Experts
Program Officer
Atsushi Tsujimoto
Affiliation
Asia and Middle East Unit
Strategic Dialogue and Exchange Program
Expertise/Areas of interest
Education Development/Project Management
Languages
Japanese/English
Academic/Professional Background
Born in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, and holds a Master’s degree in Education from the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation at Hiroshima University.
After serving as a JICA Associate Expert, a Project Formulation Advisor at the JICA Rwanda Office, a Project Expert at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, a Program Officer at JICA’s Human Development Department, a Researcher at Kyoto University, a Research Officer at the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, and a Project Expert at Vietnam-Japan University, he assumed his current position in May 2025.
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2005 |
Teacher (Sciecence and Mathematics), Kaonga Basic School (Zambia), Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers |
| 2008 | Technical Support Staff (Education) assigned JICA Human Development Department, IC Net Limited |
| 2009 | Associate Expert, JICA Human Development Department |
| 2010 | Project Formulation Advisor (Human Resource Development), JICA Rwanda Office |
| 2012 | JICA Expert (Project Coordinator / Cooperation Planning), Project for Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) |
| 2014 | Program Officer, JICA Human Development Department |
| 2017 | Researcher, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University |
| 2018 | Research Officer, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development |
| 2022 | JICA Expert (Sub-chief Advisor), Vietnam Japan University |
| 2025 | Program Officer, Sasakawa Peace Foundation |
Projects
- Asian Statespersons' Forum (ASF)
- Developing the Next Generation of Human Resources for Peace in Asia
- Multilayered Dialogue with Northeast India
- Asia Inclusive and Innovative Leadership Program
Papers
| Paper | Date of Paper |
|---|---|
| Tsujimoto. A. (2012) "A Study of the Cultural Situation of Pupils in Upper Vasic School in Zambia", The Journal of Research and Practice of International Cooperation in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Vol.2 No,1, 57-67 | 2012 |
Publications
| Publication | Publishing company | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|
| Tsujimoto, A., Kaneko, S., Yshino, K. (2024) Japanese Cooperation in TVET Teacher Training: The Malaysian CIAST. In: Mori, J., Ohno, I. (eds) Translative Adaptation of Foreign Skills Formation Models: Cases of Japanese Development Cooperation in Southeast Asia. JICA Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development. Tokyo, ISBN: 978-4-86357-109-9 | JICA Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development | 2024 |
Kayashima, N., Umemiya, N., Tsujimoto, A. (2024) Diverse Impacts of University Faculty Study Abroad on Higher Education Development in Southeast Asia. In: Kayashima, N., Sugimura, M., Kuroda, K., Kitamura, Y. (eds) Impacts of Study Abroad on Higher Education Development. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Singapore. |
Springer, Singapore | 2024 |
| Shimazu, Y., Tsujimoto, A., & Yamada, S. (2023) Japan’s Government-Led and Private-Sector-Led Cooperation for Industrial Human Resource Development in Developing Countries: Changing Patterns of JICA’s and AOTS’s Projects. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.112514 | IntechOpen | 2023 |
Yamada, S., Tsujimoto, A., Shimazu, Y. (2022) Japan’s Governmental Assistance in TVET for Industrial Human Resource Development: Changing Patterns of JICA’s Project-Based Cooperation. In: Kayashima, N., Kuroda, K., Kitamura, Y. (eds) Japan’s International Cooperation in Education. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 63. Springer, Singapore. |
Springer, Singapore | 2022 |
Shimazu, Y., Tsujimoto, A., Yamada, S. (2022) Private Sector-Led Cooperation in Industrial Human Resource Development: The Case of the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS). In: Kayashima, N., Kuroda, K., Kitamura, Y. (eds) Japan’s International Cooperation in Education. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 63. Springer, Singapore. |
Springer, Singapore | 2022 |
Reports
| Report | Date of Report |
|---|---|
| Tsujimoto, A. (2022) “Education Development and Human Security”, JICA Ogata Research Institute Report, Human Security Today. No. 1, pp. 145-146 JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development | 2022 |
Lecture
- “Empirical Research on Impacts of Study Abroad in Developing Countries - based on Study Abroad Experiences of Academic Professionals of Major Universities in ASEAN”, the World Education Research Association (WERA) 2019 Focal Meeting, August 8, 2019
- "Empirical Research on Impacts of Study Abroad in Developing Countries - based on Study Abroad Experiences of Academic Professionals of Major Universities in ASEAN", Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) 2019, April 19, 2019
As of September 25, 2025