2014 The 10th AASVET International Conference
Important Dates:
* Application submission due date(with Abstract): Friday, August 8, 2014
* Author notification: Monday, August 18, 2014
 (Nortification about poster presentation)
c Full papers due date: Friday, September 25, 2014
* The days of conference: October 18(Saturday)-19(Sunday)
  => See Annex I (Application form for presentation and participation)

Main Theme: Toward a new stage of VET in Asian countries
The scope of paper topic includes, but is not limited to:
* The present situation and research tendency of the vocational and technology education and training
* The curriculum development, instruction learning of the vocational and technology education and training
* The human resources development and the career guidance and assistance
* The educational policy of the vocational and technology education and training
* The related subject to the vocational and technology education and training

Purpose: Although each country has its different socioeconomic conditions, and required knowledge and skills for the work force may not be commonly shared among them, we share the common duty to provide up-to-date educational/ training programs. With this responsibility in mind, the Conference is organized to address and exchange studies, examples, issues, and challenges that each country faces. We hope the 2014 conference, which is 10th anniversary, will contribute to the improvement of vocational and technology education toward higher quality of related research and to the better relationships among Asian countries.

Date of Conference:
October 18th (Saturday), 19th (Sunday), 20th (Monday)
18th, Saturday: Arrival, Registration, Opening speech, Briefing, Welcome party
19th, Sunday: Symposium, Individual research presentations
20th, Monday (option): Tour (Visit a vocational training center, Sightseeing tour in Tokyo)
=> See Annex II(Timetable)
=> Optional Tour on 20th

Conference Venue: Daito Bunka University in Tokyo, Japan (=> See Annex II (Access to the venue))
Participating Countries: Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and some adjacent countries
Participants: Educational Administrators, Teacher Educators, Teachers, Professors and others
Language: English
Participation Fees: 150US$ (travel and accommodation expenses excluded)
Organizer: Board of AASVET 2014 - Japan
Supporters’ Organization: The Japan Society for the Study of Vocational and Technical Education,
Daito Bunka University, National Polytechnic University (PTU)
Secretariat: Yuji TANIGUCHI, Ph.D.
Associate professor, Department of HRD, PTU (National Polytechnic University)
2-32-1, Ogawanishimachi, Kodaira-si, Tokyo 187-0035, Japan
E-mail: aasvet2014@yahoo.co.jp   Phone: +81-42-346-7793