Knowledge and creativity will play an important role under the global economy in this 21st century. At the same time, society itself will face increasing uncertainty and an accelerating change in the world. To survive in this new era, all organization and society as well as their members must be flexible and creative enough for adapting to changing environment. How can corporations, higher education institutions, governments and individuals expand such capability?

　One of the answers is reinventing existing resources towards creating effective continuous learning process, learning people and learning organization. Present teaching/leaning/education system must be challenged with innovative mind to accelerate such a transformation.

　At the 10th anniversary of Business-University Forum of Japan, we will ask participants, including leaders of business and academia and students of next generation, to critically think and explore the essential nature and role of teaching/learning/education in the coming new era.

1. Date
   December 12(Thursday) and 13(Friday), 2002
   
   
2. Place
   Tokyo Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
   3-1, Shibakoen 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8560 Japan
   Phone: +81-3-3432-1111 Fax: +81-3-3434-5551
   
   
3. Supported by
   Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (tentative), Nippon Keidanren (tentative)
   
   
4. Expected Attendants
   About 200 people from business and academia in U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia & Japan Students nominated by BUF members.
   
   
5. Theme
1. Session 1: What is expected in a Knowledge Economy ?
2. Session 2: Higher Education in Global Era- New Definition of Education
3. Session 3: Creating and Developing Social Capital for Innovation/Education
4. Session 4: Sectional Meetings
   Section 1: Innovating Mindsets/Management Strategy for Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge and Learning Driven Society
   Section 2: Recurrent Education (Incl. Professional Development, Faculty Development)
   Section 3: Issues on Science & Technology Learning/Lower Performance of Students
   Section 4: Organization and Leadership for Rapidly Changing World (Incl. How to learn new organization, and Leadership learning System etc.)
   
   
   MORE:Program is Here.
   
   
6. International Program Committee
   Representatives from BUF, BHEF, former CHEF, BHERT etc.
   
   
7. Secretariat office
   Business-University Forum of Japan
   Nishishinbashi AI Building 5F, 3-15-13
   Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, TOKYO, JAPAN
   Zip Code:105-0003 ,
   Phone:+81-3-5733-6017, Fax:+81-3-5733-6018

   E-mail:info@buf-jp.org      http://www.buf-jp.org/