The 9th Kumamoto University Forum to be held in Shanghai in January, 2012
The 9th Kumamoto University Forum in Shanghai is going to be held in Shanghai, China on January 10, 2012 with a theme of strengthening collaborative ties between China and Kumamoto toward sustainable development of East-Asia in the new era. Having currently 38 partner universities in China, Kumamoto University has already accepted hundreds of Chinese students to study in various faculties and graduate schools, especially in the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences, which recently opened a special business course for Chinese students, "East Asian Business Communication Course", to attract more Chinese students. Meanwhile, Kumamoto University Shanghai office and Dalian offices has been established in succession, functioning as its strategic bases to promote international academic exchange activities in China. The current Kumamoto University Shanghai office, therefore, will be reopened inside the Kumamoto Shanghai Office, a joint office of Kumamoto University, Kumamoto Prefecture and Kumamoto City. There is an opening ceremony of the Kumamoto Shanghai office on January 11, 2012, the next day of the forum.
It is expected that this forum will provide an excellent platform for Kumamoto University to appeal more efficiently to both Chinese students and Chinese universities by its outstanding education and research activities so as to contribute largely to the increasing of Chinese students and the strengthening of academic exchanges between Kumamoto University and Chinese universities.
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Venue: Shanghai International Convention Center
Program:
12:00 Registration/Reception
13:00 Opening remarks: Isao Taniguchi, President of Kumamoto University
13:10 Overview of Kumamoto University: Trustees of Kumamoto University
13:30 Introduction of education and research activities in Kumamoto University: Deans of the graduate schools of cultural and social sciences, natural sciences and life sciences
14:30 Significances of, challenges in and prospects on collaboration with Kumamoto University: Representatives from partner universities
15:10 Break
15:30 Introduction of Kumamoto: Representatives from Kumamoto prefecture and Kumamoto city
16:10 Introduction of Higher Education Consortium Kumamoto: Representative from HECK
16:40 Experiences of Study in Kumamoto: Previous international students
18:00 Closing remarks: Kenji Furukawa,Vice-President of Kumamoto University(international exchange affairs)
Attention: Information about Kumamoto University and guide to study at Kumamoto University will be provided on site through poster and booth exhibitions.
