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Update on December 13, 2010

Result of TIEC International Symposium 2010
Globalization in East Asia and the Future of University Education to Japanese page

  1. Title of the Symposium
    “Globalization in East Asia and the Future of University Education”
  2. Aims
    In an increasingly globalized world, university education has embarked on an era of qualitative change. Universities today must explore exchanges across national borders, not only among faculty members but at every level, from sending students abroad to offering double degree programs with overseas partners and teaching courses in a variety of languages.
    Universities earlier pursued internationalization in the form of encouraging their students and researchers to go abroad by expanding and improving language teaching and foreign study programs. More recently, as outbound globalization has gained momentum, they have made it their educational goal to develop global leaders with an international perspective, on the one hand by attracting foreign scholars who will share their work with students on domestic campuses, and on the other by sending more of their own students to meet and measure themselves against their peers abroad, both inside and outside the classroom.
    Against this background, the Symposium will examine how future exchanges in university teaching and research should be promoted. Focusing on East Asia as a region at the forefront of globalization, researchers actively engaged in exchange projects of this type in Japanese, U.S., Chinese, Korean, and other universities will come together to report on the current state of progress and results achieved, and to envision the future of university education and research.
  3. Sponsors etc.
    1)Sponsors: Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), Musashi University
    2)Supporters: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
    3)Cooperators: Temple University Japan Campus
  4. Date
    Saturday, November 27, 2010, starting at 1pm (gate open 12:30pm)
  5. Venue
    International Conference Hall, Plaza Heisei, Tokyo International Exchange Center
    Address: Tokyo Academic Park, 2-2-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo Japan
    Access:
    3 minutes walk from "Fune-no-Kagakukan"station on "Yurikamome" line
    15 minutes walk from "Tokyo Teleport" station on "Rinkai" line
    Access map
  6. Audience
    University teachers and administrators, members of the business community, current and former international students, government officials
  7. Admission and Application
    Free admission
    No reservation needed
  8. Number of Participants
    94
  9. Timetable
    Time
    Details
    13:00-

    Overall Moderator: Kohei Kawashima (Professor, Faculty of Humanities; Director, International Studies Center, Musashi University)

    Welcome Address
    Tisato Kajiyama (President, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) )

    13:10-13:40

    Keynote Address 1

    Akito Arima (Chancellor, Musashi Gakuen)

    13:40-14:10

    Keynote Address 2

    Bruce Stronach (Dean, Temple University Japan Campus)

    (14:10-)

    Coffee Break

    14:30-16:40

    SESSION 1

    Inter-University Exchange in East Asia: Expansion and Quality Control
    Moderator:
    Naoki Watanabe (Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanitis, Musashi University)
    Panelists:
    Tetsuya Yamasaki (Professor, Faculty of Sociology; General Manager, Academic Affairs Department, Musashi University)
    Phil Deans (Professor, Chief Academic Officer & Associate Dean, Temple University Japan Campus)
    Gwan Choi (Professor, Dept. of Japanese Language & Literature; Director, Center for Japanese Studies, Korea University)
    Michael Kim (Professor & Associate Dean, Underwood International College, Yonsei University）

    SESSION 2
    Strategies for Unlocking Student Potential: How Universities Can Contribute to Sustainable Economic Growth in Asia
    Moderator:
    Hiroshi Itagaki (Professor & Dean, Faculty of Economics, Musashi University)
    Panelists:
    Xiao Fu Dai (Associate Professor, Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University)
    Kentaro Sawa (Manager, Career Development Office, Temple University Japan Campus)
    Bin Luan (Assistant Project Manager, Production Control Department, AISIN SEKI Co., Ltd.）

    (16:40-)

    Coffee Break
    16:50-18:00 PANEL DISCUSSION

    Globalization in East Asia and the Future of University Education
    Moderator:
    Ken Togo (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Musashi University)
    1. Review of Sessions 1 & 2
    2. Feedback from students from East Asia

    Guo Li Juan (Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University)

    Chen Jiehui (Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Waseda University)
    3. Panel Discussion
    Panelists:
    Sessions 1 & 2 panelists
    18:15-19:30 Networking Reception
    Simultaneous interpretation provided. Japanese and English

    Symposium Flier (Front) (PDF 617KB) (Japanese Only)
    Symposium Flier (Back) (PDF 751KB) (Japanese Only)

    * This symposium is subsidized by the Nakajima Foundation

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