Message from Alumni

To Potential Ogawa Seminar Students, It is my pleasure to share with you my experiences and thoughts about Ogawa seminar (zemi). I obtained my master’s degree in Economics in 2015 and Doctoral degree in Economics in 2018 from Kobe University, under the supervision of Prof. Keiichi Ogawa. Before joining Professor Ogawa’s seminar at Kobe University, […]

I am Naikang Feng, a master student at Fudan University pursuing a master’s degree in international relations. I studied in GSICS at Kobe University for a double master’s degree in Economics from 2017 to 2018, under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa. Facts prove that the decision to join Ogawa seminar (zemi) is the best […]

To Potential Ogawa Seminar Students, I am currently a master’s student at Korea University, South Korea, and my major is International Development Cooperation. From October 2017 to September 2018, I studied in Kobe University’s GSICS as a double degree exchange student and obtained my Master of Economics degree in September 2018. It was an excellent […]

Diversity is the best word to explain advantage which Ogawa seminar has. You may find that Ogawa seminar’s family members are from different part of the world. This characteristic gives you lots of opportunities in order to let yourself growth up. First, you can meet people from different countries and can know different culture, custom, […]

Dear all the candidates to Ogawa seminar, Hi, my name is Kana Takahashi, and I graduated from a Master’s course at GSICS in March 2016, and am now working as an Education Development Consultant with PADECO, a Japanese development consulting firm. I feel so fortunate to jump in the profession I have dreamed of and […]

Message to Potential Students: My name is Lu Jiaoli, a member of Ogawa Zemi Alumni from China, as well as a double-degree student under the CAMPUS Asia Program at Kobe University (Japan) and Fudan University (China). Due to program duration, I stayed at Kobe University for only one year (and obtained a Master of Economics […]

Message to Potential Students: It is a great pleasure to write messages to potential students who plan to join Ogawa Seminar (zemi) in the near future. I must say I have enjoyed every moment of my stay at the GSCIS of Kobe University. In GSICS, you are entitled to learn a wide range of knowledge […]

Dear all the candidates to Ogawa seminar, It is my pleasure to send a message to introduce my experience in Ogawa seminar. I graduated from a master’s course in GSICS in March 2000, never thinking I would one day come back to GSICS for a PhD degree. But, anyway I did after more than 10 […]

I started my PhD program under the supervision of Professor Keiichi Ogawa in GSICS at Kobe University in 2009 and graduated in 2012. During the time of study, I enjoyed my stay in Kobe City and particularly in GSICS. Mostly important to mention was the Ogawa ZEMI, a group of students and Prof. Ogawa, the […]

Dear potential and current Ogawa-seminar students. It is my great honor to write this message to you. Let me briefly introduce myself first. I entered GSICS in 2007 and received MA in Economics in 2009. My professional career started at the World Bank HQ in 2008 when I was a second year master student and […]