From August 31th to September 26th, 2017, I conducted internship at JICA Mongolia office, where my main duty was to assist with the Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Ulaanbaatar City (DPUB). During my internship, I carried out following five main tasks: i) participating in conferences and meetings and taking minutes; […]
Field Research Report on Lao PDR (Najung KIM)
From September 11 to 22, 2017, I participated in the field research in Lao PDR as part of Kobe University’s MEXT/UNESCO Project on Ensuring Sustainable Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), under the lead of Professor Keiichi Ogawa. I assisted Professor Ogawa in the data and document collection through interviews with the Ministry […]
Internship at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia (Yuki NAKAMURA)
From 4th to 22nd of September 2017, I conducted an internship at the Directorate General of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) in Cambodia. During this internship, I completed four main activities listed below: Collected data and policy paper about Non-Formal Education (NFE), especially literacy education, stored in MoEYS. Visited primary […]
Internship at UNESCO Bangkok Office (Jun XU)
Background Information Organization: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. City: Bangkok, Thailand Unit: UIS-AIMS (UNESCO Institute For Statistics- Assessment, Information System, Monitoring and Statistics) Duration: Four Months (20/03/2017-21/07/2017) Work Statement Under the authority of Director of UNESCO Bangkok Office and the direct supervision of Programme Specialist, […]
CAMPUS Asia Dual Degree Program Report (Yanlin MAN)
From August 2016 to August 2017, I participated in the Campus Asia dual degree program at Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) in Korea University. During the whole year of studying in Korea University, I have obtained much more than I expected. I learned a lot from the classes and other academic activities. Meanwhile, I […]
Development Management Policy Seminar was held by Dr. Mari Shojo, Education Specialist of the World Bank
The development management policy seminar was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University on August 28, 2017. Dr. Mari Shojo, who is an alumna of GSICS, Kobe University and is currently working for the World Bank as an education specialist, was invited and delivered the seminar entitled “What Do We […]
The 2017 Campus Asia Summer Workshop on “Risk Management” at Korea University
The 2017 Campus Asia Summer Workshop on “Risk Management” was held in Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), from August 10th to 18th, 2017. The workshop explored issues on “How to Manage North Korean Risks” from the perspective of South Korea, China, and Japan. Five Professors, specializing in different political and socio-economic issues […]
The 61st Comparative and International Education Society’s Annual Conference held in Atlanta, USA
The 61st Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) was held at Sheraton Atlanta Downtown Hotel in Atlanta City, USA from March 5th to 9th, 2017. In this conference, Professor Keiichi Ogawa and two alumni from Ogawa seminar namely, Dr. Akemi Ashida from the University of Tokyo and Dr. Katsuki Sakaue from […]
Career Seminar by Ms. Sayoko Ishino, Embassy of Japan in Cote d’Ivoire
On February 2, 2017, Ms. Sayako Ishino delivered a career seminar in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Ms. Ishino, who is an alumna of the Ogawa seminar, is currently an Advisor/ Researcher in the Embassy of Japan in Cote d’Ivoire (accredited to Togo and Niger) and has been working […]