*Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego: "Japan's Education System: What's good about it and what needs to change?" with Kan Suzuki *
Wed, May 4, 8:00-9:00 am JST (Tue, Mar 3, 4:00-5:00 pm Pacific)

How should Japan's education evolve in the 21st century? As the digital transformation coincides with globalization and demographic change, the former tenets of lifetime employment are shaking. Job-changing among younger employees is becoming more common, and training company generalists through on-the-job training is no longer either economical or sufficient to build a globally competitive workforce. What are the new tasks of schools and universities, and how can Japan's education system be reformed?

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*Kan Hiroshi Suzuki (Suzukan)* is professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy of the University of Tokyo and at the faculty of Policy Management of Keio University. Suzukan was a member of the House of Councilors for 12 years including as State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Ministerial aide for ＭEXT. He is also a bureau member of Education 2030 OECD, a global board member of Teach for All and founder of the Japanese Institute of Social Emergence which inspires and educates youth to act on various social issues.

*Ulrike Schaede*
is Professor of Japanese Business at GPS, UC San Diego, and the Director of JFIT. Her research focuses on Japan's changing corporate strategies, including business culture, change management, and business organization. Her 2020 book "The Business Reinvention of Japan" analyzes how Japanese companies are responding to the rise of China and the changing global competition.

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