International Education Development Program is pleased to announce the following scheduled dissertation defenses.
Note: Please email each committee chief in advance if you would like to join.

Speaker: YOGA DWI WINDY KUSUMA NINGTYAS
Dissertation Title: Designing a Differentiated-Open Approach for Mathematics Classroom in Indonesia
Date & Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026, 18：00－19：30
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room
Committee Chair: Professor BABA Takuya（takuba@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: LAY VICHARA
Dissertation Title: Determinants of Student Achievement and Achievement Growth in Cambodian Public Secondary Schools: A Multilevel Panel Study
Date & Time: Monday, July 27, 2026, 10：00－11：30
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room
Committee Chair: Associate Professor TANIGUCHI Kyoko（tanikyo@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: ABE Yoshitaka 
Dissertation Title: 開発途上国における認知診断モデルを活用した算数アセスメントに関する基礎的研究：ザンビア共和国を事例として
Date & Time: Monday, July 27, 2026, 14：30－16：00
Venue: IDEC Small Conference Room
Committee Chair: Professor BABA Takuya（takuba@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: UN SREYNET
Dissertation Title: Digital Citizenship Education in Cambodian Upper Secondary Schools: A Mixed Methods Study of Policy Alignment and Predictive Factors
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 13：00－14：30
Venue: IDEC 203 Lecture Room
Committee Chair: Professor NAKAYA Ayami（anakaya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: BARIGYE DOREEN
Dissertation Title: Career Guidance and Practices in Technical Vocational Education and Training in Uganda
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 14：30－16：00
Venue: IDEC Small Conference Room
Committee Chair: Professor MAKI Takayoshi (maki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp) 

Speaker: SENG SOVATH
Dissertation Title: A Cross-Case Study on Principal Leadership Development in Cambodian Secondary Schools
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 13：00－14：30
Venue: Seminar Room A, 3rd Floor, East Library
Committee Chair: Professor MAKI Takayoshi（maki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: SENGSOULINTHA KHAMPHENG
Dissertation Title: Teacher Educators’ Professional Roles and Challenges in Laos: Case of Teacher Training Colleges
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 15：00－16：30
Venue: Seminar Room A, 3rd Floor, East Library
Committee Chair: Professor MAKI Takayoshi（maki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）

Speaker: KHEK SAMNANG
Dissertation Title: A Study on the Development of Teaching and Learning Materials to Overcome Students' Misconception by Integrating Multiple Representation Skills for Magnetic Fields and Forces in Cambodia
Date & Time: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 10：30－12：00
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room
Committee Chair: Professor SHIMIZU Kinya (kinyas@hiroshima-u.ac.jp)

Speaker: VERRA WULANDARY
Dissertation Title: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities in Implementing Project-Based Learning Based on the STEM Approach in Inclusive Primary Schools in Indonesia
Date & Time: Thursday, July 30, 2026, 18：00－19：30
Venue: Faculty of Education, Room B105
Committee Chair: Professor KAWAI Norimune（nkawai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp）