Symposium 2008

International Symposium
"Toward East Asian Economic Integration"
(January 19, 2008)

The Digital Campus Consortium (DCC) holds the international symposium to summarize the achievements on the international joint online courses conducted with partner Asian Universities, titled "Toward East Asian Economic Integration". Representative students from Waseda and overseas universities participating in the courses ("Toward the Establishment of East Asian Community" and "FTAs in East Asia") make a report on their own course, followed by the keynote speech and the panel discussion among the participating professors. Looking at the results of the courses as prototypes for the Asia Cyber College, we hope to share our vision for fostering global citizens taking an active part in Asia.

The symposium will be broardcasted on live through the internet. Please click HERE for details.

This symposium will be held as a part of the symposium series hosted by Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, Waseda University Global COE Program..

The following is the tentative program. The details will be posted on this website and sent to the registered email address for the participants later.

International Symposium "Toward East Asian Economic Integration"

Date & Time: 10:30-17:10, Saturday, January 19, 2008
Venue: Okuma Auditorium, Waseda University
Participants: Faculty and students of Waseda University, DCC member corporations, Members of the public
Language: English * Simultaneous translation to Japanese is provided.

De La Salle University (Philippines)
・Dr. Tereso S. Tullao Jr., Professor, Economics Department, De La Salle University-Manila
・Dr. Myrna S. Austria, Dean, College of Business and Economics; Professor, Economics Department, De La Salle University-Manila
Fudan University (China)
・Dr. Yongqin Wang, Editor, Journal of World Economic Forum, China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
National University of Malaysia (Malaysia)
・Dr. Tham Siew Yean, Deputy Director; Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Malaysian & International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Thammasat University (Thailand)
・Dr. Kitti Prasirtsuk, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
Waseda University (Japan)
・Dr. Shujiro Urata, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
(Coordinator of the international joint online course, "Toward the Establishment of East Asia Community")
・Dr. Takashi Terada, Associate Professor, Organization for Asian Studies, Waseda University
(Coordinator of the international joint online course, "FTA in East Asia")

・10：30-10：40 Opening Address
・10：40-11：15 Student Presentations on the Achievement of the Course and the Advantages/
　　　　　　　　　　Disadvantages for Taking Distance Learning Courses)
・11：15-11：35 Comments from Professors (Dr. Shujiro Urata and Dr. Tham Siew Yean)
・11：35-11：50 Presentation of Certificate to Representative Students
・11：50-12：00 Closing Address of the Section One

・13：30-13：35 Opening Address of the Section Two
・13：35-13：40 Introduction of Keynote Speaker
・13：40-14：10 Keynote Speech by Dr. Ahn, Se-Young, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) Sogang University)
・14：10-14：15 Introduction of Panel Discussion (Coordinator: Dr. Takashi Terada)
・14：15-15：15 Panel Discussion (I)
　　　　　　　　　(10-minute Presentations on the Latest Development of FTAs in each country /organization by 6 professors)
・15：20-15：50 Panel Discussion (II)
　　　　　　　　　(Live Discussion among Panelists)
・15：50-16：20 Break
・16：20-17：00 Q and A Session between Audience and Panelists
・17：00-17：10 Closing Address by Dr. Shujiro Urata

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