The 6th ICCEED Open Forum
Contribution of Engineering Education Cooperation to Local Community and Regional Industries in the Developing Countries
Although there are already broad development projects in the developing countries such as medical treatment, educational promotion, industry and regional promotion, and administration capacity building, there is an expectation for Japanese universities to play a greater role, using their intellectual resources and experiences, in the improvement of international cooperation with the developing countries. Especially, for engineering university, there are some demands to contribute more to the problem in the region like industrial development, and disaster prevention as well as to supply engineers to the industries that support the regional economy.
Based on the fact that many secondary industries in the developing countries rely so much to the employment of cheap labors for their competitiveness, not to the technical improvement of their product, which is in contrast to the industries in the advance countries, there is a need to overcome the technical challenge faced by the industries in the developing countries by strengthening the collaboration between universities and industries. This will finally improve their global competitiveness and give better impact to the economical development.
In this open forum we discussed how engineering universities should work to the development of local community and regional industries.
| Date and Time | 13:30 - 17:30 on November 9, 2007 (registration starts at 12:30) |
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| Venue | Institute for International Cooperation Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)(Access) 10-5 Ichigaya Honmura-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo tel: +81-3-3269-2911, fax: +81-3-3269-2054 |
Program
13:30-13:45 Opening Remarks
- Akihiko Watanabe / Director, International Cooperation Center for Engineering Education Development, Toyohashi University of Technology
13:45-14:25
If you want to know, you just got to go
- Mr. Saito Takashi / Former Chief Researcher, Honda Fundamental Technology Research Center
14:25-15:05
Current Conditions and Strategic Promotion Plan of University-Industry-Government Collaboration in Indonesia
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Satryo S. Brodjonegoro / Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia
15:05-15:20 Break
15:20-16:00
Effective Collaboration between Engineering Universities and Industries - Case Studies in Indonesia and Thailand -
- Mr. Shinsuke Tsuruta / Managing Director, Regional Planning International Co., Ltd.
16:00-16:40
Common Issues in ASEAN Region and Strategy of AUN/SEED-Net Project
- Dr. Kazuo Tsutsumi / AUN/SEED-Net Chief Advisor / Visiting Development Specialist of Japan International Cooperation Agency / Professor Emeritus, Toyohashi University of Technology
16:40-17:20 Overall Discussion
17:20-17:30 Closing Address
Contact
| 窓口 | International Cooperation Center for Engineering Education Development (ICCEED), Toyohashi University of Technology |
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| Tel | +81-532-44-6938 |
| Fax | +81-532-44-6935 |
| master@icceed *Please add ".tut.ac.jp" at the end of the address. |
