Sophia Online Summer Program 2020 (Sophia OSP 2020), held from 8 to 11 September 2020, was operated by Sophia Global Education and Discovery Co., Ltd. (Sophia GED) and Sophia University …
Hi everyone~ We are now having Sophia Online Summer Program 2020 “Learning with Southeast Asia: Creating Together Resilient and Sustainable Future Society” from 8 September to 11 September. This program …
Sophia GED would like to thank all participants who joined the online “Seminar on SDGs Project Research” for junior/senior high school students and teachers on 25 April 2020. Topics from …
Sophia Global Education and Discovery Co., Ltd. is Sophia University’s first overseas company in Bangkok, Thailand. The company acts as a connecting hub for Japan and the ASEAN region in term of education and research. We cooperate with many educational institutions, private companies, government sector and international organization to deliver high quality study programs. In addition, we also support exchange study program, internship program and higher education networking. Through education and training programs, the company aims to promote students mobility, develop human resources with high social awareness for our sustainable future.
We plan and implement global education and training programs including fieldwork mainly in Japan and Southeast Asia.
We plan and offer online exchange programs. Participants will be able to receive online lectures and experience exchanges and discussions with new friends from Japan, Southeast Asia etc.
We provide information to students, extend support during studying abroad. We also support public relations and recruitment activities on the university side.
We provide information about internship program in Japanese companies for ASEAN students as well as internship program in ASEAN region for Japanese students.. We also support public relations and recruitment activities on the university side.
We promote the expansion and the improvements of higher education networks by facilitating partnership agreements and collaborations among universities and between universities and institutions.
Dr. Yasushi HirosatoManaging DirectorProfessor, Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University
Ph.D., International education development and international cooperation, University of Pittsburgh
Work Experiences: Professor at Nagoya University, Special Commissionor at World Bank and Chief Education Specialist at Asian Development Bank
Erika AtarashiProgramme DirectorPursuing Ph.D, University of Tokyo
M.A. in Education, University of Tokyo
Work Experiences: working at a weather information company, engaging in the practice and learning of domestic and overseas education, The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), joining overseas cooperation volunteers program in Malawi, Africa (Maths and Science education)
Mintra YonarnanProgramme DirectorM.A. International Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Speaking Thai, English and Korean
Passing Thailand National Civil service examination
a contestant of Thai Cooking Gameshow “Master Chef Thailand”
Pimploy BuppawongProgramme CoordinatorB.A. Intercultural Studies and Languages, Mahidol University International College
Speaking Thai, English and Japanese
Study Abroad Experiences
( Japanese language summer program, Osaka University,
Student Exchange Program, USA)
Norrawat NernhardProgramme CoordinatorB.A. in Liberal Arts, Major Japanese, Thammasat University
Working at SophiaGED since University
Speaking Thai, English and Japanese
Interested in Eastern philosophy, religion and literature
