Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University
On October 24 and 25, 2026, the 38th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference was held at the University of Hyogo. A total of 31 oral presentations were delivered at the conference. From Ogawa Seminar, three alumni, one researcher, two doctoral students, and one master’s student presented their research proposals and findings. These […]
On taking up an internship with the World Bank’s TRESOR Program in the Republic of Congo, I expected to spend my days reading project documents. I was not wrong: in a few weeks I read more Project Appraisal Documents (PADs), Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), and government decrees than in a semester of coursework. What I […]
From August 24 to September 11, 2026, I participated in a three-week internship alongside other students at the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) of Lao PDR under the supervision of Deputy Director-General Mr. Anoupheng Keovongsa. During the internship, I conducted interviews with officials from different departments of MoES and representatives of international organizations and […]
On October 15, 2026, Professor Keiichi Ogawa of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) received the Kobe University President’s Award. The ceremony was held in the large conference room of the Graduate School of Agricultural Science, where the President of Kobe University presented the recipients with certificates and notifications of monetary awards. The […]
From August 4 to August 27, 2026, I participated in a three and a half-week internship at PADECO. Co., Ltd. (currently Pacific Padeco International Co., Ltd.) in the Project for Strengthening Teacher Capacity to Improve Primary Mathematics Lessons (iTEAM2). iTEAM2 is a JICA technical cooperation project that aims to strengthen the practical implementation of the […]
From August 24 to September 11, 2026, I participated in a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports in Lao PDR, under the supervision of Deputy Director General Mr. Anoupheng Keovongsa. This internship was part of the 2026 CAMPUS Asia Plus Short-Term Study Program at the National University of Laos (NUOL). Five students […]
I completed a three-week internship at the Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR from August 24 to September 11, 2026. It was a valuable opportunity to gain a practical understanding of the education sector from both institutional and school-level perspectives. Through meetings and briefing sessions with different departments of MoES, as well as […]
