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Second ASEF University, Beijing, China, August - September 1999

The Second ASEF University (Summer School) was held from 22 August to 5 September 1999 in Peking University, China. Co-organised by ASEF and Peking University's Centre for Overseas Exchange, the participants were given the opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of the capital of Beijing. Unforgettable experiences included climbing the Great Wall of China, viewing a Peking opera, and journeying through the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Ming Tombs. The participants were also given the opportunity to closely interact with the Chinese students, the latter providing fascinating tours around the capital, and offering valuable glimpses into the intricate facets of Chinese society.

The theme of the Second ASEF University, "Asia and Europe - Towards a Better Mutual Understanding" focused on political and historical developments leading to the present global structure, and discussed institutions in Asia and Europe playing a vital role in furthering understanding between the two regions.

The lectures comprised of:

• Prof Lew Young Ick, Director of the Institute for Modern Korean Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  "History and Culture of Asia"
• Prof Philippe Mioche, Professor of Contemporary History, University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France
  "Historical and Cultural Roots of European Integration in the 19th and 20th Centuries"
• Prof Trond Gilberg, National University of Singapore
  "European Integration Process"
• Mr Ulrich Niemann, Asia-Europe Foundation
  "European Monetary Union"
• Prof He Fangchuan, Vice-President, Peking University, PR China
  "History of China"
• HE Mr Wang Guangya, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, PR China
  "China's Future Role in Asia and in the World"
• Dr Chayachoke Chulasiriwongs, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  "Regional Co-operation in the Asia-Pacific: Political and Security Dimension"
• Prof Dr Carolina G Hernandez, President of the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS), Manila, Philippines
  "Democracy and Asian Values"
• Prof Richard Higgott, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
  "Globalisation: the Benefits and the Threats"
• PD Dr Joachim Krause, Deputy Director of the Research Institute of the German Society for Foreign Affairs, Berlin, Germany
  "The Western Democracies: Towards Prevalence or in a State of Crisis"
• Dr Leo Schmidt, International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University, The Netherlands
  "The ASEM Process"
• Ambassador Sotirios Mousouris, Former Assistant General Secretary of the United Nations, ASEF Governor for Greece
  "Future Role of the United Nations"