Tokyo Tech International Symposium on Education Reform

Best Practices for Realization of World-Class
Science and Engineering Higher Education Systems

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) is currently formulating a new education system in preparation for its launch in FY2016, the 135th anniversary of the Institute's founding.

In this symposium, two leading educators from the world's top universities in science and engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley (UCB), will introduce their philosophies on best practices in education systems. Tokyo Tech will also introduce its plan on education reform.

A panel discussion will follow the keynote talks, where panelists from MIT, UCB and Tokyo Tech will be joined by relevant experts to discuss the timely theme, "The Future of World-Class Science and Engineering Higher Education Systems." The panel discussion topics will include nurturing talented students, innovations in pedagogy, and cooperation between academia, government and industry.

Date and Time	Friday, March 14, 2014, 13:45 (doors open at 13:00)
Venue	70th Anniversary Auditorium, Ookayama Campus
Admission	Free admission, pre-registration required (simultaneous interpretations in Japanese and English provided)

Program (subject to change)

13:45-13:50	Opening Remarks by Yoshinao Mishima, President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
13:50-14:00	Welcome Address by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
－Education Systems at US Universities
14:00-14:30	W. Eric L. Grimson, Chancellor for Academic Advancement, MIT
14:30-15:00	Ronald Gronsky, Special Faculty Assistant to the Chancellor for International Relations, UC Berkeley
－Education Reforms at Tokyo Tech
15:00-15:30	Yoshinao Mishima, President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
15:30-15:45	Break
－Panel Discussion
15:45-17:25	"The Future of World-Class Science and Engineering Higher Education Systems"
17:25-17:30	Closing Remarks by Toshio Maruyama, Executive Vice President, Tokyo Institute of Technology

*This program is subject to change at the organizers' discretion.

Registration

To register, please send the following information to the email address listed below.

Registration Deadline: 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12

Registration will close once maximum capacity is reached.

Name:
Affiliation status (no affiliation, alumnus, Institute member (faculty, student or staff member)):　
Affiliation (if an Institute member, please provide the name of your department):
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If registering for more than one person, please provide the information of all registrants.

No parking available.

International Symposium Administration, Planning and Evaluation Division,
General Affairs Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology
E-mail: int.symposium@jim.titech.ac.jp

Tokyo Tech International Symposium on Education Reform

Updated February 6: Title of the Symposium corrected to “Best Practices for Realization of World-Class Higher Education Systems on Science and Engineering”

Update : March 4, 2014