| “President Forum on the Role of Universities in the 21st Century” |
| This forum is supported by the “Initiatives for Attractive Education in Graduate Schools”, a project granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for the 2006-2007 fiscal years. The Initiatives project aims to carry out the educational program for students for globalization. The forum is being planned as one of the activities for this project. |  |
| PURPOSE: To exchange views on, “How to cultivate the youth who will become leaders for the 21st Global Technology and Science”. Guest speakers will include the presidents of the Universities with which TTI has collaborative programs as well as CEOs from industries like Toyota Motor Corporation. |  ▲Nagoya Congress Center access |
| DATE: March 10 (Monday), 2008 | |
| PLACE: Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan | |
| PROGRAM: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm | |
| 1. Opening address Dr. Takao Suzuki, Vice President |
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| 2. Greeting from the President Dr. Akira J. Ikushima, President |
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| 3. Congratulatory address from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mr.Tsukasa Nakaoka, Director University Promotion Division Higher Education Bureau |
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| 4. Report on the Initiatives for Attractive Education in Graduate Schools Program Dr. Takao Suzuki, Vice President |
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| 5. Keynote speakers -The Role of Universities in the 21st Century- (1) Chulalongkorn University Dr. Khunying Suchada Kiranandana, President (2) University of Chicago Dr. Robert J. Zimmer, President (3) Toyota Motor Corp. Mr. Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Vice Chairman and Representative Director |
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| 6. Special lectures and panel discussion -How to cultivate the youth who will become leaders for the 21st Global Technology and Science- (1) National Chung Hsing University Dr. Jei-Fu Shaw, President (2) University of Arizona Dr. Leslie Tolbert, Vice President (3) Nanzan University Dr. Hans-Jurgen Marx, President (4) Toyota Technological Institute Dr. Akira J. Ikushima, President (5) Panel discussion |
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| 7. Adjourn |
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