Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
The Campus Asia Plus Program’s short-term training program at National University of Laos was held from August 21 to September 17, 2023. In this year, the program included not only Kobe University students but also students from Fudan University in China and Korea University in South Korea. During the first week, the participants attended intensive […]
From February 6 to February 24, I conducted an internship under the supervision of His Excellency Dr. Sothea Lim, Director General of Policy and Planning Department in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) in Cambodia. The main tasks of my internship were the following: ⑴review the education policy and regulation in MoEYS and […]
From January 16th to July 16th, 2023, I conducted an online internship at Education Cannot Wait (ECW) at the UNICEF Geneva Office. During this enriching opportunity, I worked under the Grant Management team and participated in various activities. One of my key responsibilities was to share project report templates with grantees worldwide. These templates were […]
The 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference (JCES) was held at Sophia University, Japan, this year. The conference, held in a hybrid format, was divided into two parts. The first part included online research presentation sessions and book talk sessions from June 16th to 18th, 2023. The second part, featuring the general meeting, open […]
The 24th Spring Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) was held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Akita City Cultural Creation Hall. Under the theme of “The Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability,” 19 sessions were held at the conference, covering a wide range of topics including education, industrial economy, health […]
On the 8th and 9th of April, the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University. The conference was held in a hybrid format, with 26 presentations concerning proposals and findings given by researchers and students from various universities. In addition, […]
From September 2021 to June 2022, I participated in the Campus Asia double degree program and studied at the School of International Relations and Public Administration (SIRPA), Fudan University in China. This program is carried out in three countries, Japan, China, and South Korea. This article introduces my experience in the double degree program and […]
Ogawa Seminar students, Natsumi Shibata, Rika Sugiura, Yousuf Dass, and Yuka Furutani, participated in the Campus Asia Plus short-term exchange study program at the National University of Laos (NUOL) from 21st August to 19th September 2022. The program consisted of a one-week intensive course at the National University of Laos (NUOL) and a three-week internship […]
I went to Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 October to 19 December 2022 to collect information for my dissertation. Although my doctoral dissertation will mainly focus on quantitative analysis using household surveys, this opportunity was invaluable for filling up the gap in the dataset. Thanks to a research grant funded by the “Kobe University Premium Program,” […]
From June 1st, 2022 to November 30th, 2022, I conducted an internship at UNESCO Educational Bureau of Asia Pacific Region (UNESCO Bangkok). I had to manage my tasks online for the first two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From August 1st, I moved to Thailand and started my internship in person. My main duties […]
