DOCUMENT RESUME ED 446 561 HE 033 401 TITLE Higher Education Reform for Quality Higher Education Management in the 21st Century: Economic, Technological, Social, and Political Forces Affecting Higher Education. Proceedings of the 1999 Six-Nation Summit (Hiroshima, Japan, September 20-21, 1999). RIHE International Seminar Reports, No. 11. INSTITUTION Hiroshima Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for Higher Education. PUB DATE 2000-03-00 NOTE 183p. AVAILABLE FROM Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2-2, Kagamiyama 1-chome, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8512 Japan. Tel: 0824-24-6240. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Change Strategies; Computer Uses in Education; Continuing Education; *Educational Change; Educational Policy; *Educational Quality; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Governance; Higher Education; Internet; Lifelong Learning IDENTIFIERS China; Germany; Japan; Reform Efforts; Reform Strategies; Singapore; Switzerland; University of Hawaii; University of Pennsylvania ABSTRACT This publication presents proceedings from a 1999 conference on higher education reform and quality that involved six countries: China, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States. The first section, "Report of the Six-Nation Higher Education Project," presents "Summary of the Progress of the Higher Education Research Project and the Meaning of the President's Summit" (Akira Arimoto). The next section, "Keynote Address," presents "Governance in the 21st Century University: The World is Changing Faster than the Governance System can Accommodate" (Kenneth P. Mortimer). The third section, "Presidents' Session Reports," includes: "A System in Transition: Higher Education Policy Update and Future Plans from China" (Ruiqing Du); "Reform for Quality Higher Education in the 21st Century: Policy and Future Plans from the United States Perspective" (Elisabeth A. Zinser); "Present and Future of Higher Education in Japan" (Makoto Nagao); "Establishment of Efficient Management in an Institution of Higher Education" (Yasuo Harada); "Strategies for Lifelong Learning: Re-thinking University Education in Terms of Continuing Education" (Werner Meissner); "Financial Management and Planning: or How to Implement Changes More Smoothly" (Luc Weber); "The Strategic Planning Process at the University of Hawaii" (Kenneth P. Mortimer); "Singapore's Experience in Higher Education" (Linda Low); "Reform Measures for Universities in the 21st Century" (Naoki Murata); "Promoting Financial Efficiency through Administrative Technology Applications" (Stephen T. Golding); "E-Enabled Information at the University of Pennsylvania" (Robin H. Beck); "The Internet Changes Everything" (Darren Rushworth); "Technology and the Curriculum: The NTU Experience"(Charng-Ning Chen); and "Science and Technology in Universities in the 21st Century" (Yoshiyuki Naito). The Fourth Section, "Transcriptions of the Discussion Parts," transcribes discussions from two Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. conference days. The fifth section, "Summary Comments," includes: "Brief Comments on the Presidents' Session 2: Which Ideal Must Lead 'Strategic Management for Universities'?" (Shigetaka Imai); "Commentary on the Concluding Session, Day 1, Higher Education Summit" (Robert Zemsky); "Reflections on the Presidents' Summit of the Six-Nation Research Project" (Noel F. McGinn); and "Reform for Higher Education in the 21st Century" (Ulrich Teichler). Appended are a conference program and list of participants. 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INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 Report of the Six-Nation Higher Education Project Keynote Address Presidents' Sessions Reports Transcriptions of the Discussion Parts Summary Comments ilk 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE RIHE International Seminar Reports No.11, March 2000 Proceedings of the 1999 SixNation Presidents' Summit in Hiroshima HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM FOR QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Economic, Technological, Social and Political Forces Affecting Higher Education RK Research Institute for Higher Education HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY 3 Higher Education Reform for Quality Higher Education Management In the 21st Century Edited and Published by: Research Institute for Higher Education Hiroshima University 2-2, Kagamiyama 1-chome Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8512 Japan Tel: (0824)24-6240 Printed by: TAKATOO PRINT MEDIA Co., Ltd. 2-30, Senda-machi 3-chome, Naka-ku Hiroshima 730-0052 Japan March, 2000 4 PREFACE The Six-Nation Presidents' Summit-Hiroshima took place in the International Conference Center Hiroshima on September 20 and 21, 1999, under the auspices of Hiroshima University, .the University of Pennsylvania, and the Six-Nation Education Research Project Steering Committee, with the collaboration of the Japanese Ministry of Education and the Institute for Democratic Education. At the opening reception, on behalf of Hiroshima University, President Yasuo Harada welcomed all the participants, referring to the Summit as one of the celebratory events of the University's fiftieth anniversary. Messages of greeting were presented by Dr. Akito Arima, Minister of Education; Mr. Yuzan Fujita, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture; Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima City; Dr. Robert Zemsky, Professor of the University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Kazu-hiro Mori, Director of Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University. The two-day meeting successfully brought together some 188 people from the six member nations and from other countries. The participants included 22 distinguished people from overseas, including university presidents, researchers, business firms' executives, and government officers. Also participating were some 160 distinguished, relevant people from all parts of Japan. The Summit meeting constituted part of the Six-Nation Education Research Project. The six member nations span both East and West: China, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and USA. Japan is the nation responsible for the higher education research component of the Six-Nation project. Topics selected for the Hiroshima Summit meeting were "Higher Education Reform for Quality Higher Education Management in the 21st Century: Economic, Technological, Social, and Political Forces Affecting Higher Education." This title was chosen specifically to develop the topics of "Academic Reforms in the World: Situation and Perspective in the Massification Stage of Higher Education" which were discussed at a previous Six- Nation seminar held at Hiroshima in 1997. Considering its relation to the main theme, the Presidents' Summit consisted of four sessions: Framework for Higher Education Policy; Strategic Management for Universities; Higher Education and SocietyThe Role of Universities in Economic Growth; Higher Education and Technology. The basic viewpoint located in the composition of these sessions is that management is likely to occupy an important place in forming the image of universities in the 21st century. The keynote speech was presented by Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer, President of the 11 University of Hawaii. In the following foursessions, a total of fourteenpapers were provided by the distinguished participantsincluding university presidents, suchas Dr. Ruiqing Du, Xi'an Foreign Language University;Dr. Werner Meissner, University of Frankfurt; Dr. Elisabeth A. Zinser, Universityof Kentucky; Dr. Luc Weber, University of Geneva; Dr. Yasuo Harada, HiroshimaUniversity; Dr. Makoto Nagao, Kyoto University; and Dr. Yoshiyuki Naito, TokyoInstitute of Technology; and also the representatives from government, business and fromother universities. From the two-day long, intensive and fruitfuldiscussions, it became evident that all countries share the same kinds of problems,even though it is true that the problems present different aspects in different places. There isa recognizable similarity in that universities and colleges are expectedto make creative reforms and to cope with rapid social changes; and a similar experience ofthe consequential conflicts between past experiences and future challenges withregard to the functions of, andstructures in, academia. It was also recognized that universitypresidents now need to exercise stronger and more appropriate leadership if theyare to realize the necessary academic organizational reforms for effective and innovativeteaching, research, social service and management. It is important that presidents shouldovercome any obstacles to demonstrating an adequate level of leadership ifuniversities and colleges are to develop and retain these necessary priorities of academia. This report brings together