Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
On March 2, 2018, Dr. Harry Anthony Patrinos, Practice Manager at the World Bank Headquarters delivered a Development Management Policy Seminar on “Automation and Implications for Developing Countries and Education Systems” in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Dr. Patrinos provided an overview of the return on investment to schooling […]
On December 21, 2017, Dr. Ki-Seok “Korbil” Kim, Emeritus Professor at Seoul National University delivered a Development Management Policy Seminar on “Advancing from MDG to SDG4: Lessons from the 10-years of GAPA Fieldworks in Africa and Asia” in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Professor Kim is Founder and CEO […]
On November 29th 2017, we had a farewell party for Professor Eduardo Velez Bustillo (a visiting professor at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies Kobe University) and his wife, Mrs. Cuqui Bustillo at a Japanese style pub near Hankyu Rokko Station. Around 20 master’s and doctoral students took an intensive lecture, “Special Lecture on Development […]
A Career Seminar on “Lessons to be Learned If You Want to Work in the International Education and Development Field” was held in Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) on November 28th, 2017. The presenter was Dr. Eduardo Velez Bustillo, Visiting Professor of Kobe University and former World Bank Education Sector Manager. […]
On November 6th, 2017, three education development seminars’ joint dinner party was held in an Italian restaurant in Rokkomichi, Kobe City. Professor Keiichi Ogawa, Professor Kenshi Yamanouchi, Professor Masahiro Chikada, and Visiting Professor Eduardo Velez Bustillo participated in this event. In addition, education development seminar alumni, Dr. Miki Inui, (Associate Professor at University of Hyogo), […]
From September 11 to 22, 2017, I participated in the field research in Lao PDR as part of Kobe University’s MEXT/UNESCO Project on Ensuring Sustainable Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), under the lead of Professor Keiichi Ogawa. I assisted Professor Ogawa in the data and document collection through interviews with the Ministry […]
The development management policy seminar was held at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University on August 28, 2017. Dr. Mari Shojo, who is an alumna of GSICS, Kobe University and is currently working for the World Bank as an education specialist, was invited and delivered the seminar entitled “What Do We […]
The 2017 Campus Asia Summer Workshop on “Risk Management” was held in Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), from August 10th to 18th, 2017. The workshop explored issues on “How to Manage North Korean Risks” from the perspective of South Korea, China, and Japan. Five Professors, specializing in different political and socio-economic issues […]
On February 2, 2017, Ms. Sayako Ishino delivered a career seminar in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Ms. Ishino, who is an alumna of the Ogawa seminar, is currently an Advisor/ Researcher in the Embassy of Japan in Cote d’Ivoire (accredited to Togo and Niger) and has been working […]
In 1994, UNESCO proclaimed October 5th to be the World Teachers’ Day, celebrating a great step made for teachers when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO on October 5th, 1966. This year’s theme, “Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status”, […]
