Risk Management Seminar “Impacts of COVID-19 on Primary Education in Malawi: Policy Relevant Research” lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Meke

Risk Management Seminar “Impacts of COVID-19 on Primary Education in Malawi: Policy Relevant Research” lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Meke

On March 29th, 2022, as one of the “Risk Management Seminars”, Dr. Elizabeth Meke, Senior Research Fellow and Acting Director at the Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, delivered a lecture on the theme of “Impacts of COVID-19 on Primary Education in Malawi: Policy Relevant Research”.  She presented how the policies and […]

Graduation Ceremony included 6 Master Students from Professor Ogawa’s Seminar

Graduation Ceremony included 6 Master Students from Professor Ogawa’s Seminar

The graduation ceremony of the academic year of 2021 from master’s programs at Kobe University occurred on March 25th. At the Graduate School of International Comparative Studies, 6 students under the supervision of Professor Ogawa graduated, they are: Ayumu Yagi (Master of Economics) Hitomi Inagaki (Master of Economics) Mai Hirose (Master of Economics) Natsuko Ogura […]

Professor Ogawa’s speech at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Professor Ogawa’s speech at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

On March 21st, 2022, Professor Keiichi Ogawa kindly delivered an online lecture about “World Bank Support on Education Sector: Economic Perspectives” at Universitas Airlangga, in Indonesia. His presence as a guest speaker was well-applauded by the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students from the Faculty of Economics and Business, with more than 110 participants. Professor Ogawa […]

Professor Ogawa delivered the Keynote Speech at an  international conference in Bangladesh

Professor Ogawa delivered the Keynote Speech at an international conference in Bangladesh

On March 19th, 2022, professor Ogawa delivered a presentation as a keynote speaker under the theme of Learning “Loss” and “Gain” under COVID-19 in Japanese Higher Education at the International Hybrid-Conference on Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature, organized by the University of Dhaka. Professor Ogawa illustrated learning loss and gains in Japanese […]

International Hybrid Conference on Post-COVID Japan Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

International Hybrid Conference on Post-COVID Japan Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

The International Hybrid Conference on Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature was held at the University of Dhaka on March 18th and 19th, 2022. This conference intended to unveil factors associated with diverse areas of Japanese studies, with an emphasis on the Japanese economy, national and international politics, society, culture, and literature in […]

UNESCO publishes paper by Doctoral Student Bernard Yungu on International Literacy Prizes

UNESCO publishes paper by Doctoral Student Bernard Yungu on International Literacy Prizes

Recently, UNESCO published the paper by Bernard Loleka Yungu, currently a doctoral student, titled “UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2021 Inclusive distance and digital literacy learning Trend Analysis of Nominated Applications”. The paper is available on a UNESCO website in this link. This paper describes characteristics and promising practices of literacy programmes with focus on inclusive […]

Internship at JICA Headquarters, Japan (Ryoto Minami)

Internship at JICA Headquarters, Japan (Ryoto Minami)

From October 11 to November 12, 2021, I conducted my internship at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) headquarters. During my internship, I was assigned to the Higher and Technical Education Sector of the Human Development Department and engaged explicitly in three activities. Firstly, by studying higher education projects implemented by international organizations and examining […]

Professors of GSICS Education Seminars Published a Study in the Journal of International Cooperation Studies

Professors of GSICS Education Seminars Published a Study in the Journal of International Cooperation Studies

Professors of Education Seminars in GSICS, Professor Masahiro Chikada, Professor Kenshi Yamanouchi and Professor Keiichi Ogawa, published their paper in the Journal of International Cooperation Studies, Vol. 29, No.2. The paper is written in Japanese and titled “The impact of COVID-19 on postgraduate students researching educational issues with international perspectives.” Since the global outbreak of […]

Professor Alam provides lecture about ‘United Nation and Skill Development in Bangladesh for Sustainable Development’

Professor Alam provides lecture about ‘United Nation and Skill Development in Bangladesh for Sustainable Development’

As part of the United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals seminar series, on Saturday, January 23rd, Associate Professor Jahangir Alam, from the University of Dhaka, former Ogawa zemi student gave his lecture. The topic was ‘United Nation and Skill Development in Bangladesh for Sustainable Development’. According to Dr. Alam, there are some key issues in […]

“SDGs and UN Support in Cambodia” lecture by His Excellency Sothea Lim

“SDGs and UN Support in Cambodia” lecture by His Excellency Sothea Lim

In one of the Risk Management Seminar Series: United Nations and SDGs sessions, organized by Professor Ogawa, welcomed the presence of His Excellency Sothea Lim, the Director General of Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS). It was the ninth session of the seminar, which had a total of 15 sessions. Since the seminar […]