The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) at International Christian University

The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) at International Christian University

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 […]

Internship at the OECD (Najung KIM)

Internship at the OECD (Najung KIM)

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 […]

Internship at World Bank Headquarters (Kexin WANG)

Internship at World Bank Headquarters (Kexin WANG)

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 […]

Internship at Makerere University (Kenta MIYAMOTO)

Internship at Makerere University (Kenta MIYAMOTO)

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 […]

Internship at the Ministry of Education and Sport, Lao PDR (Taiga YANO)

Internship at the Ministry of Education and Sport, Lao PDR (Taiga YANO)

I had an opportunity to conduct my summer internship at the Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES) in Lao PDR from September 11th to 29th, 2017. During the internship, I was placed in the Department of Planning under the supervision of Dr. Bounpanh Xaymountry. I conducted my research on the repetition and Progressive Promotion Policy […]

Internship at JICA Mongolia Office (Hiroki HASHI)

Internship at JICA Mongolia Office (Hiroki HASHI)

From August 31th to September 26th, 2017, I conducted internship at JICA Mongolia office, where my main duty was to assist with the Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Ulaanbaatar City (DPUB). During my internship, I carried out following five main tasks: i) participating in conferences and meetings and taking minutes; […]