Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
From August 24 to September 11, 2026, I participated in a three-week internship alongside other students at the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) of Lao PDR under the supervision of Deputy Director-General Mr. Anoupheng Keovongsa. During the internship, I conducted interviews with officials from different departments of MoES and representatives of international organizations and […]
On October 15, 2026, Professor Keiichi Ogawa of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) received the Kobe University President’s Award. The ceremony was held in the large conference room of the Graduate School of Agricultural Science, where the President of Kobe University presented the recipients with certificates and notifications of monetary awards. The […]
From August 4 to August 27, 2026, I participated in a three and a half-week internship at PADECO. Co., Ltd. (currently Pacific Padeco International Co., Ltd.) in the Project for Strengthening Teacher Capacity to Improve Primary Mathematics Lessons (iTEAM2). iTEAM2 is a JICA technical cooperation project that aims to strengthen the practical implementation of the […]
From August 24 to September 11, 2026, I participated in a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports in Lao PDR, under the supervision of Deputy Director General Mr. Anoupheng Keovongsa. This internship was part of the 2026 CAMPUS Asia Plus Short-Term Study Program at the National University of Laos (NUOL). Five students […]
I completed a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR from August 24 to September 11, 2026. It was a valuable opportunity to gain a practical understanding of the education sector from both institutional and school-level perspectives. Through meetings and briefing sessions with different departments of MoES, as well as […]
From August 2025 to June 2026, I participated in a double-degree program at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University in Shanghai, China, as part of the CAMPUS Asia Plus Program. CAMPUS Asia (Collective Action for Mobility Program of University Students in Asia) was launched as a trilateral education initiative involving […]
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Kexin Wang, Project Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), has received the Reiwa 8 Maenosono Memorial Award for Young Researchers from Kobe University. The award ceremony was held on July 7th, 2026 at the Kobe University headquarters. Dr. Wang was recognised for her […]
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 […]
