Annex B. Agendas of the OECD review visits
Fact-finding visit: 30 November – 2 December 2016
Wednesday 30 November
09:30–10:00 Briefing from National Co-ordinator from the Ministry of Education (MEXT)
10:00–10:15 Welcome from Ms. Ikuko Arimatsu Director General, Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau
10:15–10:30 Welcome from Mr. Takimoto, Deputy Director General, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau
10:30–12:00 Country Background Report Briefing 1 (School Education) MEXT Officials
13:30–14:30 Country Background Report, Briefing 2 (Collaboration between school and community) MEXT officials
14:45–15:45 Country Background Report, Briefing 3 (Lifelong learning and tertiary education) MEXT officials
15:50–16:20 Meeting with Hiroshi Suzuki, Special Advisor to the Minister
16:30–17:30 Meeting with Prof. Takashi Muto (Curriculum Reform)
18:30 Dinner with MEXT officials
Thursday 1 December
09:20–11:30 Yaguchi Elementary School (Ota City, Tokyo): Visit, Discussions with teachers and children concerning school based curriculum improvement.
13:30–15:30 Meiji University (Chiyoda City, Tokyo): Meeting with university officials in charge of student support and lifelong learning .
16:30–18:00 Dai-ni Enzan Elementary School: “Shinagawa Smile School” (School Community Collaboration Activity)
Friday 2 November
10:00–11:15 Meeting with officials from Japan Student Support Organisation
11:30–12:30 Meeting with Prof. Hajime Shirouzu, University of Tokyo
14:00–15:00 Informal discussion on the outcome of the visit
15:30–17:30 Preparation of the January Review visit (National Coordinator and others).
Main review visit: 23-27 January 2017
Monday 23 January
09:30–10:00 National Co-ordinator from the Ministry of Education (MEXT)
10:00–10:30 Ms. Ikuko Arimatsu, Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau, MEXT
10:30–12:00 Country Background Report, Briefing 1 by MEXT officials (School education)
13:30–14:30 Country Background Report, Briefing 2 by MEXT officials (Collaboration between school and community)
14:45–15:45 Country Background Report, Briefing 3 by MEXT officials (Lifelong learning and tertiary education)
16:00–17:00 Prof. Motohisa Kaneko, University of Tsukuba, expert on lifelong learning in tertiary education institutions
Tuesday 24 January
09:30–10:30 Secretariat of the Council for Implementation of Education Rebuilding
13:00–14:00 Prof. Takashi Muto, Shiraume Gakuen University, expert on the curriculum reform
14:15–15:15 Dr. Reiko Kosugi, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, expert on lifelong learning in tertiary education institutions
15:30–16:30 Prof. Shigeki Matsuda, Chukyo University, expert on pre-primary education
Wednesday 25 January
Group 1:
08:30–09:30 Akita Prefecture Board of Education
10:00–11:00 Akita Prefecture Education Centre (teacher training institute)
11:20–15:00 Visit to Tennou Elementary School, Katagami City
Group 2:
13:00–16:30 Visit to Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Thursday 26 January
Group 1:
09:00–10:30 Visit to Community House of Higashi Yamata Junior High School, Yokohama City
11:30–14:00 Visit to Ushioda Elementary School, Yokohama City
14:20–16:10 Visit to Science Frontier High School, Yokohama City
16:30–17:00 Visit to Ushioda Junior High School, Yokohama City
Group 2:
09:45–10:45 Japan Student Services Organization
13:00–14:45 Visit to Waseda University
15:00–16:00 Prof. Kiyotake Oki, Waseda University, on the university entrance examination reform
16:30–17:30 Mr. Hiroshi Inoue, Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
Friday 27 January
10:00–11:30 Ms. Seiko Ogawa, Principal of Minami Kawara Elementary School and Ms. Rie Hirakawa, Principal of Nakagawa Nishi Junior High School
12:45–13:45 Prof. Tetshuya Kajisa, independent expert on teacher education
14:00–15:00 Summary discussion with MEXT officials