World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region Flagship Report Seminar

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Putting Higher Education to Work – Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia

Date: Thursday, October 13th 2011
Time: 14:30- 16:30 (JST)

The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region is pleased to announce the launch of our regional flagship report on higher education in East Asia. The report Putting Higher Education to Work -  Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia focuses on how higher education can be improved to contribute to East Asia’s growth agenda, and the role of public policy in this process.

The World Bank East Asia and Pacific in collaboration with Tokyo Development Learning Center, The World Bank (TDLC) are hosting a report launch seminar to disseminate the findings of the report using video-conferencing system, and connecting 10 countries in the region. This launch seminar will provide valuable information to policy makers, researchers and practitioners in the field.

Opening Remarks:

James W. Adams
The World Bank East Asia and Pacific, Regional Vice President

Authors:

Emanuela Di Gropello
The World Bank, Lead Economist

Prateek Tandon
The World Bank, Economist

Discussants:

Annie Koh
Dean, Executive Education; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Edilberto C. de Jesus
President, Asian Institute of Management

Kiyoshi Kodera
Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Language:

English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Registration:

Advance registration required (first-come-first-served).
Please register by sending us an email using the form below or by fax (03-3597-9161), indicating your name, organization, telephone number and e-mail address.

Deadline: October 7th, 2011