Past Seminars (2026)

2026.8.20　

The Ethnographic Turn in Translation Studies

Speaker:
Dr. Ovidi Carbonell i Cortés (Professor, University of Salamanca)

2026.7.28　

Testing the Line: The Teaching Profession Meets Algorithmic Management

Speaker:
Dr. Pieter Vanden Broeck (Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

2026.7.23　

Higher Education Policy, Planning and Implementation in Lao PDR

Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Kaisone Phengsopha (Director-General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR)

2026.7.16　

Working in International Development

Speaker:
Dr. Najung Kim (Research Professor, Korea University)

2026.7.15　

The Emergence of the Lancang Mekong Cooperation and its Impacts on the Mekong River Basin

Speaker:
Dr. Seungho Lee（ Int'l Development (Water Policy) Dean, Graduate School of Int'l Studies & College of Int'l Studies, Korea University）

2026.7.14　

Securing the first permanent academic position in the UK: a neuroscientist’s perspective

Speaker:
Dr. Han Wang (Lecturer, University of Roehampton)

2026.7.9　

Career Seminar at The World Bank

Speaker:
Dr. Shiro Nakata (Senior Economist, Global Education Practice, World Bank)

2026.7.7　

Internationalization of Lao Higher Education: Focused on the Strategic Plan and Operation of the National University of Laos

Speaker:
Dr. Vadsana Chanthanasinh (Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business Management, National University of Laos)

2026.6.22　

Does English Proficiency matter for growth in non-native English Speaking LDCs?

Speaker:
Dr. Phouphet Kyophilavong (Vice President, National University of Laos)

2026.6.11　

Human Security and Mobility in the South Pacific: Past, Present, and Future

Speaker:
Dr. Raelyn Lolohea Esau (Dean, Faculty of Business and Public Administration, Tonga National University)

2026.5.27　

Understanding the World Bank in the Global Architecture

Speaker:
Dr. Eduardo Miguel Velez Bustillo (Consultant at the World Bank Headquarters)

2026.5.21　

Corporate Strategy of Japanese Multinational Firms: Headquarters–Subsidiary Knowledge Transfer Dynamics in Indonesia

Speaker:
Dr. Rangga Almahendra ST MM (Associate Professor, Gadjah Mada University)

2026.5.20　

Grant Writing

Speaker:
Dr. Nathan M. Murata (Professor and Dean, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

2026.5.18　

Disaster Reduction, from Humanitarian Assistance to Sustainable Development - Sharing the Japanese Experience -

Speaker:
Dr. Satoru Nishikawa (JICA Senior Adviser for Disaster Reduction Strategy / Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University)

2026.5.8　

Disaster Resilience: Its conceptual evolution and its policy implications for DRR

Speaker:
Dr. Shingo Nagamatsu, Professor (Faculty of Societal Safety Science, Kansai University/Director, Research Division for Social Resilience, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED))

2026.2.24　

Gratitude: A Political Perspective

Speaker:
Dr. Diego Lazzarich (Professor, University of Naples “L’Orientale”)

2026.2.18　

Cultural Studies in/from the Mediterranean

Speaker:
Dr. Marta Cariello (Associate Professor, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”)