International Advisory Board

Rie is an education policy expert, providing consultancy to international organizations including UNESCO, ADB, World Bank, and JICA, as well as the Thailand Ministry of Education. Her research is extensive, including teacher development, industrial human resource development, public-private partnership in education, and ICT use for education, in addition to STEM education. Rie has served as an advisor to the president at the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) Thailand for 9 years and as a senior consultant for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) STEM Education Center. A Japanese long-term resident in Thailand, she has conducted several collaborative projects on STEM education with Japanese education agencies including Japan Science and Technology Agency, STEM Education Center at Saitama University, and Tokyo Gakugei University. She has also served as a board member for the NIST international school for 6 years. She loves music and is currently serving as a board member for the Bangkok Music Society.