Opening Ceremony | Young Leaders Forum & Field Trip | Local Program| Global Youth Conference | Action Plan | Ren 2004 Report Home Individual Report   Young Leaders Forum The Young Leaders Forum is part of the 21st Century Renaissance Youth Leaders Invitation Program. This 4-day and 3-night program included several Japanese participating youth for each course. They had active discussion, keynote speech, workshop, and institutional visit in line with each course aim, while they stayed at National Youth Center in Tokyo. The management and coordination of each course is handled by the planning committee , composed of a course facilitator, planning committee members and a staff member in cooperation with an Advisers group. The planning committee members for the events and general affairs support administration of the entire program. Development Course/ Education Course/ Management Course/ Public Relations Course <Development Course> Aim: People have been recognizing development as something necessary to maintain their basis for living and to advance their society whatever the economic level of their countries may be.　 The issues surrounding development are not exclusive to developing countries.  Developed countries have also been facing challenges including economic development, societal development and rejuvenations of local communities. Governments have been the prime executers for development efforts and projects until recently.  However, business enterprises and NGOs are increasing their involvements in development projects and their recognition in this endeavor is growing.   Today, there is little use in dividing their domains.  Their boundaries of work are fading as they work more closely and they move into each other’s former territories. 　 The Development Course members started discussions by presenting and sharing examples of development showing the cooperation among governments, businesses and NGOs in twenty-one respective countries.  The group, then, sought how governments, businesses and NGOs can further harmonize their activities in development efforts.  Upon etablishing a common ground the propose projects towards global harmony utilizing ties and networks with their Alumni Association or other organizations.  Further, they discussed about concrete measures for implementation of the said projects. [report and impression from participants](coming soon) Participant's presentation Small group discussion Keynote speech by Mr. Naoki Suzuki Visit to Waseda Shopping District Visit to Waseda Shopping District Young Leader Forum presentation Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation (Power point presentation) <Education Course> Aim: Education takes place in schools, families and societies.  In the 21st Century Renaissance Youth Leaders Invitation Program 2004, the education course focused on education carried out in societies.  Within the varied educational activities that are taking place in societies, the focus was on education activities that aim to cultivate the spirit of global understanding and cooperation especially towards youth in the range of late teens to early twenties. 　In our globalizing community, it is important for the youth to be able to adapt and take part in an environment with people of different ethnic backgrounds.  In seeking for activities that cultivated the spirit of understanding and relating beyond our own borders, we started by sharing youth education activities that are taking place in societies of each country.  Then, we gathered thoughts on the main essence that the activities contained.  Later during the session, the activities were planned with the condition that the participants should take initiative in the implementation process.  It was also agreed that once activities are implemented in various countries, they will continuously to share the experiences and furthermore, establish measures in which the activity know-how and human resources may interact among countries allowing the realization of further global harmonization. [report and impression from participant」(coming soon) Trading game workshop led by Mr.Yumoto Discussion about the most critical issue in the global society  Visit to OISCA  Discussion  Chuo Plats High School  Education Course members Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation (TBA) <Management Course> Theme: Organizational Management proceeds effectively when management factors such as organizational dynamism, human resources, and financial stability are developed in a balanced way. 　　　Among the factors, Organizational Dynamism is especially essential in the fulfilment of the organization’s mandate, and its power will be energized and activated when each one’s potential is discovered and tapped to the organization’s advantage. 　　　In this course, the participants shared their knowledge and skills in exploring people’s potentials and in developing teamwork through interaction. These knowledge and skills may then were adopted by the participants both in the implementation of their collaborative projects among participating countries and in the empowerment of their respective organizations and / or Alumni Associations. The participants were deemed to positively lead the implementation of Tprojects suggested through the 21st Century  Renaissance Forum Youth Leaders Invitation program as a first achievement. 「report and impression of participant」(coming soon)  Ice breaking led by facilitator Keynote Speech by Advisor, Ms. Megumi Nakamura, Project Manager of Japan Association for UNHCR  Lecture by Mr. Youshitaka Menjo, Representative Trustee of ASK-Net Lecture by Mr. Seishiro Tomioka, and Mr. Kunio Tanaka of SERVAS Japan  Lecture by Prof. Kiyoshi Kasahara, Rikkkyo Graduate School of Social Design Studies  Management Group photo! Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation-(TBA)   <Public Relation Course> Theme: Public relations (PR) is an indispensable tool for organizations, institutions and individuals to carry out their activities with promotion of ethos, principles, or messages.  Over the years, the significance of public relations activities which include roles such as sending and receiving of the information has been brought to international attention. The Public Relations Course shall start learning the general idea of PR and various PR practices in Japan, as they discussed the examples and assignments of respective countries.  Based on the discussions and experiences, they identified effective PR practices and were tasked to structure a program for the improvement of PR ability.  The participants also discussed the possible formation of PR framework and international network among themselves for the enhancement of PR department in the field of youth activities in respective countries. 　　　As an initial step of the post program activities, the participants are expected to keep up the proposed collaborative projects that are in line with or supportive of the main theme.  By providing information of those project updates to Alumni Associations’ related members, it is aimed to contribute to the development of the activities as well as the enhancement of proper understanding of the projects.     「report and impression from participant」(coming soon) Presentation by a participant Keynote speech by Advisor Mr. Kawakami, Prof. Meijigakuin Univ.  Group discussion Lecture on "Branding Image" by Mr. Watanabe, Hakuhodo Inc.  Field trip to Asakusa  PR group! Report from Young Leaders Forum Presentation-(TBA)