Velez Bustillo, Visiting Professor of Kobe University and former World Bank Education Sector Manager. […]
On November 6th, 2017, three education development seminars’ joint dinner party was held in an Italian restaurant in Rokkomichi, Kobe City. Professor Keiichi Ogawa, Professor Kenshi Yamanouchi, Professor Masahiro Chikada, and Visiting Professor Eduardo Velez Bustillo participated in this event. In addition, education development seminar alumni, Dr. Miki Inui, (Associate Professor at University of Hyogo), […]
The 2017 International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held in Nagoya University’s Graduate School of International Development (GSID) on November 3rd and 4th, 2017. Among the highlights of the event, the Forum put together a great panel of speakers, in a special symposium that tackled issues on “Equity of Education in Global Context”. Speakers included […]
