On Friday, August 12, 2016, GSICS hosted a Career Seminar on International Organization titled “From Kobe University to World Bank” at the Main Conference Room, GSICS, Kobe University. The invited speaker for the seminar was Dr. Shinsaku Nomura who is currently working at the World Bank Headquarters as Senior Education Economist who also gave a […]
Development Management Policy Seminar “Analytical Framework on Skills Development and Operations in South Asia: From ECD to Job Relevant Skills”
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, GSICS hosted a Development Management Policy Seminar titled “Analytical Framework on Skills Development and Operations in South Asia: From ECD to Job Relevant Skills” in the Main Conference Room, GSICS building at Kobe University. Invited as speaker was Dr. Shinsaku Nomura, Senior Education Economist at the World Bank Headquarters, who […]
GSICS Implemented Knowledge Co-Creation Program (JICA Training)
From June 5th to July 16th, 2016, GSICS implemented the Knowledge Co-Creation Program on “Education Finance and Administration: Focused on Basic Education Quality, Internal Efficiency, and Equity” supported by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Twenty-five Ministry of Education officers from 17 countries participated in this training. The countries are as follows: Papua New Guinea, Samoa, […]
Development Management Policy Seminar “Impact of Conflict on Teachers and School Leadership in Nepal: Rethinking Education for Peace and Democracy”
The above seminar held on last Thursday, July 14, 2016 in the Main Conference Room of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) building at Kobe University. The guest presenter was Dr. Tajendra Pherali, who is a Senior Lecturer in UCL Institute of Education at University College London. Dr. Pherali inaugurated his presentation by […]
JSPS Core-to-Core Program Seminar #8 on “Education Finance and Administration”
On Tuesday July 12, 2016, the 8th JSPS Core-to-Core Program Seminar was held in the main conference room of Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. The seminar topic was education finance and administration, with particular focus on early childhood care and education (ECCE) and difficult situations. In this seminar, not only […]
Development Management Policy Seminar on Child Poverty and Social Protection: Cases of Africa and Latin America
The above seminar was held on July 7, 2016 in the Main Conference Room of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) building at Kobe University. The guest presenter was Ms. Mariana Coolican, who is a Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Equatorial Guinea Country Office. Ms. Coolican commenced her presentation by deliberating potentials issues about […]
Development Management Policy Seminar “The Asia-Pacific Regional Study on School Finance”
On Friday 1st July 2016, Dr. Akemi Ashida was invited to give a seminar on school finance review in the Asia-Pacific Region, focusing on three countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam. Dr. Ashida is currently a Programme Officer in the Section of Inclusive Quality for Education at UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for […]
Development Management Policy Seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities of Thai Education”
On Tuesday June 28, 2016, the Development Management Policy Seminar was held in the main conference room of Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. The seminar focus was Challenges and Opportunities of Thai Education. In this seminar, two invited speakers named Dr. Kirati Khuvasanond and Dr. Suwithida Charungkaittikul from the Faculty […]
Welcome Party for New Ogawa Seminar Students
Ogawa seminar’s welcome party was held in a local BBQ restaurant on June 27th, 2016, and it was attended by Professor Keiichi Ogawa and 27 graduate students. The party was also attended by two professors from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand namely, Dr. Kirati Khuvasanond and Dr. Suwithida Charungkaittikul. As of April 2016, six new students […]
The 52nd JCES Annual Conference Held at Osaka University
The 52nd Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) Annual Conference was held at Osaka University in Osaka, Japan from June 24th to 26th, 2016. Professor Keiichi Ogawa and three of his graduate students (current and former) presented during the conference and were able to obtain useful feedback. On the first day of the conference, Professor Ogawa, […]