Prof. Keiko IKEDA

Professor, Division of International Affairs, KU-COIL Coordinator,
Kansai University, Japan

Biography:

Professor Keiko Ikeda is the Vice-Director of Institute for Innovative Global Education (IIGE) at Kansai University, a well-established private university in Osaka, Japan. She has taken the role as the principal project manager for the Inter-University Exchange Project supporting exchange with U.S. universities using COIL-style education (Collaborative Online International Learning) funded by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), which helps to develop global career mindset. Currently she is a few MEXT funded initiatives, namely, JIGE (Japan hub for Innovative Global Education) 2023-2028 and OSIP(Osaka Social Impact Project) 2024-2030.