Activities
Planned Activities
FY2021
| May 20 | Online (Zoom) | Executive Committee Meeting(The 1st Meeting for 2021) Keynote Speaker: Kazunori Kataoka, Ph.D., Dr.h.c. (Director General, Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) |
| July 6 | Online (Zoom) | Council Meeting(The 1st Meeting for 2021) |
| July 30 | Online (Zoom) | Steering Committee Meeting(The 1st Meeting for 2021) |
Annual Activities Report
International Symposium & Workshop
BUF holds International Symposiums and workshops which aim for the exchange of opinions among sister forums and like-minded organizations.
| Date and Venue | Theme |
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2017 (Feb.22-24 in Tokyo) Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo |
25th Anniversary International Symposium Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Business – University Forum of Japan |
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2012 (Sep.19 – 21 in Tokyo) Imperial Hotel Tokyo |
20th Anniversary International Symposium Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Business – University Forum of Japan Entitled “Fostering the young for the future” (Supported by Cabinet Office, Government of Japan / Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology / United Nations Information Centre(UNIC) / National Federation of UNESCO Association in Japan / OECD Tokyo Centre) |
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2008 (May 10 in Tokyo) Hotel Niigata
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International Symposium Niigata “Driving Innovations through Business, Education and Social Entrepreneurship” (Co-hosting of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata City, Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Association of Corporate Executives, Business-Higher Education Forum( U.S.), The Council for Industry and Higher Education(U.K.), The International Association of University Presidents) |
| 2006 (Feb.21 in Tokyo) RIHGA Royal Hotel Tokyo |
International Symposium “Responsible Practice in Collaborative R&D: Are new Codes of Conduct and Procedures needed?” |
| 2005 (Sep.15 in Nagoya) Nagoya Tokyu Hotel |
A U.S.- Japan Innovation Summit “Strategies for Global Prosperity” |
| 2002 (Dec.12 – 13 in Tokyo) Tokyo Prince Hotel |
Japan-U.S.-Canada-Australia –Polish-U.K. Joint Business-University workshop Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Business – University Forum of Japan Entitled “Knowledge as Social Capital – Creation and Development –” (Co-hosting of Business-Higher Education Forum( U.S.), Corporate-Higher Education Forum(Canada), Business-Higher Education Round Table (Australia),Polish Higher Education Forum(Poland), The Council for Industry and Higher Education(U.K.)) |
| 2000 (Oct.23 – 26 in Canada) Calgary, Canada |
Japan-U.S.-Canada-Australia Joint Business-University workshop “Smart2000” |
| 1999 (Nov.02 – 04 in Tokyo) Academy Hills, Tokyo |
Forth Japan-U.S.-Canada-Australia Joint Business-University workshop “Mapping the World” |
| 1998 (Sep.23 – 25 in Canada) Banff Centre, Canada |
Forum Assembly ’98 “Getting the Story Right Expert Learners in the Knowledge Economy: Issues and Opportunities” (Co-hosting of Business-Higher Education Forum( U.S.), Corporate-Higher Education Forum(Canada), Business-Higher Education Round Table (Australia)) |
| 1997 (Oct.23 – 24 in USA) Lehigh University, USA |
Business-University Workshop “Creativity in the Global Economy: The Key to the Future” (Co-hosting of the Lehigh University (U.S.), Business-Higher Education Forum( U.S.), Corporate-Higher Education Forum(Canada)) |
| 1997 (Mar.24 in Tokyo) Academy Hills, Tokyo |
Asia Business-University Workshop |
| 1996 (Oct.31 – Nov.01 in Tokyo) Hotel Okura Tokyo |
Japan-U.S. Canada Joint Business-University Workshop ‘96 “High Performance Workplace and Works Towards Business-University Collaboration for the New Century” |
| 1994 (Oct.31 – Nov.01 in Tokyo) Hotel Okura, Tokyo |
Japan-U.S. Business-University Relations Workshop “Reinventing business-university relations for the 21st century” |