Dr. Keiichi Ogawa is a Professor/Department Chair in the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies at Kobe University, a Governing Board Member of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), an Honorary Professor at Kyrgyz National University/ University of Dhaka, and an Affiliate Professor at The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research interest lies in economics of education, education finance, comparative international education, and public policy in the education sector.
His professional experiences include serving as an Education Economist at the World Bank, Senior Advisor at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Advisor at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Consultant at the Asia Development Bank (ADB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UNICEF and UNESCO, and Advisory Committee Member at the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT). He has also served in various graduate schools, including Columbia University’s Teachers College, George Washington University, Fudan University, Korea University, Seoul National University, National University of Laos, Hiroshima University, Nagoya University, Waseda University, and The University of Tokyo.
He has served as a President of Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (JSAER), Secretary-General/ Board Member of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), and Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES). He has also served as International Advisory Board for Compare (British Association for International & Comparative Education), Lao Journal of Economics and Management and Souphanouvong Academic Journal, as well as Editorial Board Member for Comparative Education (Japan Comparative Education Society), Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Journal of International Cooperation Studies, Africa Education Research Journal, Journal of International Educational Cooperation, and International Journal of Training and Development.
He has received recognition and various awards from governments and academic institutions. He was given the Labor Medal by the Prime Minister of Lao PDR in 2018 and the Evaluation Award by the Prime Minister of Uganda in 2014. He also received shields and certificates of appreciation for his contribution to the development of education from the Ministry of Education in Yemen (2005 and 2009), Lao PDR (2011, 2018, and 2023), Malaysia (2016), and Saudi Arabia (2017). Also, he received the Early Career Award from Teachers College, Columbia University (2009); the President Award from Kobe University (2010); and the Professional Achievement Award from Hawaii Pacific University (2011).
He has worked on development assistance activities in over 30 countries and has authored or co-edited eight books and over 100 journal articles/book chapters. Many of them are issues related to educational development and cooperation in international settings. He holds his Ph.D. in Comparative International Education and Economics of Education from Columbia University.
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0089-6471
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| AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION | |
| Economics of Education, Education Finance, Education Policy Analysis, Comparative International Education | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences/Teachers College, New York, USA – Ph.D. Comparative International Education/Economics of Education, May 1999 – M.Phil. Comparative International Education/Economics of Education, May 1997 – M.A. Economics of Education, May 1997 – Ed.M. Comparative International Education/Economics of Education, May 1995 University of San Francisco, School of Education, California, USA – M.A.International Multicultural Education, August 1993 Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, USA – B.A.Teaching English as a Second Language, December 1991 |
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| MAIN EMPLOYMENT | |
| – 10/2007 – Pres. | Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Japan (7/2013-3/2018: Professor, Centre for Asian Studies; Professor, Office of the Americas) (4/2011-Pres.: Department Chair, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies) |
| – 01/2004 – 09/2007 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, Japan |
| – 02/1999 – 12/2003 | Education Economist, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA |
| – 08/1998 – 01/1999 | Consultant, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA |
| – 05/1996 – 08/1996 | Summer Intern, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA |
| OTHER EXPERIENCES | |
| – 10/2023 – Pres. | Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Management (FEBM), National University of Laos, Lao PDR |
| – 06/2023 – Pres. | Honorary Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| – 03/2023 – Pres. | Advisor, Cambodia Resource Development Center (CRDC), Cambodia |
| – 02/2023 – Pres. | Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia |
| – 10/2022 – Pres. | Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| – 04/2021 – Pres. | Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan |
| – 01/2021 – Pres. | Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| – 04/2020 – Pres. | Affiliate Professor, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA |
| – 04/2020 – 03/2023 | Adjunct Lecturer, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan |
| – 04/2018 | Guest Professor (Special Lecturer), Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| – 09/2017 | Doctoral Dissertation Review Committee Member, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| – 03/2017 | Honorary Professor, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic |
| – 12/2016 – Pres. | Governing Board Member, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France |
| – 04/2014 – 03/2020 | Advisory/ Evaluation Committee Member, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan |
| – 10/2009 – 03/2010 | Visiting Research Fellow, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan |
| – 07/2009 – Pres. | Adjunct Professor/ Affiliate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA |
| – 10/2007 – 03/2008 | Visiting Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| – 10/2006 – Pres. | Adviser, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR |
| – 01/2006 | Visiting Lecturer, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Japan |
| – 04/2005 – 03/2009 | Special Research Fellow, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan |
| – 04/2005 – 03/2009 | Visiting Research Fellow, Center for International Cooperation Research on Education (CICE), Hiroshima University, Japan |
| – 02/2004 – 03/2006 | Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| – 05/1995 – 08/1997 | Associate, Department of East Asia Language and Culture, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| AWARDS/HONORS/APPRECIATOINS | |
| – 04/2023 | Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, Lao PDR |
| – 04/2023 | Certificate of Appreciation, National University of Laos, Lao PDR |
| – 03/2023 | Certificate of Appreciation, Souphanouvong University, Lao PDR |
| – 03/2023 | Certificate of Appreciation, Savannakhet University, Lao PDR |
| – 03/2023 | Certificate of Appreciation, Champasack University, Lao PDR |
| – 01/2023 | Shield of Appreciation, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| – 03/2022 | Certificate of Appreciation, Airlangga University, Indonesia |
| – 10/2019 | Certificate of Appreciation, Savannakhet University, Lao PDR |
| – 09/2018 | Prime Minister’s Medal (Cross of Labour), Lao PDR |
| – 03/2018 | Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR |
| – 11/2017 | Shield of Apprecitation, Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia |
| – 03/2017 | Academic Title of Honorary Professor, Kyrgyz National University |
| – 07/2016 | Shield of Appreciation, Ministry of Education, Malaysia |
| – 05/2014 | Evaluation Award, Office of Prime Minister, Uganda |
| – 11/2011 | Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR |
| – 04/2011 | Professional Achievement Award, Hawaii Pacific University |
| – 10/2010 | President Award, Kobe University |
| – 04/2009 | Early Career Award, Teachers College Columbia University |
| – 03/2009 | Shield of Appreciation, Ministry of Education, Yemen |
| – 05/2006 | Shield of Appreciation, Ministry of Education, Yemen |
| – 05/2006 | Shield of Appreciation, Taiz Provincial Ministry of Education, Yemen |
| – 02/2003 | Spot Award (recognition of outstanding performance), World Bank |
| – 09/1997 – 05/1998 | The Dissertation Grant, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| – 09/1996 – 05/1998 | The Donald G. Tewksburg Memorial Fund Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| – 03/1997 | Pre-Conference Doctoral Workshop Stipend and Travel Grant, Comparative International Education Society |
| – 11/1994 | Kappa Delta Pi, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| – 08/1993 | Phi Delta Kappa, School of Education, University of San Francisco |
| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / JOURNAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEES | |
| – 01/2022 – Pres. | Journal of Japanese Studies (Editorial Board) |
| – 04/2020 – Pres. | International Journal of Training and Development (Editorial Board) |
| – 04/2018 – Pres. | The International Academic Forum: IAFOR (International Academic Advisory Board) |
| – 12/2017 – Pres. | Compare (Journal of British Association for Comparative & International Education) (International Advisory Board) |
| – 11/2013 – 10/2015 | Journal of Economic and Business Administration (Editorial Board) |
| – 01/2011 – Pres. | Lao Journal of Economic and Management (Advisory Editorial Board) |
| – 03/2011 – Pres. | Journal of International Cooperation Studies (Editorial Board) |
| – 04/2010 – Pres. | Japan Society for Africa Educational Research (Board Member, 04/2010 – 03/2020; 04/2023-Pres.), President (04/2023-Pres.) |
| – 06/2006 – Pres. | Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) Board Member (6/2008-6/2017), Secretary General (The 46th Annual Meeting), Editorial Board (6/2014-6/2017) |
| – 03/2005 – Pres. | Japan Society for International Development (JASID) (Secretary General of the Society, 11/2014 – 10/2017; Board Member, 11/2014-Present; Chair of Kansai Research Branch (11/2006 – 11/2014; 11/2017-Pres.); Secretary General of the 20th & 24th Annual Meetings (Conference) |
| – 06/1995 – Pres. | American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
| – 02/1995 – Pres. | Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education) |
| – 03/1994 – Pres. | Comparative International Education Society (CIES) |
| – 08/1993 – Pres. | Phi Delta Kappa (International Professional Education Fraternity) |
