The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) at International Christian University

The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) at International Christian University

The 17th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held at International Christian University on November 13th (Saturday) and 14th (Sunday), 2020. IEDF is an annual academic research group for professors and graduate students from 11 invited universities in Japan and overseas. On the first day, there was an online networking session, providing students with a […]

Ogawa Seminar (Zemi) Students received Award in the 23rd Africa Educational Research Forum

Ogawa Seminar (Zemi) Students received Award in the 23rd Africa Educational Research Forum

The 23rdAfrica Educational Research Forum (AERF) was held at International Christian University in Tokyo from April 12thto 13th, 2019. Dr. Katsuki Sakaue, a former student of Professor Keiichi Ogawa, and now research fellow at Osaka University, received an Outstanding Research Presentation Award. His presentation topic was “Determinants of Pupils’ Learning Outcomes among Refugees and Their […]

Professor Ogawa`s Labor Medal Award Celebration

Professor Ogawa`s Labor Medal Award Celebration

Professor Ogawa’s seminar (zemi) students organized a medal celebration party for his extraordinary accomplishment in Lao PDR. More than 40 students and alumni joined the party on November 17th, 2018, and they provided congratulatory notes and heartfelt speeches. In honor of Professor Ogawa, the students prearranged a cake, flowers, and gifts to make the day […]

The 15th International Education Development Forum at Kobe University

The 15th International Education Development Forum at Kobe University

The 15th International Education Development Forum (IEDF) was held in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on November 16th and 17th, 2018. This forum was an annual academic gathering for over 100 overseas and Japanese participants, including professors and graduate students from 14 invited universities. As per its tradition, IEDF’s founding fathers, […]

Welcome Party for New Ogawa Seminar Students

Welcome Party for New Ogawa Seminar Students

On November 2nd, 2018, we had a welcome party for the new Ogawa seminar (zemi) students in a Chinese restaurant on Rokko Island in Kobe City. Professor Keiichi Ogawa and more than twenty of his graduate students participated in welcoming the new students. In October 2018, four new students—two doctoral, one master’s and one research— […]

Internship for Kobe University Secondary School Students

Internship for Kobe University Secondary School Students

Professor Keiichi Ogawa received eight Kobe University Secondary School students as interns. The theme of the internship program was ‘Global Human Resources Development` and it was conducted in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) from the 2nd to the 10th of October 2018. Under the direct supervision of Professor Ogawa, the internship […]

Career Seminar “Building Career for International Development: How to Make Yourself Marketable to Market Demands”

Career Seminar “Building Career for International Development: How to Make Yourself Marketable to Market Demands”

Dr. Shinsaku Nomura, a Senior Economist of the World Bank, delivered a career seminar on international organization, titled “Building Career for International Development: How to Make Yourself Marketable to Market Demands” in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on August 24th, 2018. Dr. Nomura is Professor Ogawa’s former student, and he has […]

Internship at World Bank Headquarters (Kexin WANG)

Internship at World Bank Headquarters (Kexin WANG)

From February 5th to March 27th, 2018, I conducted my internship in the Education Global Practice, East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region at the World Bank Headquarters, where Practice Manager Dr. Harry Anthony Patrinos hired me as a temporary short-term consultant (intern). At the Bank, my direct supervisor was Dr. Dandan Chen who is a […]