Organization/Members

Kazuo Kuroda

Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Professor
Comparative Education, Ph.D.
Secretary-general
Social Integration and Networking

Homepage
http://www.waseda.jp/gsaps/faculty/kuroda/index_e.html
Research Career Database
https://www.wnp7.waseda.jp/Rdb/app/ip/ipi0211.html?lang_kbn=1&kensaku_no=1720
CV
KURODA, Kazuo (Ph. D) is Professor of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University. He graduated from Waseda University (B.A.), Stanford University (M.A.) and Cornell University (Ph.D.). He was Researcher of the Overseas Development Council in Washington, D.C., Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Center for the Study of International Cooperation in Education at Hiroshima University, and Visiting Fellow at UNESCO's International Institute of Educational Planning. After this, he is Currently Professor at Waseda University and Visiting Professor of Institute of Developing Economies Advance School. He actively involved in Japanese educational cooperation as members of committees and taskforces of MOFA, MEXT, and JICA. Specialization: research methodology in educational development study, policy evaluation. He is board members of Japan Society for International Development and Japan Comparative Education Society. He is also editorial board members of several academic journals including International Journal of Educational Development, Peabody Journal of Education, Comparative Education (JCES) and Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Author and editor of books and articles including Education and International Development: Theory and Practice, and Education and Development. His publications in English include the following: "Strategies for Promoting Virtual Higher Education-General Considerations on Africa and Asia" Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education Developing Countries - Old and Emergent Issues of Access, Pedagogy, and Knowledge Production, Brill, Leiden (2004: co-authored), "Educational Development" New Approaches to Development and Changing Sector Issues, FASID (2005: co-authored); "UNESCO's Role in Global Educational Development", Comparative Education Review, 51, Issue 2 (2007: co-authored);
cv_KURODA_Kazuo.pdf

Achievements (since 2006 till 2012)

[ Paper ]
  1. Kuroda Kazuo, Yuki Takako and Kyuwon Kang, “Cross-Border Higher Education for Regional Integration: Analysis of the JICA-RI Survey on Leading Universities in East Asia”, JICA-RI Working Paper, No. 26, 2010
  2. Smith, Peter, Mary Joy Pigozzi, katarina Tomasevski, Harbans S. Bhola, Kazuo Kuroda, and Karen Mundy, "UNESCO's Role in Global Educational Development", Comparative Education Review, 51, Issue 2, 2007, 229-245
[ Book ]
  1. Kazuo Kuroda and David Passarelli, "Modeling Transnational Education Directions in Asia", The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, International Strategic Information Service, 2009, pp. 3-50
  2. Kazuo Kuroda, "Japanese Viewpoint on Higher Education Cooperation in ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific", Raising Awareness: Exploring the Ideas of Creating Higher Education Common Space in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization/ Regional Institute for Higher Education and Development, 2009, pp. 154-164
  3. Kazuo Kuroda, “International and Japanese trends of Educational Cooperation since 1990 – Their Development and Prospects”　, Development of Asia through Educational Cooperation, Korean Educational Development Institute, 2008, pp. 244-266

Presentations at international conferences (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Guest lecture, Kazuo Kuroda, 2011/04, “Quality Assurance of International Programs and Asian Regional Framework”, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Provosts Forum (National University of Singapore)
  2. Guest lecture, Kazuo Kuroda, Yuki Takako and Kyuwon Kang, 2011/02, “Leading university survey: the results and policy implications (300 leading university survey results)”, The Workshop on Analysis of Cross-Border Higher Education for Regional Integration and Labor Market in East Asia organized by JICA Research Institute and SEAMEO-RIHED (Bangkok)
  3. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2011/02, “Reforming International Cooperation in Education -Integrated Approaches for Peace, Human Right and Development”, Asia-Pacific Forum on Educational Cooperation: Synergies and Linkages of EFA, ESD and ASPnet for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific　（ユネスコアジア文化センター、文部科学省）
  4. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2011/02, “Empirical Analysis of Regional and Interregional Cooperation of Universities in East Asia”　, International Symposium on Regional and Interregional Cooperation of Universities (東京大学、文部科学省、日本高等教育学会、日本教育社会学会)
  5. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2010/12, “Evaluating and Creating Japanese Educational Cooperation Policy - An Integrated Approach for Human Security”, United States and Japan Institute Seminar （日本学術振興会ワシントン事務所）
  6. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2010/07, “Asianization of Asia in Higher Education - A Japanese Perspective”, International Forum on Education　Tokyo Senior Seminar organized by East West Center
  7. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2010/07, “Regional Collaboration in Higher Education across Asia”, Symposium on Regional Cooperation and Cross Border Collaboration in Higher Education organized by Asian Development Bank, Manila
  8. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda and Jun Kawaguchi, 2010/06, “Development Studies and Comparative Education: Contrasting characteristics among articles on education in developing countries appeared in various academic journals”, World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (Istanbul)
  9. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, Yuki Takako and Kyuwon Kang, 2010/06, “Political and Economic Implications of Cross-Border Higher Education in the Context of Asian Regional Integration”, World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (Istanbul)
  10. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, Yuki Takako and Kyuwon Kang, 2010/03, “Cross-border Higher Education in East Asia; Empirical Analysis of Asian Leading Universities and International Collaborative Degree Programs”, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (Chicago)
  11. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2010/02, “Japanese Development Cooperation for HRD in Developing Countries”, IDEAS 20th Anniversary Workshop on the New Trend in Development and Human Resource Development – Nurturing Development Experts for the Next Decade-
  12. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/12, "Possibilities and Challenges in Constructing a New Regional Collaborative Educational Framework in Asia", Beijing Forum 2009 organized by Peking University
  13. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/10, "Japanese Policy Developments on Higher Education Cooperation in Asia and Curriculum Development", International Forum "Curriculum Leadership and Development in Higher Education: Best Practices from Japan, Cambodia, Lap PDR and Vietnam" organized by SEAMED RETRAC
  14. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda and David Passarelli, 2009/09, "Transnational Education in the Context of Asian Regional Integration", 10th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development
  15. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda and Supachai Yavaprabhas, 2009/09, "Aseanizaiton and Asianization of Higher Education", Global Higher Education Forum 2009 "Global Higher Education: Current Trends, Future Perspectives" organized by the Government of Malaysia
  16. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda and David Passarelli, 2009/09, “Transnational Education in the Context of Asian Regional Integration”, 10th UKFIET Oxford International Conference on Education and Development
  17. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/08, "Branding Asian University for Global Higher Education", SEAMED RETRAC 12th Governing Board Meeting and International Conference
  18. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/07, "Searching for a New Regional Governance Framework of International Higher Education in Asia", International Conference on Higher Education Research and Development organized by Dhrakij Pundit University, Commission on Higher Education (Thailand), Office of Education Council (Thailand), SEAMED RIHED and Thai POD Network
  19. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/06, "Analysis of Cross-border Higher Education for Regional Integration and Labor Market in East Asia", International Workshop organized by JICA Research Institute, SEAMED-RIHED and AsiaSEED
  20. Keynote speech, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/05, "The Relationship between the University and Government in Global Human Resource Development", Universitas 21 Symposium organized by Korea University
  21. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2009/03, “Searching for new Asian regional frameworks in higher education – issues and prospects”, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (Charleston)
  22. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2008/10, “Integrating Asia through International Higher Education - Concepts and Prospects”, 3rd Worldwide Forum for Comparative Education (Beijing Normal University)
  23. Guest lecture, Kazuo Kuroda, 2008/09, “Perspectives of International Education”, 　jfUNU/UNU Junior Fellows Symposium 2008, Panel Discussion on “Issues of Peace and Development in Asia” 2008.9
  24. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2008/05, “International Cooperation and Waseda University: Recent Development and Future Prospects”, UNIVERSITAS 21 Workshop on MDGs (University College Dublin)
  25. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2008/03, “Evaluating Japanese Educational Cooperation: Implications for international policy discussions in 2008”, Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference (New York)　
  26. Oral presentation, Kazuo Kuroda, 2008/03, “Trends of International Higher Education in Asia - What can we achieve through transnational education within Asia?”, Asia Pacific Association for International Education Annual Conference

Past research grants (since 2006 till 2012)

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