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Caption: Planning Report - Future of International Programs (1968)
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rhe complementary ol r earrh and trainln In ov< Ilt ,. rs h illustrated by the relationship ol the [nstitu* i I Lai i and Indu • j Relations with Keio Universit) in Tokyo N w in iu fourth • u t>l , l: year Ford Foundation grant, the proje< I involvt the training .,t ti„ Unl iiiimas of both American graduate students andtoo • foi N(TM(N rapanCso graduate students annually, In addition enioj itafl ai both institutions have a network ol' Japanese Univt rait) ol Illinois alumni • | throughout Japanese industrj who ran fa< ilitate and |>,mi. i| tcl n further research endeavors, D. GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS Existing area studies centers at the I Fniversit) i ovei three large ••. aphi< regions: the Soviet l nion and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin Km ica, Africa is served b\ . committee within the Coll< v ol Lil ral Art » and Sciences. While enrollments, libran resources, and faculty ha\ -n augmented, progress has not been as much as w; originall) hoped. Lack of resources has been a continuing problem >\\^\ development ol strc ih in the various geographic areas lias been uneven, To improve the lai situation two moves are planned; (M division ol the Center foi \ studies into two centers Fast and Southeast Asian Studies, and South Asian AWA \Cai Eastern Studies, and (2) establishment ol a Ccntei African Studies. In terms of priorities the basic needs of the existina centers would be serviced first, including the split of the Asian roup, Within Asia, em phasis would continue to be given to the building up of strength in East Vsia, Then attention would be given to the establishment of the African Studies ( nter, Finally, the centers might think of increaain verseas programs for students, such as a platform in Japan. In am case, becaus ol limited financial resources, it appears best to strengthen these existini and planned programs before contemplating expansion uuo othei n ional areas, College reports indicated the following geographical emphasis in piesent programs and future planning: hirst Priority Agi u ulture < lonunen c and Dusint Administratioi i <lommunii ation Education Ei in en ill" Si . • ,! I \ Indila West Afri \ e Europ Nolle Ah ira NoiU South Asia. Kuss i i I atin America Europe and Japan Vl,h v»nc MoiM I n s t i t u t e o l ( rO\ei l l l l i e n t Non< % ami Publii Ml.iiui 34
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