Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
On October 15, 2026, Professor Keiichi Ogawa of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) received the Kobe University President’s Award. The ceremony was held in the large conference room of the Graduate School of Agricultural Science, where the President of Kobe University presented the recipients with certificates and notifications of monetary awards. The […]
From August 24 to September 11, 2026, I participated in a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports in Lao PDR, under the supervision of Deputy Director General Mr. Anoupheng Keovongsa. This internship was part of the 2026 CAMPUS Asia Plus Short-Term Study Program at the National University of Laos (NUOL). Five students […]
I completed a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR from August 24 to September 11, 2026. It was a valuable opportunity to gain a practical understanding of the education sector from both institutional and school-level perspectives. Through meetings and briefing sessions with different departments of MoES, as well as […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Kexin Wang, Project Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), has received the Reiwa 8 Maenosono Memorial Award for Young Researchers from Kobe University. The award ceremony was held on July 7th, 2026 at the Kobe University headquarters. Dr. Wang was recognised for her […]
On May 15, 2026, the CAMPUS Asia Program at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Korea University, in collaboration with Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) celebrated the 15th anniversary of the CAMPUS Asia Plus Program with a special event: the International Career Development Forum & Alumni Networking Event. Held […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa received the Harold J. Noah Distinguished Alumni Award in Comparative and International Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Harold J. Noah (1925 – 2019) was a professor and dean at Teachers College from 1964 to 1987. As an alumnus of the College’s Comparative Education program, he was instrumental in developing the fields […]
From 15th February to 31st March 2026, five master’s students from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, under the supervision of Professor Ogawa Keiichi, undertook a remote internship with the World Bank. The internship was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka, Education Economist with the World Bank’s Western […]
From 3 August to 31 December 2025, I worked as an Individual Consultant for Education with the UNESCO Dhaka Office, Bangladesh, under the Education for Rohingya and Host Community Children programme. The programme aims to equip teachers with the linguistic skills necessary to deliver quality education to Rohingya children and the refugee community in Cox’s […]
On February 27, 2026, the Global Network Program (GNP) Annual International Symposium was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University. The symposium was organized to mark the completion of the second year of the Global Network Program, which was launched in October 2024 as a project supported by the Ministry […]
On February 26, 2026, the Global Research Center for Education Policy and Planning (GEPP) at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, hosted six faculty members from the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy (IISPP) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh under the JICA Chair Invitation Program organized by the […]
