Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Pacific Resource Exchange Center Hosts Alumni Seminar in China
Trainees from Beijing, Chongqing and Xinjiang Discuss SMEs
The Pacific Resource Exchange Center (PREX) held an Alumni Seminar via videoconference for its trainees on September 28, 2006, connecting the TDLC with three sites in China; Beijing, Chongqing and Xinjiang.
Over 60 participants listened to a lecture given by Dr. Kyoichi Ishihara, Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies, Kobe University, on SME Promotion-Japanese Case Studies and Promotion Policy. Questions from the audience were collected by e-mail, and discussions continued on SMEs and intellectual property rights, strategic collaboration with foreign countries and human resources. Some expressed hopes that this seminar would serve to promote investment in Xinjiang by Japanese firms.
PREX was established in April 1990 to promote an international exchange of human resources through capacity building in developing countries. It has conducted 299 courses to date, providing training opportunities for 9241 people in 107 countries and regions. 846 will participate in 35 courses for fiscal year 2006.
