Don’t miss the lectures by senior management of the World Bank Group!
My name is Hiroshi Naka. I am Professor of the Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo and teach “Operations of the World Bank Group” at GraSPP (Graduate School of Public Policy).
This class consists of 13 lectures, six of which will be taught by senior management of the World Bank Group (WBG). They teach online from Washington DC or Sri Lanka through web (Webex). The six lectures cover development operations in South Asia and Africa, operations of IFC (International Finance Corporations, a private sector arm of the WBG) and MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, a guarantee provider of the WGB), and operational challenges.
These lectures are not limited to the registered students of GraSPP but are open to any students including undergraduate students of U-Tokyo and other universities. Even students of Kyoto University can access to the lectures. The target audience is those who are interested in working for the World Bank or in the development projects in the future.
If you want to listen to a lecture/lectures, please register at the link below for each lecture.
I hope you will be enjoying the lecture(s). Please don’t miss this precious opportunity for you!
All the lectures will be online lectures due to the COVID-19 infections. A Webex invitation will be sent to your email account at least one day before the lecture. You can join in Webex lecture by pressing the link in the invitation. If the link does not work, you can get in Webex by typing the meeting ID and password. Please mute your microphone during the lecture. When Q&A starts and if you have a question, write your name in the chat box. When I designate you, please unmute and put on video, and ask your questions.
Since the planned lecturers are currently so busy to address issues caused by the COVID-19, please notice that a lecture schedule or a lecturer may change suddenly. When that happens I will let you know by email.
※ If you are a GraSPP student and have completed course registration, you don’t need to register these five lectures. All you have to do is just proactively participate in all the lectures and ask your questions.
Lecture 1: 8:30 am – 10:15 am, Friday, May 7
“Operations of the World Bank in South Asia Region”
Lecturer: Hartwig Schafer, Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=562
Lecture 2: 8:30 am – 10:15 am, Friday, May 21
“Operations of IFC”
Lecturer: Karin Finkelston, Vice President, Partnerships, Communication & Outreach, IFC
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=563
Lecture 3: 8:30 am – 10:15 am, Friday, June 11
“Operations of MIGA”
Lecturer: Hiroshi Matano, CEO, MIGA
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=564
Lecture 4： 18:45 – 20:30, Friday, June 18 (Please be advised that the time of this lecture is not the same as other lectures.)
“Operations of the Country Office for Maldives and Sri Lanka”
Lecturer: Chiyo Kanda, Country Manager, Maldives and Sri Lanka, World Bank
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=565
Lecture 5: 8:30 am – 10:15 am, Friday, July 2
“Operations of the World Bank in West and Central Africa Region”
Lecturer: Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, West and Central Africa, World Bank
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=566
Lecture 6： 8:30 am – 10:15 am, Friday, July 9
“The World Bank: Helping Countries Achieve Development Results and Impact in Challenging Environments”
Lecturer: Manuela V. Ferro, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), World Bank
Open the link to register: https://ppforum.jp/?action_entry=true&forum_id=567
When you enroll, please register your name, affiliation, e-mail address and tell via which university (University of Tokyo or Kyoto University) you know about this lecture series in ‘others’ section of the form.
Contact: Hiroshi Naka, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives,
University of Tokyo (hiroshi.naka@ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp