Sustainable Education Summit 2017
The Embassy of Japan in Brunei Darussalam is pleased to inform that the Japan Foundation Asia Center[1] and the Japan Association for Promotion of Internationalization (JAPI) are hosting representatives of the ASEAN Council of Japan Alumni (ASCOJA) to Japan for the Sustainable Education Summit (SES) 2017, in Tokyo on 23 October 2017. Mr Mohammad Raymie Hj Othman, a member of the Brunei Association of Japan Alumni (BAJA), will head to Japan on 21 October to participate in the summit.
This summit aims to provide an environment for key people involved in education from Japan and ASEAN countries (with educational links to Japan) to network and build relationships with each other through lectures and information exchanges organised by CIESF[2]. SES hopes the participants will meet new partners and work towards an educational system necessary for a sustainable society.
Schedule in Japan: 23rd October
Location: Toshi Centre Hall
| Time | Objective | Contents |
| 9:30 | Reception | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Opening Ceremony | About an Education and Public Interest Capitalism which can Provide Value to the World - SES Exec. Committee Head, Hideo Okubo |
| 11:00-12:00 | Morning Section | - Remarks by Masahiko Komura (Vice President, Liberal Democratic Party) - Introduction of CIESF Leaders Academy partners (Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia) |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-16:00 | Afternoon Section | - Address by President(s) of Japan Alumni Associations / About the Educational Situations of the Various Countries (by Educators, Education Academics or Government Figures) |
| 16:15-16:45 | Establishment / Signing Ceremony for SES Partnership | - Announcement of SES 5 Year Plan (SES Executive Comm. Head, Hideo Okubo) - Signing Ceremony for Establishment of SES Partnership |
| 16:45-17:00 | Press Meeting for Media | |
| 17:15-19:00 | Dinner Reception |
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[1] The Japan Foundation Asia Center
The Japan Foundation is Japan's principal independent administrative institution dedicated to carrying out cultural exchange initiatives throughout the world. The Asia Center, established in April 2014, is a division within the Foundation that conducts and supports collaborative initiatives with its Asian—primarily ASEAN—counterparts. Through interacting and working together in Japanese-language education, arts and culture, sports, and grassroots and intellectual exchanges, the Asia Center aspires to develop the sense of kinship and coexistence as neighbouring inhabitants of Asia.
[2] CIESF (Cambodia International Education Support Foundation)
CIESF was established in 2008, to encourage the development of Cambodia. The association believes improving the quality of education and the status of teachers in the Cambodian society can be the primary step to solve the problems in Cambodia. They also believe encouraging Cambodian entrepreneurs to get involved in diverse national and international projects can lead to a better Cambodian economy. Their work has not only been in Cambodia but also in Myanmar and Vietnam since 2016.