Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
The book gathers ten research-based chapters with the goal of applying them as shared knowledge for the long-term sustainability of Bangladesh-Japan relations. The chapters examine the evolution of Bangladesh-Japan relations in light of the global trend of bilateral relations. The book’s chapters attempt to conduct a comparative study among South Asian countries, with relevant policy […]
On August 26, 2022, Himeji Shikisai High School students visited the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University as part of their English practice class. The group was composed of thirty-three students and five teachers. From GSICS, ten students joined the event. Three moments were scheduled: a lecture by Ogawa sensei, group […]
On 24th August 2022, Dr. Albert Byamugisha presented on the topic of “World Bank Support to Uganda” to the students in Professor Ogawa’s class “World Bank & SDGs”. At first, he introduced the main roles of the World Bank which is designed to finance projects that enhances the economic development of its 189 member states […]
Mr. Taiga Yano got the certificate of Teach ECE Trainer and Observer. The certificate ensures a reliable and qualified classroom observer in Early Childhood Education (ECE), provided by the World Bank Group. Teach ECE is a classroom observation tool that measures the quality of interactions between children and teachers in ECE. Teach ECE is also […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa, University of Dhaka’s Associate Professor Alam (Ogawa seminar alumni) and Mr. Bin Islam published a joint paper in the Social Sciences. The paper is titled “Importance of Skills Development for Ensuring Graduates Employability: The Case of Bangladesh”. By 2020, Bangladesh had a workforce of 70 million people, with the majority focused on […]
From March 28 to July 22, 2022, I conducted my internship at the UNICEF Tokyo Office. UNICEF Tokyo Office is working for a financial cooperation on ODA as a part of New York headquarters public partnership. During my internship, I was assigned to the Public Partnership Divisionand engaged explicitly in two activities. First, I reviewed and […]
On July 1st, 2022, the University of Dhaka’s Department of Japanese Studies, where Ogawa seminar’s alumni Dr. Md Jahangir Alam works, received an award from the Japanese Foreign Minister for outstanding contributions to the promotion of friendly relationships, including an academic exchange between Japan and Bangladesh, the expansion of Japanese studies in Bangladesh, and the […]
The 58th Japan Comparative Education Society Annual Conference occurred online between June 24th and 26th, 2022. In the conference, there were 11 roundtable sessions, 107 research presentations, an open symposium and 2 selected research sessions. Professor Ogawa gave a speech in a roundtable session on the first day of the conference. Professor Ogawa and 7 […]
The 23rd Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference was held virtually on Saturday, June 18th, 2022. There were 17 sessions, which were conducted virtually in real-time: a plenary session, a special session organized by the Executive Committee, and other sessions on the topics such as region, education, children, development, NGO, SDGs, disaster, […]
From March 4th to April 30th, 2022, I conducted an online internship under Dr. Peggy Kelly who is a Statistics and Monitoring Specialist at UNICEF New York Headquarters. During this internship, I carried out data analysis and literature review on education and gender with the aim to support an UNICEF report. Using statistical data on […]
