Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
The 62nd Annual Conference of the Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) was held over three days from Friday, July 3 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Ritsumeikan University’s Kinugasa Campus. The first day featured a Roundtable Session; the second day included Research Presentation Sessions and an Open Symposium. On the third day, a Book Talk […]
From February 16 to March 31, 2026, I had the incredible opportunity to complete an online internship with the World Bank (the Republic of Congo) under the supervision of Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka. This experience was centered on the Transforming the Education Sector for Better Outcomes and Results (TRESOR) – Republic of Congo (P179410) project, […]
On Saturday, June 27, 2026, the 27th Japan Society for International Development Spring Conference was held at Meiji Gakuin University under the theme “Ancient Futures: Development by the Ordinary People.” The conference featured a total of 85 presentations, including 51 oral presentations, 10 round tables, three planned sessions, and 21 poster presentations, covering a wide […]
On May 15, 2026, the CAMPUS Asia Program at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Korea University, in collaboration with Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) celebrated the 15th anniversary of the CAMPUS Asia Plus Program with a special event: the International Career Development Forum & Alumni Networking Event. Held […]
From 17 November 2025 to 15 May 2026, I participated in a six-month traineeship programme at the UNESCO Regional Office in Jakarta. The UNESCO traineeship programme is jointly organized by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Japanese National Commission for UNESCO). The programme aims to promote understanding of […]
From October 27, 2025, to April 27, 2026, I conducted a traineeship at the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO ROSA) in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The UNESCO Traineeship Program is jointly implemented by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), specifically the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, and UNESCO. […]
From March 1 to March 31, 2026, I conducted an internship with the generous cooperation of His Excellency Dr. Sothea Lim at the Directorate General of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), Royal Government of Cambodia. The following is a report on my activities during this period. The first objective of […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa received the Harold J. Noah Distinguished Alumni Award in Comparative and International Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Harold J. Noah (1925 – 2019) was a professor and dean at Teachers College from 1964 to 1987. As an alumnus of the College’s Comparative Education program, he was instrumental in developing the fields […]
From December 12, 2025 to March 20, 2026, I completed a research internship under the guidance of Dr. Danilo Leite Dalmon. This internship focused on a quantitative analysis of Brazil’s Upper Secondary Education Reform, with particular attention to the expansion of full-time upper secondary education and its relationship with school-level Basic Education Development Index (IDEB) […]
From 15th February to 31st March 2026, five master’s students from the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, under the supervision of Professor Ogawa Keiichi, undertook a remote internship with the World Bank. The internship was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Bernard Yungu Loleka, Education Economist with the World Bank’s Western […]
