Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
From 17 November 2025 to 15 May 2026, I participated in a traineeship programme for a six months 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 […]
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 […]
Professor Ogawa’s co-edited book, “Social and Emotional Learning: Education for the Future through SEL and Non-Cognitive Skills (社会性と情動の学習―SELと非認知スキルで未来を拓く教育)”, has recently been published by Toshindo. This book systematically organizes multifaceted concepts such as “social and emotional competencies,” “non-cognitive skills,” and “zest for living (Ikiru chikara),” drawing on the latest insights from institutions including research from Harvard […]
Earlier this year, I began a consultancy with UNESCO Jakarta. As part of this consultancy, I participated in a mission to Batu Pahat, Malaysia, for the AI EmpowerEd Training Programme hosted by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). The initiative, under the Global Skills Academy, was delivered in partnership with UNESCO, Microsoft Elevate, KPMG International, […]
My internship in the Statistics Department at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva was one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional life so far. During the internship, I worked closely with specialists involved in the review and development of international statistical standards. One of my key contributions was supporting a draft report […]
