 APU
will host the World Students' Tourism Summit in November 2005
in cooperation with Oita Prefecture and Beppu City.
The World
Students' Tourism Summit will be held as part of ongoing initiatives
under APU's philosophy of "Freedom, peace and humanity " " International
mutual understanding " and " Creation of the future of the Asia Pacific
region ".
In 2002, a total
of 339 students from 81 universities, consisting of 60 students from 58
universities in 25 different nations and regions; in addition
to 279 students from 23 universities across Japan assembled at APU for
the World Students' Summit. Active discussions were held on the theme
of " The
Role of Students and Youth: How can We Establish Human Security and Sustainable
Development on Earth " in a program hosted jointly by the United Nations
University, Ritsumeikan University and APU. In 2003, the National University
of Singapore hosted a second Summit around the theme of " New Strategies
for Youth to Work Towards Alleviating Current Global Issues ".
This year's Summit
will be hosted jointly by APU, Oita Prefecture and Beppu City, and will
encompass the theme of " Towards the Future of Tourism - Dynamic,
Sustainable, and Boundless ". The Summit is being promoted to people in
the tourism industry, and it is anticipated that over 1000 participants
including key figures in tourism and about 300 students from Japan and
overseas will take part.
In addition to activities on the APU campus, the Summit is also scheduled
to include a Caravan tour that will tour Kyushu and engage in exchange
with local communities. This tour will be held in close cooperation with
individual prefectural governments on the island through the auspices of
the recently-established Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization.
At the joint press
conference held on April 27 by APU, Oita Prefecture and Beppu City, APU
Vice President HAYASHI Kentaro discussed the significance
of the Summit: " I feel that this year's Summit, on the theme of tourism,
is significant because it not only allows us to learn from regional society,
but also to contribute to it. We want to make it a Summit for the local
community and fully utilize the results born through this cooperative effort
by APU, Oita Prefecture and Beppu City." |
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