This course is an epoch-making internet program comprising series of omnibus lectures made by five professors of Korea University, Fudan University, Thammasat University, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Waseda University as listed later. Back in 2002, Waseda University called for establishing a joint internet educational program in use of English to some East Asian universities to enhance mutual understanding. Professors of Korea University, Thammasat University and NUS positively responded to this proposal and decided to hold a cyber educational program entitled “Co-existence in Asia” in the following year. In the spring 2004, the four universities embarked on an experimental course. Totaling 80 students took part in. Another trial was made in the autumn 2004. The two experimental courses were considered very successful, because the participating students told in live lectures that they had really enjoyed this program. Some expressed their wishes to provide students with credits as an incentive.
  Since 2004, Fudan University, China, joined this program. Hence, the contents of this course have expanded. In the same year, Korea University and Waseda University decided to make this course as a normal lecture course where students could get credits. Other universities have expressed their wishes to follow as soon as possible.

1. This cyber program consists of ten on-demand lectures in all. Each professor makes two 90-minute lectures, using power points plus video-tapes.
    
2. Besides, participating students are required to join two live lectures on internet, linking five universities simultaneously. The first one, which will be held in September, is mainly used to introduce lecturers (professors) and students. The second one will be made for meaningful discussions*. Students of Waseda University and Korea University are required to take some additional in-house lectures so as to meet the requirements of each university to provide credits.
    
3. Students who have been accepted to take part in this course can see cyber course on internet upon their demand (or whenever they like).
    
4. Professors provide key words or references before cyber lectures so that students can understand contents better.
    
5. Professors also prepare short tests during cyber courses so as to check whether students could understand the contents.
    
6. Students are requested to submit papers to the professor of their own university after they studied all cyber courses in such a manner as stipulated by the individual professor.　

Lecture subjects by five professors: