Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
From November 3 to December 21, 2024, I had the privilege of participating in the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Internship Program at PADECO Co., Ltd., a prominent development consulting company based in Cairo, Egypt. This article outlines my experiences and reflections during this invaluable two-month internship. As a JICA intern assigned to PADECO, I […]
I conducted advanced overseas research in Malawi, Africa, from August 1 to October 31, 2024, to collect primary data for my doctoral dissertation. The purpose of this study is to examine how women are involved in intrahousehold decision-making regarding children’s primary education, with a focus on post-marital residence patterns in Malawi’s matrilineal society. I primarily […]
The 35th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) was held over two days, from Saturday, November 9 to Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Hosei University and the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development. At this conference, under the theme “International Cooperation and Human Security in Uncertain Times,” there […]
I conducted my internship at PADECO Co., Ltd. in Lao PDR as a JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) intern from August to September 2024, under the supervision of Ms. Akiko Nakano, the deputy project leader of iTEAM (Improving Teaching and Learning of Mathematics). During this period, I was assigned to iTEAM and engaged in an ODA […]
The 21st International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held at Hiroshima University on October 12th (Saturday) and 13th(Sunday), 2024. This forum serves as an academic research platform in the field of education development, bringing together professors and graduate students from 12 prominent universities across Japan, China, and South Korea. On the first day, the forum […]
On the 13th and 14th of October 2024, the 34th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at Hiroshima University. At this conference, 3 doctoral students, and 2 master students from Ogawa-seminar presented their research proposal and findings. The conference took over from the International Education Development Forum (IEDF) that had been […]
From August 15 to September 4, 2024, I had the opportunity to participate in the JICA Internship Program at Sanyu Consultants Inc. This intensive 18-day practical experience provided me with valuable practical knowledge and skills in the field of international cooperation. During this internship, I had the chance to be involved in a country-specific training […]
Professor Ogawa Seminar students, Emika Nishikawa, Touch Visal, Nakyung Kim, Miyoko Watanabe, Kyoko Okamoto, and Aoi Nakagawa, participated in the Campus Asia Plus short-term exchange study program at the National University of Laos (NUOL) from August 18th to September 15th 2024. As part of this program, the students participated in a one-week intensive course at […]
“Influence of Teacher Support and Classroom Discipline on Learning Achievement in Cambodia Secondary Schools: Focus on Students’ Socioeconomic Status,” written by Mr. Takumi Koike, a second-year master’s student in the Ogawa seminar, and Prof. Ogawa, and “The Influence of Household Socioeconomic Status on Vocational Senior High School Choice in Indonesia,” authored by Ms. Noa Yokogawa, […]
The 2024 Rong Chang Cup Youth Innovation Competition on Global Governance (YICGG) was held in Budapest, Hungary from July 22 to July 26, 2024. YICGG was launched in 2007 by Fudan University with the support of the United Nations Development Program in China, and since 2007, 103 countries and 2904 participants have participated in the […]
