Kaori UCHIYAMA

Research Interest：

Education Finance, Early Childhood Care and Education, Literacy, Africa

Researchmap: https://researchmap.jp/everyday1739
ORCID: Kaori Uchiyama (0009-0002-5419-5459) – ORCID

Education：

Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Expected: Mar 2026)
Master of Economics, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (March, 2023)
Master of Arts in International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University (June, 2022)
Bachelor of Arts in International Politics & Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University (March, 2019)

Experiences：

Economic Researcher/Advisor, the Embassy of Japan in Rwanda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Dec 2023-present)
Teaching Assistant, UN and SGDs (Professor Keiichi Ogawa), Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Nov 2023)
Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics (Professor Masahiro Kodama), Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Apr 2023 – Jul 2023)
Teaching Assistant, Comparative Educational Development Theory (Professor Masahiro Chikada), Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Apr 2023 – Jul 2023)
Teaching Assistant, Educational Cooperation Seminar (Professor Masahiro Chikada), Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Apr 2023 – Jul 2023)
Guest Speaker, Career Seminar by Campus Asia Office, Kobe University (April, 2022)
Consultant UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok (Apr 2023- May 2023)
Research Assistant, Graduate School of International Studies, Kobe University (Mar 2023-Present)
Internship at UNESCO Asia and the Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Thailand (June. 2022 –Dec 2022)
Internship at Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda, (February, 2022)
Organizing Committee member for The 19th International Education Development Forum 2022 （Jan 2022-Oct 2022）
Working at Mizuho Bank, Japan, (April, 2019-Decmber, 2020)

Publications/Thesis：

Publications

Thesis

Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of the Association among Household Environments, Preschool Environments, and School Readiness in Ghana”, Master Thesis, Kobe University, March 2023
Uchiyama. K, (2022). Effects of Early Childhood Care Education on Literacy Skill Development in Ugandan Primary Schools. Master Thesis. Korea University.

Academic Associations：

Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)
Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER)
Japan Society for International Development (JASID)

Academic Conference Presentation：

Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of the Association among Household Environments, Preschool Environments, and School Readiness in Ghana” 13th Biennial Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA), Japan. November, 2023.
Uchiyama, K. “Influence of Household Wealth and Parental Practice on Early-Grade Student’s Outcomes in Indonesian Primary Schools” 7th International Conference for Economics & Business (ICEB), Indonesia. October, 2023.
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Changes in Household Expenditure on Education in Rwanda” The 32nd Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference, Japan. September, 2023.
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Short-term and Mid-term Association between Early Childhood Education and Academic Achievement in Uganda”. The 34th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference, Japan (Poster). June, 2023
Uchiyama, K. “An Analysis of the Relationship among Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood Development in Ghana” The 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference, Japan. April, 2023.
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Early Childhood Development on Academic Achievement in Ugandan Primary Schools”. The 24th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference, Japan (Poster). December, 2022
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Quality of Preschools on School Readiness in Ghana”. International Education Development Forum 2022, Japan (online). October, 2022
Uchiyama, K. “An Analysis of the Relationship among Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood Development in Ghana”. The 31st Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference, Japan. April, 2023.
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Early Childhood Development on Academic Achievement in Ugandan Primary Schools”. The 24th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference, Japan (poster). December, 2022
Uchiyama, K. “Analysis of Quality of Preschools on School Readiness in Ghana”. International Education Development Forum 2021, Japan (online). October, 2022.
Uchiyama, K. “The Effects of Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE) on Literacy Development in Uganda”. The 58th Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) Annual Conference, Japan (online). June, 2022
Uchiyama, K. “Effects of ECE on Literacy Development: A case of Uganda”. The 23rd Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Spring Conference, Japan (online). June, 2022
Uchiyama, K. “The Effects of ECCE on Literacy Skills Development in Uganda” The 29th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER) Conference, Japan (online). April, 2022.
Uchiyama, K. “Effects of Local Government Educational Budget Allocation on Repetition in Primary School: A Case of Uganda”. International Hybrid Conference on Post-COVID Japan, Bangladesh (online). March, 2022.
Uchiyama, K. “A Role of Education in Financial Inclusion “. International Education Development Forum 2021, Japan (online). November, 2021.

Language/ Skills：

English (Fluent), Korean (Intermediate), Japanese (Native)
STATA, R, Eviews, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Scholarship/ Awards：

Repayment Exemption for Students with Excellent Grades, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Type I (interest-free) scholarship. (June, 2023)
Kobe University Doctoral Student Fellow (Apr 2023-Present)
Outstanding Research Presentation Award, the 31th Japan Society for Africa Educational Research Conference (Apr 2023)

Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar:

My name is Kaori Uchiyama. When I entered Kobe University, I had an interest in finance, and I did not have academic knowledge about educational development. However, since I started studying educational development and education finance, I noticed education is one of the best tools to alleviate poverty and provides a high and equal chance of future success for everyone. I decided to join the Ogawa seminar as a sub-seminar and learn more about educational development. With the great support of Professor Ogawa and Ogawa seminar’s colleagues, I could have chances to conduct internships and present my research at academic conferences. I am getting closer to my dream of working at international organizations and contributing to developing countries by joining this seminar. If you want to open your door for the future, let’s join us!