Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
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 […]
On April 20, 2024, we had the 174th JASID Kansai Seminar on “Climate Change and Vulnerability Assessment in Bangladesh” delivered by Professor A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, the honorable Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The hybrid seminar took place at ZOOM and the main conference room at the Graduate School of International […]
On April 18th, 2024, Dr. Gita Steiner-Khamsi, the (designated) William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, delivered a seminar as the 173rd JASID Kansai Seminar titled “Making Externally Funded Reforms Stick: Challenges and Approaches of International Cooperation Agencies”. Her presentation was conducted at the Main Conference Room, Graduate […]
On the 6th and 7th of April 2024, the 33rd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at Tohoku University. At this conference, 1 alumnus, 4 doctoral students, and 7 master students from Kobe University presented their research proposal and findings. The first day of this conference started with an opening address […]
On April 12, 2024, we had a Campus Asia Risk Management Seminar (and JASID Kansai Branch research seminar) delivered by visiting scholar, Ms. Yessi Rahmawati, an assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Airlangga University, Indonesia. The research that Ms. Yessi Rahmawati presented is a collaborative research between her and Professor Keiichi Ogawa, […]
On the 12th of April 2024, Assistant Professor Yessi Rahmawatti from Airlangga University in Indonesia delivered her innovative research at the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Kansai seminar and Campus Asia Risk Management Seminar. After her seminar, a welcome party was held in Sakura Restaurant at Kobe University. Professor Keiichi Ogawa, Associate Professor Katsuki […]
The graduation ceremony of Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) took place at the Idemitsu Sazo Memorial Rokkodai Auditorium on March 26, 2024. Following two years of an enriching academic journey, six students from the Ogawa Seminar successfully obtained their master’s degrees in economics or international studies from Kobe University. Following graduation, […]
I conducted an internship at the Department of SDGs, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda from 2024 February 12 to March 1 under the supervision of Dr. Albert Byamugisha, Senior Technical Advisor, SDGs department at office of the Prime Minister and Chairman, Board of Directors, Uganda Bureau of Statistics with the assistance from Mr. Onesmus […]
