International migration and integration of migrants is becoming one of the most crucial issues not only in Europe, Middle East and Africa as well as North and South Americas, but also in Asia-Pacific. We need more global and wider discussions based on a diversity of people, who are involved....

Topics: - Skill needs and demand for graduates before and after the global crisis - Youth choices and graduates supply before and after the global crisis - Governance of graduate labour markets after the crisis: career guidance, intermediation, mismatch, over-education - University cooperation...

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

The conference will discuss food security in its domestic and international dimensions and in the light of the recent global food crisis. Topics: 1. Global food price drivers and future trends 2. The new food price environment and implications for trade 3. The role of local production systems in...

This conference provides a forum to compare current demographic trends in industrialised countries with a focus on Japan and Germany, analyzes the resultant social, economic and political challenges both at national and local levels, and examines countermeasures that have been implemented or are...

This international symposium focuses on Japan’s and Germany’s fertility development and its connection with the countries’ social stratification. Using this dual perspective, the conference aims to improve the comparison of country-specific knowledge, to provide a better understanding of...

2 October 2008, Pre-conference - DIJ Forum:The Silver Market Phenomenon: A German-Japanese Perspective This first-ever global forum unlocks the secrets of the silver market phenomenon and focuses on innovation, product and service development, technology management, marketing and business models...

The overall purpose of the High-Level Conference is to address food security issues in the face of soaring food prices and the new challenges of climate change and energy security. The objective is to assist countries and the international community in devising sustainable solutions to the food...