Netherlands Education Reform Symposium

2008/11/11 - 14:00
2008/11/11 - 18:00
Event Information:
An "Education Reform" symposium is going to be held on November 11 at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. The event is being hosted by the Netherlands Embassy and they have invited education specialists from Japan and the Netherlands to speak. Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese & English will be available so please pass this information on to interested JTEs and other teachers.
     
Event Registration Deadline:
    Please fax the attached registration form to the Press and Cultural Affairs Department of the Netherlands Embassy @ 03-5776-5535 by October 31st.
     
Event Speakers:
    Ms. Naoko Richters (Japanese expert on education residing in the Netherlands)
         The education system in the Netherlands and the Dutch approach to 'inclusive' education.
     
    Professor Junichi Furusho (Aoyama Gakuin)
         Report on Quality of Life survey among Dutch and Japanese children.
         -- a clinical point of view
     
    Professor Luc Stevens (Prof. Em. Utrecht University/Director NIVOZ)
         Special Needs education in Dutch schools and inclusion.
         -- problems and success stories
     
    Professor Micha de Winter (Utrecht University)
         The current situation concerning citizenship education in the Netherlands.
         -- aims and background
     
    Panel Discussion (Participants)
         Mrs. Naoko Richters [moderator]
         Professor Naoki Ogi [commentator]
         Professor Junichi Furusho
         Professor Luc Stevens
         Professor Micha de Winter
     
Event Location:
    Aoyama Gakuin University
    〒150-8366 Shibuya 4-4-25, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
        Aoyama Campus Building 14 (General Research)
            12th Floor Large Meeting Room
             
Event Contact Information:
    Maria Kuwahara-Smolders
    Press and Cultural Affairs Department
    Netherlands Embassy, Tokyo
    Tel: 03-5776-5400
    Fax: 03-5776-5535
     
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