Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
From February 4th to March 31st 2022, I conducted an internship at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Headquarters. During the internship, I was assigned to the Impact Evaluation Task Force of the Evaluation Department, and engaged in two activities, 1) to provide summaries of academic literature using impact evaluation, and 2) to participate in […]
I conducted an online internship from February 21 to March 18, 2022, under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamugisha (Ogawa Seminar alumnus), a Senior Technical Adviser in the Office of Prime Minister Uganda. Dr. Albert is currently in charge of promoting the SDGs in Uganda at the Office, and my internship was also focused on […]
The graduation ceremony of the academic year of 2021 from master’s programs at Kobe University occurred on March 25th. At the Graduate School of International Comparative Studies, 6 students under the supervision of Professor Ogawa graduated, they are: Ayumu Yagi (Master of Economics) Hitomi Inagaki (Master of Economics) Mai Hirose (Master of Economics) Natsuko Ogura […]
On March 21st, 2022, Professor Keiichi Ogawa kindly delivered an online lecture about “World Bank Support on Education Sector: Economic Perspectives” at Universitas Airlangga, in Indonesia. His presence as a guest speaker was well-applauded by the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students from the Faculty of Economics and Business, with more than 110 participants. Professor Ogawa […]
On March 19th, 2022, professor Ogawa delivered a presentation as a keynote speaker under the theme of Learning “Loss” and “Gain” under COVID-19 in Japanese Higher Education at the International Hybrid-Conference on Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature, organized by the University of Dhaka. Professor Ogawa illustrated learning loss and gains in Japanese […]
The International Hybrid Conference on Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature was held at the University of Dhaka on March 18th and 19th, 2022. This conference intended to unveil factors associated with diverse areas of Japanese studies, with an emphasis on the Japanese economy, national and international politics, society, culture, and literature in […]
Recently, UNESCO published the paper by Bernard Loleka Yungu, currently a doctoral student, titled “UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2021 Inclusive distance and digital literacy learning Trend Analysis of Nominated Applications”. The paper is available on a UNESCO website in this link. This paper describes characteristics and promising practices of literacy programmes with focus on inclusive […]
From October 11 to November 12, 2021, I conducted my internship at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) headquarters. During my internship, I was assigned to the Higher and Technical Education Sector of the Human Development Department and engaged explicitly in three activities. Firstly, by studying higher education projects implemented by international organizations and examining […]
On January 12th, 2022, Ms. Kexin Wang defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Home Learning Environment for Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Bangladesh” under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa. The committee was composed of professors Kenshi Yamanouchi and Minato Nakazawa, in addition to professor Ogawa. Ms. Wang obtained her Master’s degree from Kobe University in […]
The new book called Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning, edited by professor Carol-Ann Lane from the University of Toronto, in Canada, includes one chapter authored by Professor Ogawa and Dr. Jahangir Alam, who graduated from the University of Kobe, and Sheikh Islam. The title is Discrete Primary Education […]
