Universities in Japan, China, S. Korea to promote exchanges+

TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo -
Government officials and experts in academic circles from Japan, China and
South Korea agreed Friday to create a framework of cooperation to help ensure
the quality of university education.
Participants in the first such trilateral meeting agreed to hold working-group
discussions on student exchange programs and credit transfer systems as well as
how to share information about the university establishment standards and
grading system in each country.
They also decided to hold the next meeting in Beijing this fall.
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who proposed promoting university
exchanges at a summit meeting with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts
last October, stressed the significance of Friday's meeting in Tokyo, saying in
a speech during a reception, ''Young people play a leading role for the future
of Asia, so let's make this 'Campus Asia' program a success.''
==Kyodo