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BESETOHA

BESETOHA is a forum in which four representative East Asian Universities - Peking University, Seoul National University, Vietnam National University in Hanoi and the University of Tokyo - meet to discuss the present state and future directions of university education, basic education and educational culture. The BESETOHA forum takes its name from the names of the attending universities. The following seven forums have been held to date.

First Meeting - Tokyo Meeting
Dates: 27 November 1999
Location: The University of Tokyo
Theme: After a New Conception of Educational Culture - Regenerating Culture in Higher Education in Asia
Attendees: 70 (including 65 from the University of Tokyo)

Second Meeting - Beijing Meeting
Dates: 4-5 November 2000
Location: Peking University
Theme: The Economics of Importing Western Culture to East Asia
Possibilities for a Common Educational Culture between Universities
Attendees: 32 (including 12 from the University of Tokyo)

Third Meeting - Hanoi Meeting
Dates: 24-25 November 2001
Location: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Theme: East Asian Values in University Education
BESETOHA Universities' Curriculum Research
Attendees: 1000 (including 21 from the University of Tokyo)

Fourth Meeting - Seoul Meeting
Dates: 12-13 November 2002
Location: Seoul National University
Theme: East Asian Values in Society - Past, Present and Future
Attendees: 78 (including 25 from the University of Tokyo)

Fifth Meeting - Tokyo Meeting
Dates: 7-8 November 2003
Location: The University of Tokyo
Theme: Seeing East Asia from a Different Viewpoint
Attendees: 150

Sixth Meeting - Beijing Meeting
Dates: 21-23 November 2004
Location: Peking University
Theme: The Relationship between University Education and Development of Culture and Civilization in East Asia
Attendees: 70 (including 24 from the University of Tokyo)

Seventh Meeting - Seoul Meeting
Dates: 27-29 November 2005
Location: Seoul National University
Theme: Sustainable Development in East Asia
The role of the BESETOHA universities
Attendees: 70 (including 28 from the University of Tokyo)

Eighth Meeting - Hanoi Meeting
Dates: 2-4 November, 2006
Location: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Theme: Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development: Role Played by Higher Education
Attendees: 150 (including 40 from the University of Tokyo)

Ninth Meeting - Tokyo Meeting
Dates: 10-12 November, 2007
Location: The University of Tokyo
Theme: Cultural Diversity and Environmental Education
Attendees: 90

Tenth Meeting - Beijing Meeting
Dates: 6 November and 23 December, 2008
Location: Peking University
Theme: Project for the Creation of Common Culture in East Asia
Attendees: 50

Eleventh Meeting - Seoul Meeting
Dates: 5 December, 2009
Location: Seoul National University
Theme: "Aiming for Sustainable Aging Societies in Asia"
Attendees: 80

Twelfth Meeting - Hanoi Meeting
Dates: 7-9 October, 2010
Location: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Theme: "Urban Sustainable development in the context of global change"

12th Meeting - Hanoi Meeting - Photo gallery



 

   

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