KYUDAI NEWS KYUSHU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAGAZINE Spring 2013 No.24

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The Research Center for Korean Studies of Kyushu University hosted the strait college program: Bridging Japan and Korea, a joint international education program conducted with Pusan National University of Korea, from August 16th to 30th, 2012. In this program, 50 students from each of the two universities shared campuses, staying at each university for over two weeks to deepen mutual understanding. The program aims to develop a global human resource pool of individuals who are equipped with the ability to identify and solve common challenges, and who are knowledgeable on East Asian affairs. This is the second time this program has been conducted.Both Japanese and Korean students attended special lectures, delivered in English as a common language, on the basis of the Japan-Korea joint curriculum entitled “What are the common challenges in East Asian society?”. They took part in a discussion comprised of mixed groups from the two universities. In addition, there were opportunities for internship programs at corporations and cultural experience programs.Students of Kyushu University who completed the entire curriculum were awarded a certificate of attendance and two credits.The “Executive Meeting of Strategic Cooperation on the Asian Market” for both Korean and Kyushu enterprises was held under the sponsorship of the Kyushu University Business School (QBS) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Business School in Fukuoka City on Friday, September 21st, 2012.Basing on the agreement which was concluded between the two universities last year, the meeting aims to promote exchanges between the business schools, and also to link them with exchange opportunities with the Korean and Japanese business communities. Representatives from the KAIST executive program, composed with executives from major Korean companies were invited to Fukuoka to have opportunities to exchange opinions with their counterparts in Kyushu. Thanks to the co-sponsorship of the Kyushu Economic Research Center, the Kyushu Economic Federation and other economic organizations, approximately 30 corporations from Kyushu attended the event, along with IT companies (including Samsung Electronics), major pharmaceutical and food companies, and four major banks from Korea, numbering almost 100 participants in all.For the QBS, it was an opportunity to strengthen partnerships with both KAIST and the local business community, and the event also offered a venue for future economic exchanges between the two countries.25Kyudai News No.24Topics 2TopicsKYUDAI NEWS No. 24Topics 3The 2nd strait college program: Bridging Japan and KoreaOpening ceremonyDiscussion time at KyushuExecutive Meeting of Korean and Kyushu EnterprisesThe participants of the meeting

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