Strategy for globalization of chemical education based on the Internet*
Yoshito Takeuchi1**, Masato M. Ito2, and Hiroshi Yoshida3
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa
University, 2946 Tsuchiyapp, Hiratsuka, 259-1293 Japan; 2Faculty of
Engineering, Soka University, 1-236 Tangi-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-8577
Japan; 3Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima
University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526 Japan
Abstract: It is likely that in the age of globalization, chemical
education cannot be unaffected by this trend. The essential prerequisite
for globalization would be a common curriculum. It has long been assumed
that a common curriculum is technically impossible because of the difficulty
involved in the dissemination of information. There is now a realistic
possibility that this difficulty will be substantially reduced, if not
eliminated, by use of the Internet. Difficulties involved in the translation
of text will also be reduced by the use of accurate and low-cost translation
software. Under such circumstances, what is urgently needed is the establishment
of teaching materials translation centers around the world.
*Lecture presented at the 38th IUPAC Congress/World
Chemistry Congress 2001, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 July 2001. Other presentations
are published in this issue, pp.1033-1145.
**Corresponding author.
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