From October 2023 to February 2024, I participated as an exchange student in the CAMPUS Asia Plus program at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, Japan. This marked my first experience studying in Japan. The program was established in 2011 with the involvement of three universities from Japan, China, and South […]
Ogawa Seminar Students Participated in a Winter Short Term Program at Korea University under the Campus Asia Plus (Sonexay Chanthasak)
From 14th to 28th February 2024, I participated in the ‘2024 Winter Short Programme’ at Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), alongside 11 other students from Fudan University, Kobe University, and the National University of Laos. Students can select between two programmes: the ‘Language and Culture Fellowship Programme’ and the ‘Research Fellowship Programme.’ […]
Online Internship at the World Bank (Rakibul Hassan)
From February 5th to March 8th of 2024, I had the wonderful opportunity to conduct an online internship at the World Bank under the supervision of education economist Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka, an Ogawa-zemi alumnus. My supervisor Professor Keiichi Ogawa always encourages me to obtain an internship at international organizations which will greatly improve my […]
Internship at the Cambodian Development Research Institution (Mami Fujiwara)
From September 2022 to February 2023, I had the opportunity to do an internship at the Education Sector of the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) under Dr. Phal Chea (Senior Research Fellow), an Ogawa Zemi alumnus. During the internship, there were three main activities: 1) assisting in the preparation of a report about Cambodia’s higher […]
Advanced Overseas Research in Cambodia (Mami Fujiwara)
I went to Cambodia in February 2024, to collect data for my doctoral dissertation. My research applies a qualitative approach to analyze how families are involved in choosing higher education in Cambodia. The data collection process consisted of online surveys and individual interviews. I also went to a governmental office and educational institutions. During my […]
Field Research at the University of Malawi, (Yudai ISHII)
From January 3rd to March 3rd, 2024, I carried out field research at the University of Malawi, Centre of Educational Research and Training (CERT). I was engaged with the following research activities to investigate how married women participate in the intrahousehold decision-making and to explore the reason how they can express her voices for children’s […]
Internship at the World Bank, (Mubin Khan Afridi)
From February to March 2024, I conducted an online internship at the World Bank, Western and Central Africa Region under the supervision of education economist Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka, an Ogawa Zemi alumnus. During my internship, I focused on Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) of secondary schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Throughout the […]
Ogawa seminar students presented at the 68th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
The 68th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), one of the world’s largest associations in the education field, was held from March 6 2024 to March 14 in Miami, Florida. More than 400 panels and oral sessions occurred during the conference, including online and in-person. Each session offered an opportunity for […]
Field Research in Philippines, (Rie Ueno)
From February 29 to March 12, 2024, I conducted fieldwork in the district of Tondo, Manila, Philippines. The purpose of the fieldwork was to investigate how Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is implemented in Tondo, where urban slums have been formed, and to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of both recipients and implementers. I especially […]
Field Research in Uganda (Kohei Uno)
From 2023 October 9th to November 8th, I conducted field research in Uganda with the support of Associate Professor James Wokadala and his research assistant at Makerere University. Field research aims to explore the teaching-learning process in lower secondary schools in Uganda, which is under the KAKEN project, “International Comparison Research Contributing to Improvement of […]