Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
As of September 2021, five new students joined Ogawa seminar, of which three are master students and two are research students. The new master students are: Ms. Xinyu Ji, from China, graduated from Xihua University in China with a bachelor’s degree in Japanese; Mr. Sun Chang Sun, also from China, graduated from Jinling Institute of […]
The 57th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference was virtually held at University of Tsukuba between June 25th (Fri) and 26th (Sun), 2021. In the conference, there were 13 roundtable sessions, 34 presentation sessions, an open symposium and 2 selected research sessions. Professor Ogawa chaired the session on the Middle East region on the second […]
The 27th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held virtually at Osaka University on April 10th (Sat) and 11th (Sun), 2021. At this conference, more than 25 researchers and practitioners presented their work. From the Ogawa seminar, one alumnus, one doctoral student, and four master students presented their research in this forum. […]
In October 2020, I completed my MA in Education and International Development with distinction at University College London (UCL) Institute of Education in the UK – a master’s degree I started in September 2019 after obtaining my first master’s degree in International Studies at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University in […]
The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held at International Christian University on November 13th (Saturday) and 14th (Sunday), 2020. IEDF is an annual academic research group for professors and graduate students from 11 invited universities in Japan and overseas. On the first day, there was an online networking session, providing students with a […]
I participated in the Campus Asia (CA) double degree program at Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) of Korea University (KU) from March 2018 to February 2019, and have obtained my master’s degree from KU. Through the whole year of studying at KU, I was able to improve my academic skills and knowledge by attending […]
From July 16, 2018 to December 7, 2018, I had the opportunity to conduct an internship at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD), specifically with the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Team in the Education Directorate. Professor Keiichi Ogawa had advised me throughout my doctoral program that internship experience with international organizations […]
From February 5th to March 27th, 2018, I conducted my internship in the Education Global Practice, East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region at the World Bank Headquarters, where Practice Manager Dr. Harry Anthony Patrinos hired me as a temporary short-term consultant (intern). At the Bank, my direct supervisor was Dr. Dandan Chen who is a […]
The 2017 International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held in Nagoya University’s Graduate School of International Development (GSID) on November 3rd and 4th, 2017. Among the highlights of the event, the Forum put together a great panel of speakers, in a special symposium that tackled issues on “Equity of Education in Global Context”. Speakers included […]
From August 30th to October 4th, 2017, I conducted an internship at Makerere University in Uganda. As a participant in the Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP), I could conduct this internship thanks to the support of United Nations University (UNU). During the internship, under the supervision of Dr. James Wokadala, former doctoral student […]
