Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
The 62nd Annual Conference of the Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) was held over three days from Friday, July 3 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Ritsumeikan University’s Kinugasa Campus. The first day featured a Roundtable Session; the second day included Research Presentation Sessions and an Open Symposium. On the third day, a Book Talk […]
From February 16 to March 31, 2026, I had the incredible opportunity to complete an online internship with the World Bank (the Republic of Congo) under the supervision of Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka. This experience was centered on the Transforming the Education Sector for Better Outcomes and Results (TRESOR) – Republic of Congo (P179410) project, […]
On Saturday, June 27, 2026, the 27th Japan Society for International Development Spring Conference was held at Meiji Gakuin University under the theme “Ancient Futures: Development by the Ordinary People.” The conference featured a total of 85 presentations, including 51 oral presentations, 10 round tables, three planned sessions, and 21 poster presentations, covering a wide […]
From 17 November 2025 to 15 May 2026, I participated in a six-month traineeship programme at the UNESCO Regional Office in Jakarta. The UNESCO traineeship programme is jointly organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Japanese National Commission for UNESCO). The programme aims to promote understanding of […]
From October 27, 2025, to April 27, 2026, I conducted a traineeship at the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO ROSA) in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The UNESCO Traineeship Program is jointly implemented by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), specifically the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, and UNESCO. […]
From March 1 to March 31, 2026, I conducted an internship with the generous cooperation of His Excellency Dr. Sothea Lim at the Directorate General of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), Royal Government of Cambodia. The following is a report on my activities during this period. The first objective of […]
I currently serve as a Project Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, where I work on the program titled “Global Network Program for Joint Education and Research to Nurture Highly Skilled Professionals Toward Value Co-Creation in International Cooperation” under the International Collaborative Program for Network-Based Graduate School in the […]
From December 12, 2025 to March 20, 2026, I completed a research internship under the guidance of Dr. Danilo Leite Dalmon. This internship focused on a quantitative analysis of Brazil’s Upper Secondary Education Reform, with particular attention to the expansion of full-time upper secondary education and its relationship with school-level Basic Education Development Index (IDEB) […]
From 5 March to 30 March 2026, I completed a field-based research internship in Cambodia under the guidance of Dr. Lim Sothea, Director General of the Department of Policy and Planning at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS). This internship formed an integral part of my doctoral research, which examines the relationship between […]
The 70th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) was held in San Francisco, United States, from March 28 (Saturday) to April 1 (Wednesday), 2026. This conference marked the 70th anniversary of the Society and brought together researchers and practitioners from around the world. Professor Kazuo Kuroda of Waseda University served as CIES President-Elect (2025–2026). CIES […]
