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The international symposium entitled, "Coexistence in Asia" was held at Fudan University on December 10, 2005 (Saturday). There were 17 participants from Waseda University, comprising staff and student representatives involved with the "Coexistence in Asia," as well as technical staff working on distance learning, DCC corporation members and DCC office members. More than 60 attendees interacted with each other on the day, including participating staff and students from five Asian countries as well as faculty and students of Fudan University, making it an extremely productive symposium.

At the symposium, Dr. Yoji Kato (Vice President, the R&D Group, Sony (China), Ltd.) from Sony Corporation, which provides support for DCC activities, gave a keynote presentation on the theme of "Human Resources Development from the Perspective of a Global Company". This was accompanied by activities such as short speeches by student representatives from each university, open floor discussions and a panel discussion between Dr. Kato and faculty involved with the "Coexistence in Asia". This facilitated the active exchange of ideas regarding "global citizens who understand the cultures and economies of the various Asian countries while flourishing on an international stage".

The symposium in motion

Symposium chair : Prof. Wang Ying, Deputy Chief of General Teaching Affairs Office, Fudan University

Reports on each of the program elements appear below.

<<Opening address from a sponsor, Waseda University>> Title: Fostering a Global Citizen in Asia: 'New Trends of Interactive Cyber Seminars in Higher Education' Prof. Michiko Nakano, Director of Distance Learning Center, Waseda University introduced the ideals and achievements of Waseda University's continuously successful International Distance Learning Program, expressed appreciation towards Fudan University and other universities cooperating in international joint online lectures, and stated anticipated results for the symposium.

<< Keynote presentation >> Dr. Yoji Kato , Vice President, R&D Group, Sony (China) Ltd., introduced Sony (China) and Sony Corporation's human resources utilization and development program which is conducted in line with the basic policy of Sony's global operations, "Global Localization".

<<Student presentations>> Title: What we should and could do to contribute to 'coexistence in Asia' in the near future (From right to left: Ms. Lee, Hyo-young (Korea University), Mr. Sukit Sivanusakul (Thammasat University), Mr. Wang Yu (Fudan University), Ms. Maki Yamamoto (Waseda University), Ms. Zheng Xinyi Cindy (National University of Singapore)) Each of the student representatives gave a five minute speech, presenting their own visions for being active and producing results in Asia and on the world stage.

<<Panel discussion>> Title: How to foster 'global citizens' for Asia (From left to right: Professor Yong Qin Wang (Fudan University), Associate Professor Bhanupong Nidhiprabha (Thammasat University), Professor Toshihiko Kinoshita (Waseda University), Professor Shin, Mannsoo (Korea University), Assistant Professor Takashi Terada (National University of Singapore), Mr. Kato Yoji (Sony (China) Ltd.)) During the panel discussion the five academics and Dr. Kato exchanged opinions regarding their visions of the types of human resources that would flourish internationally, and the form and structure of educational programs for developing such human resources. There was an active exchange of opinions facilitated by questions from student representatives and the rest of the floor during the Q&A time at the end of the session.

<<Report on the Technical Staff Meeting>> Prof. Yan Hua (Director of Network Center; pictured on the right of the photograph), with Prof. Yong Qin Wang as a translator (pictured on the left), gave a report on the Technical Staff Meeting that was held on the morning of the 10th.

<<Symposium review by a sponsor, Fudan University>> Dr. Chen Yin Zhang, Director of Foreign Affairs Office, Fudan University, provided a review of the symposium and praised its success, and also emphasized its major role in economic, political, cultural and educational fields in the Asian region and the importance of cooperation particularly between young human resources moving forward.

Commemorative photograph of participants　 (after the close of the symposium)

Reception (toast by Professor Yong Qin Wang)

-->The Symposium Report is here(PDF 582KB)