Asian Deans’ Forum on Legal Education

Temasek Foundation and The National University of Singapore (NUS) are pleased to announce the inaugural Asian Law Deans’ Forum on Legal Education to be held in Singapore at the NUS Law School from 6-8 July 2009. Initiated by NUS Law School, with generous funding from the Temasek Foundation as well as support from the Asian Law Institute ("ASLI"), the Forum will bring together over 45 deans and leaders of law schools in the region for an intensive high-level meeting to discuss common issues regarding legal education. The participants were sought on a by-invitation-only basis and will represent over 35 institutions from East Asian non-OECD countries, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, & Vietnam.

Today’s law schools must prepare their students to face an increasingly globalised market for legal services. Many must also compete internationally for students. What special challenges face Asian law schools in this regard? What changes, if any, are required to law school curricula, culture and teaching methods? How can Asian law schools proactively cooperate and collaborate in these matters? While these questions have previously been discussed in various forms, this will be first time that a gathering of this level has been attempted. Comprising the leaders of their respective institutions, the participants are in a unique position to effect change within their institutions and also to participate in inter-institution projects arising from the Forum.

Participation in this forum is by invitation only.

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