[90th Anniversary Event] Asian students discuss international issues at "GPAC" held at Chiba University of Commerce

Our university, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, will be hosting the Global Partnership of Asian Colleges (GPAC) student exchange conference from August 26th (Sun) to September 1st (Sat), bringing together students from various countries and regions around Asia.
GPAC is an international conference where approximately 120 students from six Asian countries and regions gather to present and discuss research on international issues such as economic and environmental issues, with English as the official language. The host country rotates and the conference is held every August. Outside of presentations and discussions, participants can deepen their interactions through sightseeing and Japanese cultural experiences. In addition to participating in presentations and discussions, students from our university will also support the management of each event during the conference.

Participating schools

South Korea (Seoul National University), Taiwan (National Chengchi University), Vietnam (Vietnam National University), China (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Israel (Business School), Japan (Chiba University of Commerce University of Commerce, Waseda University)

Research Presentation

• Paper presentations from each university
  Presentation of research papers from each university based on pre-determined themes.
  [Topics] Environment and Development (SDGs), Macroeconomics, International Finance, International Trade, Management, Tourism, Labor Economics, etc.
  [Date and time] Wednesday, August 29th 14:45-17:15
  [Location] Building 7, basement room 702
• Multinational team research presentations (Competition)
  Students who meet for the first time form teams, make last-minute presentations, discuss the given problem, and then summarize and present their team opinions in competition.
  [Date and Time] Thursday, August 30th 13:30-16:00
  [Location] Building 7, basement room 702