Lecture: Is the Japanese Education System in Trouble?

Lecture: Is the Japanese Education System in Trouble?

February 20, 2001

Lecture: Is the Japanese Education System in Trouble?
Dr. Leo Esaki (Nobel Prize Winner in Physics; Former President of Tsukuba University; Head of the National Commission on Educational Reform in Japan)Introduction by Professor Carol Gluck (George Sansom Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University) & Professor Koji Nakanishi (Centennial Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University)
Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th floor, International Affairs Building, Columbia University (118th St. & Amsterdam Ave.)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Followed by a reception
RSVP required
Seating is limited. Call 212-854-1742 or e-mail klb52@columbia.edu
Co-sponsored by the East Asian Institute

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