Sunday August 22

Venue

All Day

Registration

Lobby, Nirvana Resort Hotel

13：30— 18：30

Golf Tournament

Beijing Orient Tianxing

Huapu Country Club

19：00

Dinner & Cocktail Reception

Oasis, The Lounge Nirvana Resort Hotel

Monday August 23

7：30— 8：30

Breakfast

Nirvana Café and Mandarin Garden,

 Nirvana Resort Hotel

9：00—

11：30

Boao Consultative Meeting on Education Cooperation for Asia

Chair：Cao Guo-xing, Director General, Dept. of International Cooperation and Exchange, MOE, China

Speakers:

1.        Dr. Ethel Agnes Valenzuela, Director for International Affairs,

   Commission on Higher Education, the Philippines

2.        Lytou Bouapao, Director General, Department of Planning &

Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Lao

3.        Victor Martirosyan, Head of the National Institute of  

       Education, Armenia

4.       Paul Lister, Senior Policy Officer of the International  

       Affairs Department, Ministry of Education, New Zealand

5.        Churairat Sangboonnum, Director General, Department of

International Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Thailand

6.        Rawat Pradep, counselor of Culture, Education and 

              Information, Embassy of India

7.        Syed Ali Tallae, Counsellor Technical Affairs, Embassy of 

              Pakistan                                                     

8.        Kholik Nazaro V. Khudoberdi, Minister Counselor, Embassy 

        of Tajikistan                                                                              

9.        Pradhan Suresh, Minister, Embassy of Nepal                                           

10.     Habibullah Takhari, Culture Attaché, Embassy of Afghanistan                                                      

11.     Takaaki Iwasa, First Secretary (Educational Attaché) Public Relations & Culture, Embassy of Japan

12.     Chuah Chee Meng, Education attaché, Embassy of Malaysia                                                    

13.     Ali Mohammad Sabeghi, Cultural Counselor, Embassy of Iran                                                                    

14.     Zokey Ahad, First Secretary, Embassy of Bangladesh                                                     

15.     Cathryn Hlauka, Consul, Education Science &Teaching, 

Embassy of Australia  

Multi Media Room, Nirvana Resort Hotel

Working Meeting on Private Education

Daoxianghu Training Center

Roundtable：Business School Administration and MBA Degree 

            Certification in Asia

Chair：Prof. Wang Jian-guo, Peking University Guanghua Business School

Speakers:

1.        On Kit Tam, Associate Dean of Faculty of Business &

       Economics, Monash University, Australia 

2.        Hong Hai, Professor and Dean of the Nanyang Business   

       School at the Nanyang Technological University

3.        M.D. Nor, Dean and professor on the Faculty of Business &   

Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 

Malaysia.

4.        Dr. Brian Sheehan, President of ASIAN Management    

       Education Forum (Thailand)

5.        Remy Angela Junio, President of St. Paul University, 

       Philippines

6.        Rodolfo Ang, Dean of John Gokongwei School of

       Management, Atened De Manila University, Philippines

7.        Indira Parikh, Dean of Indian Institute of Management 

8.        Lai -Kow Chan, Dean of Faculty of Business, City University

        of Hongkong

9.        Dr. Prakash G. Apte, Indian Institute of Management,   

       Bangalore 

10.     Krishan Kalra, Additional Secretary General of FICCI

11.     Zhang Xinmin, Dean of the International Business 

       Management, University of International Business &

Economics

Peony Ballroom 2, Nirvana Resort Hotel

Session：Trade and Cooperation in Education Services in Asia

Chair：Mr. Chen Jian-jun, Deputy Director General, Dept. of International

Cooperation and Exchange, MOE, China

Speakers:

1.        Dr Arief Sukadi Sadiman, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat

2.        Prof. Kai-ming Cheng, Senior Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor

3.        Professor, Chair of Education, Hong Kong University

4.        Pamela Christie, General Manager，State Training Services,   

        New South Wales Department of Education and Training, 

        Australia

5.        Roy Leitch, CEO of Interactive University, Scotland

6.        Prof. Zhu Xingde, Director, WTO Education Services Research

Centre, Shanghai Education Science Institute

Peony Ballroom 3, Nirvana Resort Hotel

12：15— 13：15

Lunch

Nirvana Café and Mandarin Garden,

 Nirvana Resort Hotel

15：00—  16：00

Courtesy Meeting with Chinese Leaders（by invitation only）                                

Sha’anxi Room,

Great Hall of the People（interim）

16：00— 17：30

Opening Ceremony of The Education Forum for Asia-Beijing 2004

Chair: Long Yong-tu, Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia

Speakers:

1.        Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines

2.        Yasuyuki Aoshima, Director and Representative, Beijing                                                             

Office, UNESCO

3.        H.R.H. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand

4.        Chen Zhi-li, China State Councilor

5.        Tae Won Chey, Chairman, Korean Higher Education Financial 

         Group & Chairman of SK Group, Korea

6.        Richard Moreton MAWDITT, UNESCO Chair in High 

         Education Management & Representative of IMUA

7.        Pierre Bourgue, Representative of Beijing International 

Education Fair

Golden Hall, 3^rd Floor,

Great Hall of the People

18：00— 19：00

Welcome Dinner

Banquet Hall, 2^nd Floor,

 Great Hall of the People

19：00— 20：00

Evening Performance

Tuesday August 24

7：30— 8：30

Breakfast

Nirvana Café and Mandarin Garden,

 Nirvana Resort Hotel

9：00— 10：30

Plenary Session: Education Forum for Asia-Beijing 2004

Comparative National Education Policy & International Cooperation

Chair: Yasuyuki AOSHIMA, Director and Representative,

Office Beijing, UNESCO

Speakers:

1.        A. Tsanjid, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, The

Government of Mongolia 

2.        Dr. Adisai Bodharamik, Minister of Education, Thailand

3.        Armindo Maia, Minister of Education, East Timor

4.        Mahara O Keroa, Parliamentary Under Secretary to

     the Minister of Maori Affairs, Education and Conservation,   

     New Zealand

5.        Devarakottage Indrani Kariyawasam, Additional Secretary,  

         Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka

6.        Bounpheng Mounphoxay, Vice-Minister of Education, Laos

7.        Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi, Secretary, Ministry of

     Education, Bangladesh

8.        Zhou Ji, Minister of Education, China

Peony Ballroom 1, Nirvana Resort Hotel

10：30－10：40

Tea Break

Corridor Bordering Peony Ballroom 

Session:  Human Resources and Talent Development in Asia

Chair：To be confirmed      

Speakers:

1.        Kuan Yu Chien, Chairman of Association of Chinese Scholars 

        in Europe & Chief Counsellor of Chinese Business 

        Promotion Association

2.        Henry Liaw, Director and Trade Representative to China,

   Oregon-China Affairs Office

3.        Marie Charlotte Tang, Deputy Consul, Embassy of the

    Philippines

4.        Zhang Yongxiang, Pre-Councillor of Singapore

    Congress Singapore

5.        Xie Weihe, Vice President of Qtsinghua University,

Educational Specialist

Peony Ballroom 2, Nirvana Resort Hotel

Roundtable Scholarship and Education Fund Mobilization and

Operation

Chair：Li Wang-rong, Secretary-general, China Scholarship Council

Speakers:

1.        Li Wang-rong, Secretary-general, China Scholarship Council

2.        Mr. Christopher Butler, Executive Director, Asia 2000     

        Foundation, New Zealand

3.        Xu Yong-guang, Director of Project Hope Administration

        Office, China Youth and Children Development 

        Foundation, Representative from the Education Foundation 

        of Peking University

* A number of participants will be in attendance for in depth discussion

Peony Ballroom 3,

Nirvana Resort Hotel

12：15— 13：15

Lunch

Nirvana Café and Mandarin Garden,

Nirvana Resort Hotel

14：00－17：00

Session: Vocational Education & Training and International

Certification

Chair: Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Speakers:

1.        Wayne Johnson, Executive Director of Worldwide

University Relations, Hewlett-Packard Company  

2.        Tian Meng, Education & Certification Manager, Microsoft   

        (China) Co., Ltd

3.        Chen Dai-zong, China Managing Director of Thomson

        Prometric

4.        Zeng Xun, Vice president of Wisdom Network Technology

Co., LTD

5.        Anthony Brady, CEO of Tafe Global PTY Ltd, NSW,

    Australia

6.        Rupert Maclean, Director of UNEVOC (UNESCO

   International Center for Technical and Vocational

   Education and Training)

7.        Prof. Hans-Peter Lang, University of Cooperative

    Education, Stuttgart

8.        Juergen Wilke：Head of China Department of Hanns Seidel

Foundation Munich

Multi Media Room, Nirvana Resort Hotel

Session: Private Education to Meet Asia’s Need

Chair: Prof. Li Shunxing, Vice Chairman of All China Private Education Friendship Association

Speakers:

1.        Liu Bin, Chairman, National Association of Private

   Educators

2.        Yu Guang-yuan, chairman, Pacific Academic Society

3.        Choong Hee Lee, Professor of Department of History, Inha 

       University, Korea

4.        田中和夫, former Vice President of Rits University, Japan

5.        Hu Hongyu, Chairwoman of Li Ka Shing Foundation, 

       Hong Kong

6.        Su Tong, Deputy Secretary General, China Pacific Academic 

              Society

7.        Du Gang-jian, Secretary General, China Pacific Academic

       Society

8.        Geng Xue-chao, chairman of Beijing Private Educators 

9.        Guo Fu-chang, Secretary General, National Association of 

       Private Educators

10.     Ji Ming-ming, Director, Beijing Education Research Academy, 

Deputy Chairman, National Association of Private 

Educators

11.     Tao Xi-ping, Chairman, National Association of Private

Educators, Deputy Chairman, World Federation of

UNESCO Associations  

Daoxianghu Training Center

Session: Human Resources and Talent Development in Asia

Chair：to be confirmed     

Speakers:

1.        Chuan Chee Meng, Counsellor of Embassy in China,

     Embassy of Malaysia

2.        Djudjur Hupalung, Counsellor of Education, Embassy of   

         Indonesia

3.        Winnie Wang, Managing Director of Business Ventures 

         Corporation Pte. Ltd.; Secretary-General of Global 

              Business Opportunitites Forum

4.        Wang Lin, Chief Technical Consultant of Development

              Zone Human Resources and Labour Management

     Program Office, ILO (International Labour Organization)

     Beijing Office

5.        Yu Weixiang, Inventor, Medical Doctor

6.        Zeng Xiangquan, Dean of School of Labour Relations

     and Human Resources, Renmin University of China

7.        Zhang Jidong, Vice Director of University Students Career  

         Guide Center of Ministry of Education

8.        Song Jian, Vice Director-General of Occupational Skill

Testing Authority of Molss, P. R. China & China 

         Employment Training Technical Instruction Center

Peony Ballroom 2, Nirvana Resort Hotel

Session: ICT’s Impact on Education Progress in Asia

Chairperson： Chen Xin-xiang, Chairman, Capinfor Development Co. 

              Ltd (meeting format：luncheon)

Speakers:

1.        Chen Xin-xiang, Chairman, Capinfo Development Co. Ltd.

2.        Prof. Yan Ji-chan, Tsinghua Distance-education Center

Professor of Peking University,He Zhi-yi

3.        Dr. Mehrmohammadi, Associate Professor of Education, 

      Tarbiat Modarres University

4.        Dr. Yasutaka Shimizu, President，Japan Society for 

      Educational Technology

5.        John Dawkins, Former Education Minister & Financial, 

      Australia

6.        Julie Coyne, Director of Asia-Pacific Region Educational

  Cooperation, IBM

Peony Ballroom 3, Nirvana Resort Hotel

15：00— 15：15

Tea Break

Corridor Outside Session Rooms

18：00— 19：30

Farewell Dinner & Closing Ceremony 

Chair: H.E. Long Yongtu, Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia

Speakers:

1. James J. Heckman, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics

2. Kirti Nidhi Bista, former Prime Minister of Nepal

Mandarin Garden, Nirvana Resort Hotel

20：00— 21：30

Visit to the Beijing International Education Fair

Hall No. 1, China International

Exhibition Center