Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
The 59th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference (JCES) was held at Sophia University, Japan, this year. The conference, held in a hybrid format, was divided into two parts. The first part included online research presentation sessions and book talk sessions from June 16th to 18th, 2023. The second part, featuring the general meeting, open […]
The 24th Spring Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) was held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Akita City Cultural Creation Hall. Under the theme of “The Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability,” 19 sessions were held at the conference, covering a wide range of topics including education, industrial economy, health […]
On the 8th and 9th of April, the 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University. The conference was held in a hybrid format, with 26 presentations concerning proposals and findings given by researchers and students from various universities. In addition, […]
From September 2021 to June 2022, I participated in the Campus Asia double degree program and studied at the School of International Relations and Public Administration (SIRPA), Fudan University in China. This program is carried out in three countries, Japan, China, and South Korea. This article introduces my experience in the double degree program and […]
The 2nd International Hybrid Conference on Japanology in New Era was organized by the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka with the support of the Japan Foundation on January 14th and 15th, 2023. This conference is a platform to exchange and discuss research findings and renewed ideas with researchers and students on various perspectives […]
Ogawa Seminar students, Natsumi Shibata, Rika Sugiura, Yousuf Dass, and Yuka Furutani, participated in the Campus Asia Plus short-term exchange study program at the National University of Laos (NUOL) from 21st August to 19th September 2022. The program consisted of a one-week intensive course at the National University of Laos (NUOL) and a three-week internship […]
I went to Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 October to 19 December 2022 to collect information for my dissertation. Although my doctoral dissertation will mainly focus on quantitative analysis using household surveys, this opportunity was invaluable for filling up the gap in the dataset. Thanks to a research grant funded by the “Kobe University Premium Program,” […]
From June 1st, 2022 to November 30th, 2022, I conducted an internship at UNESCO Educational Bureau of Asia Pacific Region (UNESCO Bangkok). I had to manage my tasks online for the first two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From August 1st, I moved to Thailand and started my internship in person. My main duties […]
The 33rd Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual Conference was held on 3rd and 4th of December 2022 at Meiji University. The 33rd JASID conference was held offline and online. At the conference, there were 32 sessions and 9 poster sessions in which the topic was related to education, economics, environment, social development, community, […]
The 19th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) hosted by Kobe University was held on October 29th and 30th, 2022. This is the academic forum for advisors and students from 12 Universities in other countries and Japan. Students didn’t only present their research but also communicated with advisors and students from other Universities through ice-break and […]
