The 4th Annual Conference of the Northeast Asia Professors Association (NAPA) was held on 17-18 May 2010 at Gangwon National University, Chuncheon, ROK, with a special focus on GTI and titled as "Greater Tumen Initiative and Local Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia". The NAPA conference was organized in accordance with the Local Government Summit of NEA annually.

During the conference, one keynote speech, three policy-oriented papers on Greater Tumen Initiative, and fourteen papers on East Asian economy, environment, health, urban planning, and education were presented to analyze the common issues in Northeast Asia confronted with new challenges and opportunities, focusing on the scholarly and policy-oriented perspective.

The conference brought together researchers from leading Northeast Asian universities and institutes to openly discuss the topics accross regional economy, environment, health,urban planning and education, and the perspectives on Greater Tumen Initiative. Strategies and solutions were presented by researchers and professors for coping with current chanllenges towards regional development and cooperation in NEA.

Ms. Nataliya Yacheistova, Director of the Tumen Secretariat UNDP delivered a speech on GTI's recent progress in regional cooperation in NE Asia. She called on more active participation and support from the academia on the furture development of GTI and NEA cooperation.

Program of NAPA 2010

 

Monday, May 17, 2010

 

09:00-09:40   Opening Ceremonies

Moderator: Young Youn Lee (Dean, Asia-Pacific Cooperation Academy, Kangwon National University)

 

Opening Remarks

Chung Mo Koo (President, Northeast Asia Professors’ Association)

Welcoming Remarks

Jin-Sun Kim (Governor, Gangwon Province)

Yong Jung Kwon (President, Kangwon National University)

Congratulatory Remarks

Li Junjiang (Dean, College of Economics and Management, Jilin University, China)

Ryoji Waka (Vice President, Tottori University, Japan)

Gennady P. Turmov (President, Far-Eastern National Technical University, Russia)

Batsaikhan Bekhbaatar (Rector, Institute of Commerce and Business, Mongolia)

 

09:40-10:00 Keynote Speech

 

Regional Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Wook Chae (President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

10:00-12:20   Session I: Environment, Health, and Urban Planning

Moderator: Dong-Gyu Ahn (Hallym University, Korea)

 

Paper 1: An Effect of “Debris-control” on the Formation of Four Basins in Gangwon Province in South Korea

Yoshinori Kodama (Tottori University, Japan)

 

Paper 2: Forest Development and Topography in the Loess Plateau, Inland China

Dai Nagamatsu (Tottori University, Japan)

 

Paper 3: Vladivostok is preparing for the APEC Summit 2012

Gennady P. Turmov (Far-Eastern National Technical University, Russia)

 

Paper 4: Green University – Sangji University Circumstances and Projects

Myeonggyu Lee (Sangji University, Korea)

 

Paper 5: Confucianism Architecture in South Korea – Confucianism School

Hideko Asai (Tottori College, Japan)

Paper 6: Development of Ocean Current Forecasting System with High Spatial Resolution for Near-shore Area Facing the Japan/East Sea

Masamitsu Kuroiwa (Tottori University, Japan)

 

Paper 7: The Issue of Hansen’s Disease in a Colonial Policy

Makoto Ichimori (Tottori University, Japan)

 

13:35-15:35   Plenary Session: Greater Tumen Initiative and Local Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia (organized by Gangwon Province)

Moderator: Jeong-Ho Kim (President, Research Institute for Gangwon, Korea)

Paper 1: Greater Tumen Initiative – A Regional Programme of Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Nataliya Yacheistova (Director, Tumen Secretariat/UNDP)

 

Paper 2: Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Pilot Zone and Greater Tumen Cooperation

Wu Hao (Director, Academy of Northeast Asian Studies, Jilin University, China)

 

Paper 3: GTI and Gangwon Province Strategy

Jin-Ki Kim (Fellow, Research Institute for Gangwon, Korea) and Hong-Jin Jeon (Deputy Director, Office of Regional Development Gangwon Province, Korea)

 

Panel Discussion:

Yoon Heo (Professor, Sogang University, Korea)

Hyung Hwan Joo (Director, International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea)

Won Soon Kwon (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea)

Seung Hyun Yoon (Professor, Yanbian University, China)

 

15:50-18:10   Session II: East Asian Economy and Education

Moderator: Chan Hyun Sohn (Kangwon National University, Korea)

 

Paper 1: Study on Opening of Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Pilot Zone and International Cooperation

Zhang Huizhi (Jilin University, China)

 

Paper 2: Study on Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Pilot Zone and International Transport in Tumen River Delta

Yu Xiao (Jilin University, China)

Paper 3: Japan’s Port Policy and Tumen River Area Development Program

Nagaharu Mitsuta (Tottori University, Japan)

 

Paper 4: TSR-TKR Linkage and Economic Cooperation and Development in the East-Sea Rim

Young Sik Kim (Gangneung-Wonju National University, Korea)

 

Paper 5: On the East Asian Economic Growth Trend after the Global
Financial Crisis

Li Junjiang (Jilin University, China)

 

Paper 6: Human Resource Management Issues in Higher Education Reform in Mongolia and Some Ways to Solve

 

Tsogbadrakh Tsetsegmaa (Institute of Commerce and Business, Mongolia)

 

Paper 7: Program Usage in Mongolian Educational Field

Badnainyamba Javkhlantugs (Institute of Commerce and Business, Mongolia)

 

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

 

08:30-10:30  General Meeting of NAPA (Soyang Hall, Chuncheon Sejong Hotel)

 

10:30-18:30   Excursion (Chuncheon and its vicinity)