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UNIV 2008. Faculty Development at NAIST April 4, 2008. David A. Sell Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Beginnings of UNIV. 1968: age of protest Violence and confusion Need for a new vision: UNIV Assuming responsibilities. 2008 Theme. Being, Appearing, and Communicating:
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UNIV 2008 Faculty Development at NAIST April 4, 2008 David A. Sell Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Beginnings of UNIV • 1968: age of protest • Violence and confusion • Need for a new vision: UNIV • Assuming responsibilities
2008 Theme • Being, Appearing, and Communicating: Entertainment and Happiness in a Multimedia Society
Keynote lecture INTERNET AND HONESTY: FOUND ON THE WEB, BUT IS IT RIGHT? Considerations on Technology in Service to Society By Bob Panoff
Workshops • How to improve the mass media • Social networking websites • The characteristics of a leader in global business • An encounter with students from Japan • etc.
1st UNIV Case competition • Purpose: a practical focus on the theme of UNIV 2008 • Business administration case from IESE or HBS • Criteria: profits, competitiveness, marketing, ethics, happiness
Other activities • Get-togethers among groups of different countries • Visiting treasures of art and architecture
Wrap-up impressions • Universal values: across cultures, across religions • Overcoming self-centered thinking and discovering other people… (Could it be a key to creative thinking?)
END Thank You!