Rie UENO

Research Interest：

• Sociology of Education, Teenage pregnancy, Gender, Comprehensive sexuality education, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Education and Labor market, Education Gap, Adult Learning, Japanese-language education

Education：

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (Expected: March, 2025)
• Master of International Studies, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University (March, 2019)
• Bachelor of Intercultural Studies, Poole Gakuin University, Faculty of Intercultural Studies (March, 2007)

Experiences：

• Part-time teacher at Setsunan University (Apr. 2024- Present)
• Part-time teacher at Kyoto Seizan Collage Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Oct. 2023-Present)
• Part-time teacher at St. Andrew’s University of Education (Oct. 2023- Present)
• Japanese teacher at HAYAMA International Language School (Apr. 2023- Mar. 2024)
• School clerk at Tezukayama Gakuin University (Oct. 2020-Mar. 2023)
• Coordinator staff at HAYAMA International Language School (Oct. 2019- Oct. 2020)
• Assistant staff at authorized NPO ICAN (May. 2019-Aug. 2019)
• English teacher at ECC Co., Ltd. (Jan. 2019-Sep. 2019)
• Purchase and product management at Clay Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan (Jun. 2015-Jun. 2017)
• IP Paralegal at Shinjyu Global IP, Osaka, Japan (Jan. 2013-May. 2015)
• Global Sales and Export management at Meihan Shinku Kogyo Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan (Jan.2008-Dec. 2012)

Academic Associations：

• The Japan Society for International Development (JASID)
• Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)
• Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER)
• Association for Japanese Language Education

Academic Conference Presentation：

• Ueno, R. “The Role of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in the Context of Unwanted Pregnancy among Adolescents in Urban Slums of the Philippines -A Case Study in Tondo District, Manila-” Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA), Hiroshima, November, 2023
• Ueno, R. “Beliefs and Behavior of Mothers Who Have Teenage Daughters on Sexuality Education in Unwanted Pregnancies among Adolescents in Urban Slums in the Philippines -A Case Study in Tondo District, Manila-” Paper presented at the 2022 International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Nagoya University, October, 2023.
• Ueno, R. “Discretion and Dilemmas Regarding Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the Philippines” Research proposal presented at the 2022 International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Kobe University, October, 2022.
• Ueno, R. “Education Opportunities for Mothers Who Experienced Pregnancy in Secondary School in Rural Philippines” Paper presented at the 2019 International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Waseda University, November, 2019.
• Ueno, R. “Pregnancy of Secondary School Students and Their Life Course in Rural Philippines” (in Japanese), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, June, 2019.
• Ueno, R. “Effect of Youths’ Pregnancy on Career Options in the Philippines” Research proposal presented at the 2018 International Education Development Forum (IEDF), Kobe University, November, 2018.

Language/ Skills：

• Japanese (Native), English (Fluent), Chinese (Basic)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar:

I have 11 years of working experience in fields including global sales, export, and IP. I started my research in the Ogawa seminar in April 2018 because it was an old dream for me to be part of this warm family and pursue a career in international cooperation. I learned and experienced a lot of things during my master’s course. Students in Ogawa seminar have different backgrounds and you will be able to get to know friendly students from different cultures.  Furthermore, with Professor Ogawa’s extensive knowledge and international experience, you will have practical learning and flexible, precise advice for your individual goals.

From my experience, I would like to say, “If you want to try, start right now” and “It is never too late to try something new”. Doing what we want to do and making progress toward a goal is a great pleasure of our life. Let’s enjoy working hard!