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2011 Asia-Pacific Forum
on Mass Media and Education for International Understanding


Date : 20-22 September 2011 (Tue-Thu)
Venue : Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
Theme : Insights of Asia and the Pacific – Towards a Sustainable Future and Communication
Organizer : Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding(APCEIU)
Sponsors : Ministry of Education, Science and Technology & Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
                  Trade
 

   (Day 1)

20 September 2011 (Tue)

   09:00 ~ 10:00

Registration

   

   10:00 ~ 12:00

Opening Session

 
   

Opening Remark
Welcoming Remark

Congratulatory Remark

APCEIU
Seung-Woong KIM (Former editor in chief of weekly news magazine 'Sisajournal'; Former Correspondent for munhwailbo in Washington)
H.E. Kamal Prasad Koirala (Ambassador of Nepal)

Plenary Speech

Labor Migration of Asia and the Pacific: Philippine Experience
Henry Omaga-Diaz (Anchorman, ABS-CBN and Radio DZMM; Senior
Correspondent, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, Philippines)
Role of Journalism for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific : Korean Experience
Suh, Hwa-Sook (Staff Writer, Hankookilbo)
Role of Community Radio in Crisis Situation - A Case Study of Attabad Lake
Saeed Ahmad (Assistant News Editor, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Pakistan)

   

   12:00 ~ 14:00

Luncheon

   

   14:00 ~ 15:20

Session I & II : Presentations and Panel Discussions

 
   

Session I : Cultural Heritage and Diversity & International Cooperation (Culture and Education) in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

Lee, Seon-Min (Opinion Editor at Newsroom, The Chosunilbo, Korea)

[Presentation 1]

Korea Series Literacy: Lesson Learned in Thailand
Porntip Yenjabok (Deputy Dean for Research Affairs, Head of Asia Studies of Faculty of Humanities, Department of Communication Arts and Information Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand)

[Presentation 2]

Culture and Education Sustaining ‘Tagata Niue’, a Dying Race - Survival of Taoga Niue
Inangaro Vakaafi (Senior Reporter, Broadcasting Corporation of Niue, Niue)

[Presentation 3]

Responsibility of Journalism to the Peace and Sustainable Development of Asia-Pacific Region: The Philippine Experience
Ella Evangelista-Martelino (Senior Program Manager, GMA Network Inc., Philippines)

[Presentation 4]

Role of Journalism in the International Cultural Exchange: Experience of Kazakhstan
Rustem Rakhimov (Senior Reporter, Channel Seven, Kazakhstan)

[Presentation 5]

Role of Media for Multicultural Coexistence of the Asian Countries - Case of Arirang TV Programme Called ‘Top Talents’
Kwon, Tae-Chul (Senior Producer, TV Programming & Planning Team, Arirang TV, Korea)

Discussants

Jinqiu Zhao (Associate Professor, Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China, China)
Otto Munaf Iskandar (Head of Public Relations & Communications and International Relations, PRSSNI; Senior Radio Broadcaster & Senior Radio Reporter, Radio Kayumanis, Indonesia)



Session II : Climate Change and Natural Disaster & Labor Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

Saleh Ahmed Mujaffor (Senior Assistant Secretary, Department of Mass Communication, Ministry of Information, Bangladesh)

[Presentation 1]

Post-Fukushima Dilemma of the Korean Nuclear Policy and Challenge of Communication
Cho, Hong-Sup (Environment Correspondent, The Hankyoreh, Korea)

[Presentation 2]

Spring Shocks
Safo Safarov (Executive Director, Public Organization Independent School of Journalism “Tajikistan-21st century”, Tajikistan)

[Presentation 3]

Climate Change and Its Impact to Kyrgyz Republic
Aichurok Kanatbekova (Head of International Affairs Department, Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Kyrgyzstan)

[Presentation 4]

Labour Migration in Asia Pacific
Hanim Muhili (TV News Reporter, Radio Television Malaysia(RTM), Malaysia)

Discussants

Sophirom Khan (Deputy Chief, Office of Overseas News Department, Agence Kamphuchea Press, Ministry of Information, Cambodia)
Bui Minh Hoa (Journalist, The World & Vietnam Newspaper, Vietnam)

   15:20 ~ 15:35

Break

   

   15:35 ~ 16:55

Session III & IV: Presentations and Panel Discussion

 
   

Session III : Cultural Heritage and Diversity & International Cooperation(Culture and Education) in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

Tapu Misa (Columnist, New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)

[Presentation 1]

Reconciliation, Mutual Understanding, and Cooperation by History Education: Case of Korea, China, and Japan
Lee, Seon-Min (Opinion Editor at Newsroom, The Chosunilbo, Korea)

[Presentation 2]

Communicating for Social Impacts: Lessons from Rural ICT Projects in China and India
Jinqiu Zhao (Associate Professor, Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China, China)

[Presentation 3]

Mongolian Cultural Heritage and Traditional Clothes
Tsogzolmaa Tumur-Ochir (Journalist, C1 Television, Mongolia)

[Presentation 4]

The Power of Mass Media in Reconstructing Infrastructure and Education
Annuuriah Amirmachmud Gewang (Assistant Producer, ANTV Indonesia, Indonesia)

[Presentation 5]

The Role of Media in Educating People
Than Myint Tun (Chief Editor, News and Periodicals Enterprise, ‘Myanmar Alin’, Ministry of Information, Myanmar)

[Presentation 6]

IRAN: Multi-cultural, Multi-lingual Land through Persuasive Media
S.Mohsen Banihashemi (Head of Communication and Journalism Department, Media University of Iran, Iran)

Discussants

Rustem Rakhimov (Senior Reporter, Channel Seven, Kazakhstan)
Izzat Eshboyev (TV Journalist, National TV-Radio Company of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan)



Session IV : Climate Change and Natural Disaster & Labor Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

Nimo Walter Kama (Executive Director, Media Council of Papua New Guinea; Vice President, Pacific Islands News Association, Papua New Guinea)

[Presentation 1]

Power Problem: Timor-Leste Experience
Dionisio De Jesus Lopes (Associate Producer, Casa de Produção Audiovisual, Timor-Leste)

[Presentation 2]

Media and Climate Change in Cambodia
Sophirom Khan (Deputy Chief, Office of Overseas News Department, Agence Kamphuchea Press, Ministry of Information, Cambodia)

[Presentation 3]

Dual Sides of Bukhansan(Mountain) Dulegil
Lim, Haang (Senior Writer, Environmental Issue, City Desk, Kookmin Daily, Korea)

[Presentation 4]

Climate Change in Bangladesh: Role of Mass Media
Saleh Ahmed Mujaffor (Senior Assistant Secretary, Department of Mass Communication, Ministry of Information, Bangladesh)

[Presentation 5]

Natural Disaster Management
Bui Minh Hoa (Journalist, The World & Vietnam Newspaper, Vietnam)

Discussants

Bibek Regmi (Desk Editor, Avenues Television, Nepal)
Harindra Jayalal Kalatuwawa (Associate Producer, Head of News, Swarnavahini TV, Sri Lanka)

   16:55 ~ 17:10

Break

   

   17:10 ~ 18:30

Session V & VI: Presentations and Panel Discussion

 
   

Session V : Cultural Heritage and Diversity & International Cooperation(Culture and Education) in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

S.Mohsen Banihashemi (Head of Communication and Journalism Department, Media University of Iran, Iran)

[Presentation 1]

Moken, Sea Gypsies of Andaman Sea
Park, Jong-Woo (Director, Indivision Production, Korea)

[Presentation 2]

What the World Needs Now and Onwards are Friendship and Peace, Toward Sustainability and Safety in the Asia-Pacific Region
Otto Munaf Iskandar (Head of Public Relations & Communications and International Relations, PRSSNI; Senior Radio Broadcaster & Senior Radio Reporter, Radio Kayumanis, Indonesia)

[Presentation 3]

Role of Media and Higher Education - Case Study Pakistan
Aayesha Ikram (Director(Media and Publication), Higher Education Commission, Pakistan)

[Presentation 4]

Challenges of Promoting Multicultural Understanding in the Mainstream News Media: New Zealand Experience
Tapu Misa (Columnist, New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)

[Presentation 5]

Living Together: Mass Media and Intercultural Relations - As love is for all ages, friendship is for all nations
Izzat Eshboyev (TV Journalist, National TV-Radio Company of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan)

[Presentation 6]

Voices from Iraq & Afghanistan War
Nishitani Fumikazu (Freelance Journalist, Japan)

Discussants

Ella Evangelista-Martelino (Senior Program Manager, GMA Network, Inc., Philippines)
Annuuriah Amirmachmud Gewang (Assistant Producer, ANTV Indonesia, Indonesia)



Session VI : Climate Change and Natural Disaster & Labor Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Moderator

Henry Omaga-Diaz (Anchorman, ABS-CBN and Radio DZMM; Senior Correspondent, ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, Philippines)

[Presentation 1]

Journalism and Multi-culture
Lee, Kwang-Pyo (Assistant Editor in Arts & Entertainment Desk, Dong-A Ilbo, Korea)

[Presentation 2]

The Dark Side of Labor Migration
Bibek Regmi (Desk Editor, Avenues Television, Nepal)

[Presentation 3]

“Green School for Green Bhutan” – Towards a Green and Happy South Asia
Sangye Dorji (Chief Media and Information Officer, Information and Communication Division, Ministry of Education, Bhutan)

[Presentation 4]

Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Sri Lanka
Harindra Jayalal Kalatuwawa (Associate Producer, Head of News, Swarnavahini TV, Sri Lanka)

[Presentation 5]

Advocacy Reporting for Climate Change Action – Feature on Sea Level Rising in Manus
Nimo Walter Kama (Executive Director, Media Council of Papua New Guinea; Vice President, Pacific Islands News Association, Papua New Guinea)

Discussants

Hanim Muhili (TV News Reporter, Radio Television Malaysia(RTM), Malaysia)
Dionisio De Jesus Lopes (Associate Producer, Casa de Produção Audiovisual, Timor-Leste)

   18:30 ~ 20:00

Welcome Dinner (Invited participants only)

   

   (Day 2)

21 September 2011 (Wed)

   08:00 ~ 08:30

Orientation for Field Visit

   

   08:30 ~ 15:00

Field Visit

 


[Field Visit Group 1]

Theme
      Labor Migration in Korea
Venue      ‘The Borderless Village,’ Ansan

[Field Visit Group 2]

Theme
       A Case of City Environmental Development: Bukhansan Mt.
Venue       ‘Dulegil', 'Bukhansan (Mountain)’


 [Field Visit Group 3]

Theme
       A Case on Korean Broadcaster’s International Cooperation
Venue        Arirang TV
 

   15:00 ~ 18:30

Experience of Traditional Korean Culture

 


[Programme 1]

Contents 
    Learn the traditional manners, tea ceremony, and Korean traditional dress
                       / Traditional music concert
Venue          ‘Namsangol Hanok Village’


[Programme 2]

Contents 
     Visit to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Korea
Venue          ‘Changdeokgung’

 

   18:30 ~ 20:00

Dinner

   

   (Day 3)

22 September 2011 (Thu)

   09:00 ~ 11:00

Report of Field Visit and Plenary Discussions

 

Report of Field Visit

Plenary Discussions

Theme              Role of Journalism for Education for International Education
Moderator        Tapu Misa (Columnist, New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)


   11:00 ~ 11:30

Closing

   

   11:30 ~ 14:00

Lunch