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It is our honor to announce that there were 370 participants at the forum, and 117 at the reception. We can proudly report that the forum and the reception was a great success.
The forum demonstrated a magnificent interest of general public in internationalization of Japanese society and career issues for international students.

The Global 30 University-Business Joint Forum Report (in Japanese only)

The Global 30 University-Business Joint Forum

1.Objective

This forum aims to present the issues and challenges on international education surrounding universities under the Global 30 Project that are currently facing in order to further promote the excellence of Japanese universities beyond the country and attract more international students to Japan. Through the forum, the universities and businesses discuss their perspectives on career issues of international students in Japan who would be beneficial to the society in future.

Note: Universities under Global 30 Project include Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu University, Keio University, Sophia University, Meiji Universities, Waseda University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University (13 universities in total).

2.Date, Time, and Venue

Monday, August 2, 2010 2:00 to 5:00 pm
followed by reception 5:30 to 7:00 pm
International Conference Hall
2nd Floor, Keidanren-Kaikan Conference
1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100-0004
Phone: 03-6741-0222

Reception will take place at trattoria LA VERDE
B1, Otemachi 1st Square 1-5-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004
Phone: 03-3217-1540
*Note: JPY 3000 will be charged.
We are sorry to annouce that we had closed the reservation for the reception.

3.Program

MC Etsuko Katsu, Vice President, Meiji University
14:00-14:10　 Opening Speech, Naoyuki Agawa, Vice President, Keio University,
14:10-14:20　 Speech, Shigeharu Kato, Deputy Director-General, Higher Education Bureau, MEXT
14:20-14:40　 Keynote Speech
14:40-15:00　 Coffee Break
15:00-16:20　 Panel Discussion
16:20-16:40　 Q & A Session
16:40-17:00　 Closing Speech, Sachiyo Suita , Executive Vice President, Kyushu University

・Keynote Speech by Kunio Ishihara Co-Chairman of the Committee on Education and Human Resources Development, Nippon Keidanren, Chairman of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

・Panel discussion by the government officials, the representatives of the universities and businesses, and former international students of the universities.

Facilitator	Akihiko Tanaka	Managing Director, Executive Vice President, Ｔhe University of Tokyo
Panelist	Osamu Kishimoto	General Manager, Corporate Human Resources Development Dept., Sony Corporation
	Yoshiaki Ohnishi	Officer Director CEO Aide, Rakuten, Inc.
	Kazuko Shiojiri	Vice President , Tsukuba University
	Yuji Jido	Special Aide to the Chancellor, Ritsumeikan University
	Shigeharu Kato	Deputy Director-General, Higher Education Bureau, MEXT
	Youtetsu Hayashi	Director Human　Resources　Policy　Division Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
	Ranatunga Vijitha	Graduate of Osaka University
	Joanne Xu	Graduate of Waseda University

*Note: Simultaneous interpretation will be provided

4.Organizer

Universities under Global 30 Project (Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba, The University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Kyushu University, Keio University, Sophia University, Meiji Universities, Waseda University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University)
MEXT
Nippon Keidanren

5.For Further Inquirie

Contact:	The University of Tokyo (Coordinating University for the Global 30 Project)
Email:
Phone:	03-5841-0264 Fax:03-5689-7344

6.Registration Form

Please be aware that we have closed the application.