Kobe University’s Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies will co-host a hybrid symposium “Exploring the Global Reform Scripts of Development Partners: Comparative Retrospective Analyses” in collaboration with KIX EMAP Hub, Teachers College, olumbia University, and the UNESCO chair at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

◇Date and time：May 9, 2024 (Thu) 10:00~12:00 (JST, UTC: +9:00）

◇Onsite Venue：
Main Conference Room, 1st Floor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS, Building V), Rokkodai 1st Campus, Kobe University

◇Online Registration
Please register from the link below;
https://norrag.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlc-GhqjgqHNGDjRx3KKJVoFF4DWlpnkxK

◇Language: English (Simultaneous translation into Arabic, Russian, and Khmer will be provided.)

◇Program
Welcome and Introduction:
Dr. Keiichi Ogawa, Professor/ Department Chair, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
Dr. Arushi Terway, NORRAG and KIX EMAP, Canberra, Australia

Keynote Presentations:
“The World Education Reform Database: Overview and first findings”
Dr. Rie Kijima, Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Patricia Bromley, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University

“The global reform packages in education: Variations and changes over time”
Dr. Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, and UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education Policy, Geneva Graduate Institute

Open Discussion (Facilitator: Dr. Arushi Terway)

Panel Discussion (Facilitator: Dr. Keiichi Ogawa)
Discussants:
Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University
Dr. Kazuo Kuroda, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, and Vice-President CIES (Comparative and International Education Society)
Dr. Sam Sideth Dy, Deputy Director-General for Education, Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Dr. Hamoud Al-Seyani, Advisor to Education Minister, Yemeni Ministry of Education
Dr. Harry Patrinos, Senior Adviser, World Bank

Open Discussion (Facilitator: Dr. Keiichi Ogawa)

◇Further Details：
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ognh708BkGgf9q07EkLqpBhsYhwCj8A5/view?usp=sharing

Contact:

Dr. Keiichi Ogawa
Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
Email: ogawa35[at]kobe-u.ac.jp (replace with @)