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(1) HESD International Forum
　 （Memorial Series of the Establishment of Okayama University）
　 　 　 　 (open to all guests)

Location：　Okayama University 50th Anniversary Hall・Multipurpose Hall 　
　 　 　 　 　 (with Simultaneous Interpretation)

Date：　13:30〜17:00, 11/14/2009 (Sat)

Theme：　“Regional Cooperation and University Education Based on ESD”

＜Brief Introduction＞

　　As a RCE of United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development:UNDESD (UN-DESD(2005~2014)), we would like to invite scholars involing ESD affairs from Aisan countries, discussing the roles universities played for the development of sustainable society.

＜Program＞

●　Greetings from the Principal of Okayama University　(13:30~13:40)

●　Keystone Speech　(13:40~14:30)

“The Cooperation among Higher Education Institutes and with RCE”

Prof. Katsunori Suzuki　

(Specially Appointed Professor, Frontier Science Organization of Kanazawa University, Japan)

●　Panel Discussion　(14:45~17:00)

Contents：

? Introduction of the Works of HESD and Its Cooperation with RCE

? Discussion of the Current Issues and Future Outlooks

? Comments from the Institute of Advanced Studies of United Nations University

Coordinator：

Prof. Katsunori Suzuki　
　 　 (Specially Appointed Professor, Frontier Science Organization of Kanazawa University, Japan)

Panelist：

South Korea：Gyeonsang National University(RCE cooperator(Tongyeong))

Prof. Kwang-Soo Choi (Associate Professor, Gyeonsang National University)

Indonesia：Gadjah Mada University (RCE Yogyakarta)

　Prof. Sudjarwadi (Principal of Gadjah Mada University)

Malaysia：Universiti Sains Malaysia (RCE Penang)

　Dr. Zainal Abidin Sanusi (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

China：Tongji University (RCE Anji)

  Prof. Jianhua Li
　 　 　 　 (Professor, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Tongji University)

Japan：Okayama University(RCE Okayama)

　Prof. Hirofumi Abe
　 　 　 　 (Dean of the Graduate School of Environmental Science, Okayama Univsersity)

Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University    

　Dr. Yoko Mochizuki (ESD Specialist, EfSD team)

(2) The Third HESD Forum (for Japanese universities)

■ Achievements of the Japanese Universities (open to all guests)

Location：　Okayama University 50th Anniversary Hall・Main Conference Room (Report Seminar) and Communcating Salon (Exhibition)

Date：　10:00〜12:00, 11/15/2009 (Sun)

Participators：

　 Hokkaido University, Iwate University, Keisen University, Sophia University, Rikkyo University, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama National College of Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kanazawa University, Osaka Institute of Technology, Okayama University

＜Lunch Break　12:00~13:30＞

■ Symposium:“ The Middle Period of DESD and the Direction of HESD”　
　 　 　 　 　 　 (all guests are welcomed)

Location：　Okayama University 50th Anniversary Hall・Main Conference Room

Date：　13:30〜16:00, 11/15/2009 (Sun)

●　Keystone Speech　(13:30~14:00)

“ Issues of the HESD at the Middle Period of DESD”

Prof. Osamu Abe　
　 　 　 　 　 　 (Directir, ESD Research Centre, Rikkyo University, Japan)

●　Report　(14:00~14:30)

“Current Situation of the ESD Network”

●Ministry of the Environment：Environmental Leadership Initiatives for Asian Sustainability
　 　 　 　 　 　 (ELIAS)

●Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University：ProSPER.Net

●Miyakyo University of Education：ASPUivNet

●　Discussion　(14:45~15:30)

●Development of HESD Network

●Evaluation of the Achievements of ESD Programs at the Universities

●Miscellaneous

■　Meeting of the HESD Forum　(Not open to the public)

Location：　Okayama University 50th Anniversary Hall・Main Conference Room

Date：　15:45〜16:30, 11/15/2009 (Sun)

Topics：

●Operation and rules of HESD Forum

●Decision on the host university in 2010

●Miscellaneous