Journal Name:
- The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
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Abstract (2. Language):
The Global University System (GUS) [Utsumi, et al, 2003] is a worldwide initiative to create
advanced telecommunications infrastructure for access to educational resources across
national and cultural boundaries for global peace. GUS aims to create a worldwide
consortium of universities to provide the underdeveloped world with access to 21st Century
education via broadband Internet technologies. The aim is to achieve “education and
healthcare for all,” anywhere, anytime and at any pace.
The GUS works in the major regions of the globe with partnerships of higher education and
healthcare institutions. Learners in these regions will be able to take their courses from
member institutions around the world to receive a GUS degree. These learners and their
professors from partner institutions will also form a global forum for exchange of ideas and
information and for conducting collaborative research and development with emerging
global GRID computer network technology.
Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming (GCEPG) project [Utsumi, 2003] with a
globally distributed computer simulation system, focusing on the issue of environment and
sustainable development in developing countries, is to train would-be decision-makers in
crisis management, conflict resolution, and negotiation techniques basing on “facts and
figures.” The GUS will supply game players from around the world.
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