Research Interest
- Economics of Education, Education Policy, International Education Development
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Kobe University, Japan (March, 2022)
- Master of Economics, GSICS, Kobe University, Japan (March, 2019)
- Bachelor of Arts, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China (July, 2016)
Experience
- Research Fellow, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (April, 2022 – Present)
- Education Consultant, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, (February, 2022 – Present)
- Guest Speaker “Career Seminar on Writing CV and Cover Letter”, University of Dhaka, March, 2021.
- Guest Speaker, International Cooperation Course, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan (June, 2020)
- Researcher, Project on Developing Strategies for Teacher Deployment in Early Childhood Care and Education in ASEAN Countries, UNESCO Bangkok/MEXT/Kobe University (August. 2019 –December 2019)
- Intern, Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank Headquarters. Philippine (September, 2019- October, 2019)
- Education Consultant, International Finance Cooperation (IFC), USA (August,2018 – September, 2018)
- Teaching Assistant, GSICS, Kobe University, Japan (April, 2018 – March,2022)
- Intern, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank Headquarters, USA (February, 2018 – March, 2018)
- Research Assistant, GSICS, Kobe University, Japan (November, 2017- March, 2022)
- Workshop Participant, GSICS, Korea University, Korea (August, 2017)
- Intern, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia (September, 2017)
- Assistant for JICA Training Project, GSICS, Kobe University, Japan (June, 2017- July, 2017)
Publication
- Alam, M. J., Wang, K., & Parvin, M. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 on the Well-Being of Children with Disabilities: Bangladesh. In Teaching and Supporting Students with Disabilities During Times of Crisis (pp. 39-54). Routledge.
- Alam, M. J., Islam, M. M. & Wang, K. (2023). Shifting Paradigm of Japanese Human Capital Development in Aging Population Settings: Lessons for Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Studies Journal of the Faculty of Arts, 74-78 (1-2), 69-85.
- Wang, K., & Ogawa, K. (2022). Household Financing on Secondary Education in Cambodia: An Analysis of Household Over-indebtedness on Public Schooling and Supplementary Tutoring, Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 225(4), 1-23.
Academic Associations
- Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)
- Japanese Society for International Development (JASID)
- Africa Education Research Journal (AERF)
Academic Conference Presentation
- Wang, K. “Home Learning Environment for Early Childhood Development Outcomes in Bangladesh”, International Education Development Forum (IEDF), University of Tsukuba, Nov. 2021.
- Wang, K. “Trajectory of Home Learning Environment over the Preschool-age Period in Bangladesh”, the 32nd Annual Conference of the Japan Society of International Development (JASID), Nov. 2021.
- Wang, K “Home Learning Environment for Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh”, Paper presented at the Japan Comparative Education Society 57th Annual Conference, June, 2021.
- Wang, K “Household Financing on Secondary Education in Cambodia: An Analysis of Household Over-Indebtedness on Public Schooling and Supplementary Tutoring”, Paper presented at the 2020 CAMPUS Asia Graduate Student Paper Competition, Fudan University, December, 2020.
- Wang, K “Home Learning Environment for Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh”, Paper presented at the 60th Japan Society for Studies on Asian Education (JSSAE), July, 2020.
- Wang, K “Household Financing on Secondary Education in Cambodia: An Analysis of Household Over-Indebtedness on Public Schooling and Supplementary Tutoring”, Paper presented at the 2019 JAHSS・JASID Joint International Conference, University of Tokyo, November, 2019.
- Wang, K “An Analysis of Associated Factors with Private Tutoring Decision under Cambodian Secondary Education”, Paper presented at the 2018 International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Kobe. University, September, 2018.
- Wang, K. “An Analysis of Private Tutoring in Cambodian Secondary Education”, Proposal presented in the International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Nagoya University, Japan, November, 2017.
Awards
- Awarded the “Start-up” activity research grant, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Oct. 2022.
- Excellent Poster Presentation Award in the 22nd JASID Spring Conference held at the Bunkyu University in June, 2021.
- “First Prize” awarded at 2020 CAMPUS Asia Graduate Student Paper Competition on Adapting to Complex Risks: East Asian Strategies and Perspectives in December, 2020.
- Outstanding Poster Presentation Award in the JAHSS・JASID Joint International Conference held at the University of Tokyo in November, 2019.
Language/Skills
- Chinese (Native), English (Fluent), Japanese (Fluent)
- STATA, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar
It is truly a great honor for me to be a member of the Ogawa seminar (I call it as family). Professor Ogawa is a person with a firm inner heart and lofty ideals. He is always generously trying to pass his knowledge, faith, vision, and dreams to his students. His rich international experiences, extensive connections, invaluable advice, and strongest support, enabled me to deepen my view, change my mindset, build self-confidence, and figure out myself and my future career goal. Ogawa seminar students are smart-working, warm-hearted, determined, open-minded, independent, and team players. In this atmosphere, I firmly believe that Ogawa seminar is a wonderful platform where to discipline yourself, find out yourself, and achieve your goals. Come to us, and be the best of yourself.
