Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
A public symposium convened under the theme “Cultural Heritage and Natural Disasters: Learning from Himeji towards Sustainable Futures,” held from June 16-21, 2024, took place in conjunction with the Understanding Risk Global Forum 2024 (UR24) in Himeji City, Hyogo prefecture. Hosted by the World Bank, this forum brought together Disaster Risk Management (DRM) experts, practitioners […]
On June 20, 2024, Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) hosted a highly anticipated hybrid seminar titled “Global Development Challenges and the Role of the World Bank.” Co-hosted by Kansai JASID and Kobe University Campus Asia, the event took place in the Main Conference Room and drew a large audience, attracting participants […]
On the 15th and 16th of June 2024, the 25th Japan Society for International Development Spring Conference was held at Utsunomiya University. Under the theme of “Realizing International Cooperation and Interactive Co-creation in Local Context Global & Glocal Human Resource Development.”, 44 oral presentations, 6 round tables, 4 planned sessions, and 25 poster presentations were […]
On June 15, 2024, the GSICS held an Open Day. A total of 80 potential students participated in-person or online, and listened to the presentations given by faculty members. In the “Voices from Graduates and Students” session, Mr. Masaya Noguchi, a doctoral student of Ogawa Seminar, presented the appeals to the GSICS. Mr. Noguchi is […]
On June 6th, 2024, an international online symposium convened under the theme, “How to Support Education During Emergencies and Protracted Crises – Ukraine as a Case Study.” The event served as a platform to examine the complexities of Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (EiEPC), with a spotlight on the efforts in Ukraine led by […]
On May 30, 2024, Professor Seungho Lee of the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, Korea, delivered a lecture at the 175th JASID Kansai Seminar titled “Transition of Vietnam’s Water Governance toward Sustainability”. The seminar was held at the Main Conference Room, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, and virtually on Zoom. […]
On May 9, 2024, Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) hosted an International Hybrid Symposium, “Exploring the Global Reform Scripts of Development Partners: Comparative Retrospective Analyses.” The symposium is jointly organized by Kobe University and the KIX EMAP Hub, with support from Teachers College, Columbia University, and the UNESCO Chair at the […]
A celebration was held at Kobe University Restaurant Sakura to honor Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi of Teachers College, Columbia University, who will be awarded the title of William Heard Kilpatrick Professorship of Comparative Education, named after the giant of educational philosophy. The celebration was attended by Prof. Keiichi Ogawa, Prof. Aiko Sakurai, Associate Prof. Katsuki Sakaue, […]
Professor Keiichi Ogawa invited Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi of Teachers College, Columbia University to GSICS as a Visiting Professor from April 1 to May 15, 2024. Professor Steiner-Khamsi is a world-famous scholar in comparative and international education research, and a former supervisor of Professor Ogawa during his doctoral studies at Columbia University. Professor Steiner-Khamsi is highly […]
On April 22, 2024, we had a logistical meeting about Understanding Risk (UR) Global Forum 2024 with the experts of the World Bank at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) at Kobe University. Mr. Yasuaki Yoneyama, Japan’s World Bank Special Representative, delivered his presentation on “World Bank and Himeji-A History of 65 Years […]
