Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
I conducted Advanced Overseas Research at the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) in the University of Pittsburgh for about three and a half months from August 26 to December 14, 2013. During this period, I served as a visiting student scholar and was mainly furthering my dissertation research project on “A Cost-Effective Analysis […]
I was fortunate having an excellent opportunity to work as an intern in the Global Learning Group at an international NGO in Washington DC, FHI360, for six weeks from the middle of October to the end of November, 2013. Why I participated the internship program was because 1) I am interested in how NGOs take […]
Student Name: Asuka YASUOKA Institution: Ministry of Education and Sports of Uganda (MoES) Department of Education Planning and Policy Analysis Duration: September 1st-October 11th, 2013 Supervisor: Mr. Joseph Elior – Assistant Commissioner Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (ACSME) Location: Kampala, Uganda Research Focus: Analysis of the Qualitative Difference in the Performance of Sciences at Secondary Education Level in […]
During the summer of 2013, I conducted six week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Uganda. I was attached to the Monitoring and Evaluation Section under the Department of Education Planning and Policy Analysis (EPPA). While at the MoES, I investigated the relationship between literacy proficiency of pupils and internal efficiency […]
The 14th International Conference on Education Research (ICER) was held at Seoul National University in South Korea from October 16th to the 18th, 2013. More than 130 presentations were delivered in this three-day conference. From Prof. Keiichi Ogawa’s seminar (zemi), Professor Ogawa and seven graduate students, namely Ms. Yukari Goshima, Ms. Xiaoxiao Jia, Ms. Hiroko […]
Institution: Ministry of Education and Sports of Uganda (MOES) Supervisor in charge: Mr. Joseph Elior. Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Education Planning Location: Kampala (capital city of Uganda) Duration: September 1—22, 2013 Research Focus: Physical school facilities and pupil learning achievement in primary schools. During the summer vacation in 2013, I conducted my internship […]
I conducted Internship at the Washington, D.C. Office of FHI 360 for about six weeks from July 15 to August 23, 2013. FHI360 is a nonprofit human development organization, which has more than 4,000 employees conducting research and implementing programs in various practice areas including health and education. During the period of Internship, I served […]
My internship at Ministry of Education and Sports was unforgettable. More than one week has already passed since I came back from Uganda but every memory is still vivid in my mind. Actually I was really nervous in the start because I had a negative impression on the countries in Africa. But it totally changed. […]
1. Introduction My names are Jeje Moses Okurut and I’m a Masters student at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) in Kobe University. My student number is 104i415i. I joined GSICS – Kobe University in October 2010 and I’m pursuing a Masters Degree in Economics. My research focus is in economics of education, mainly […]
Through the support of Professor Keiichi Ogawa (my academic advisor), I got an opportunity to conduct my international field study from March 7th to April 5th 2013, Washington DC, USA. Lessons Learned During the International Field Study During the International field study, I participated in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) which was held […]
