Development Management Policy Seminar: Education Finance and Administration in ASEAN + 3

Development Management Policy Seminar: Education Finance and Administration in ASEAN + 3

Dr. Lina Benete, an Education Policy Specialist at UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education (UNESCO Bankok), delivered a lecture on “Education Finance and Administration in ASEAN+3” to more than 50 researchers, practitioners, and students on June 25, 2015. Dr. Benete started her presentation by highlighting the implications of education in Asia-Pacific region. She […]

Development Management Policy Seminar: Issues and Challenges towards Competency-Based Standards and National Qualifications Frameworks in the East Asia Region

Development Management Policy Seminar: Issues and Challenges towards Competency-Based Standards and National Qualifications Frameworks in the East Asia Region

Development management policy seminar was held on Tuesday 23rd June 2015, under the title “Issues and Challenges towards Competency-based Standards and National Qualifications Frameworks in the East Asia Region.” It was held in the main conference room of Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) and chaired by Professor Keiichi Ogawa. Dr. Xiaoyan […]

Development Management Policy Seminar: “International Evidence of What Works to Improve the Quality of Students’ Learning Outcome”

Development Management Policy Seminar: “International Evidence of What Works to Improve the Quality of Students’ Learning Outcome”

The above seminar was held on Monday, 22th June, 2015 in the main conference room of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) building. The speaker was Dr. Shinsaku Nomura who is an Education Economist at the World Bank’s South Asia Region. The topic of his lecture was “International Evidence of What Works to […]

Prof. Ogawa’s Graduate Students Presented in the 51st JCES Annual Meeting

Prof. Ogawa’s Graduate Students Presented in the 51st JCES Annual Meeting

The 51st Japan Comparative Education Society’s (JCES) Annual Meeting was held at Utsunomiya University in Japan from June 12th to 14th, 2015. Six of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa’s graduate students presented their full papers and received very valuable comments. The following are the students delivered the presentations. Presentation made in English is mentioned as (E), while […]

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Education Policy and Strategic Planning in Cambodia

Development Management Policy Seminar on “Education Policy and Strategic Planning in Cambodia

On June 10th, 2015, a Development Management Policy Seminar on “Education Policy and Strategic Planning in Cambodia” was conducted in the main conference room in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS). His Excellency Sothea Lim, Director General of Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MOEYS) in Kingdom […]

Development Management Policy Seminar “Benefit Sharing in the Mekong River Basin: Beyond the risk in water resources management”

Development Management Policy Seminar “Benefit Sharing in the Mekong River Basin: Beyond the risk in water resources management”

In June 9th, 2015, a seminar on development management policy focusing on “Benefit Sharing in the Mekong River Basin” was held in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Professor Seungho Lee from the Graduate School of International Study at Korea University was invited to deliver a lecture on this topic. […]

Overseas Internship Seminar: Programs for International Cooperation

Overseas Internship Seminar: Programs for International Cooperation

Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) held an overseas internship seminar under the theme on “Programs for International Cooperation”. The date of the seminar was Tuesday 9th June 2015 and the venue was 4th floor presentation room in GSICS building. It was chaired by Prof. Keiichi Ogawa and the presenters were (in […]

We, Ogawa Seminar Students Cerebrated Professor Ogawa’s Birthday

We, Ogawa Seminar Students Cerebrated Professor Ogawa’s Birthday

On May 26th, 2015, Ogawa seminar students organized a belated surprised birthday party for our Academic Advisor, Professor Keiichi Ogawa. The party was held in the Presentation Room in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) Building, and more than 25 doctoral, masters and research students cerebrated Professor Ogawa’s birthday. When Professor Ogawa entered […]

Career Seminar “Why Did I Choose My Career in Politics as an Alumnus of GSICS? How Can I Engage in International Cooperation, Making Use of My Career in Politics?”

Career Seminar “Why Did I Choose My Career in Politics as an Alumnus of GSICS? How Can I Engage in International Cooperation, Making Use of My Career in Politics?”

Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) held a career seminar in May 30th 2015. The speaker was Mr. Hiroaki Saito, who is currently a Member in Japan’s House of Representatives and an alumni of GSICS. The title of the seminar was “Why Did I Choose My Career in Politics as an Alumnus […]

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Jeje Moses OKURUT)

Field Study in Washington, D.C. (Jeje Moses OKURUT)

This is a report detailing my participation in the two-phased field study exercise which was conducted from 8th to 20th March 2015. The field exercise is an annual event planned, organized, coordinated and led by Dr. Keiichi Ogawa (Professor). The study lasted for 16 days, including travel days and attracted participation from 12 students (i.e. […]