Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) held its fourth seminar focused on “Education Finance/Administration and Public Policy in Developing Countries” on December 8th and 9th, 2014. This seminar consisted of the following six sessions: 1) Education Finance in Chinese and Korean Experience for Other Countries; 2) Finance and Administration in Basic Education; […]
The 25th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual Meeting
The 25th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual Meeting was held at Chiba University in Japan from November 29 to 30, 2014. From Ogawa seminar, Prof. Keiichi Ogawa and two of his students, Mr. Masahito Motokawa and Ms. Meng Xiaodong participated in this annual meeting. During the council meeting, Professor Ogawa was inaugurated as […]
Development Management Policy Seminar on “Skills Development in Bangladesh: Findings from Tracer Study”
Development Management Policy Seminar on “Skills Development in Bangladesh: Findings from Tracer Study”was held in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on November 25th, 2014. The speaker was Dr. Shiro Nakata who is an Education Consultant for the World Bank. In his presentation, Dr. Nakata gave an overview of the significant socio-economic […]
JSPS Core-to-Core Program Seminar #3 on “International Education Development and Cooperation in the Post 2015″
Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) has been implementing the Japan Society for Promotion Science’s (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program (Asia-Africa Science Platforms) on “Study on Education Finance and Administration: A Sustainable Program to Nurture Young Researchers (Coordinator: Prof. Keiichi Ogawa)” since April 2014. On October 31st, GSICS held the third seminar focused on […]
Development Management Policy Seminar “Education, Conflict and Peace Building: Re-envisioning Education in Post-conflict Societies”
The above seminar was held October 23th 2014 under the theme “Education, Conflict and Peace Building: Re-envisioning Education in Post-Conflict Societies.” It was held in the main conference room of Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, and the speaker was Dr. Tejandra Pherali, a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Education at the […]
Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Katsuki SAKAUE)
I got an opportunity to conduct internship in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda from July 16 to October 10, 2014, and I was attached to the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation. Under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamugisha, who is a Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation, I had three main activities: […]
Internship at Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda (Momoko KISHI)
In the summer I had the opportunity of conducting internship in the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Uganda from August 23rd to October 6th, 2014. I was attached to the Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (SME) division under the Education Planning and Policy Analysis (EPPA) Department. My objectives for the internship were to collect […]
Internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports in Lao PDR (Masahito MOTOKAWA)
I conducted my internship in the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR) for 6 weeks, starting from August 25 to October 4, 2014. During the internship, I was attached to the Department of Planning under the supervision of Dr.Bounpanh Xaymountry, who is the Director General. The internship is within […]
Internship at Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda (Ryosuke MATSUURA)
I conducted internship at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda from August 4th to October 3rd, 2014. I was attached to the Department of Monitoring and Evaluation under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamgisha, who is the Commissioner Monitoring and Evaluation. Before going for the internship, I had two objectives and these […]
Internship at University of Malawi and Ministry of Education in Malawi (Yukari GOSHIMA)
During the summer I conducted internship in Malawifrom July 15th to October 3rd, 2014 and it involved two institutions which are actively engaged in the development of education in Malawi. The first institution was the University of Malawi, where I was attached to the Center of Education Research and Training (CERT) and my supervisor was […]