February 14, 2005
at Tokyo Kokusai Koryu-kan Plaza Heisei
As of this meeting, this event, previously known as JAOS-ERA Meetings will now be called JAOS-FGER Meetings. This year’s meeting was attended by 29 JAOS members and 11 individuals from the following FGER (Foreign Government Education Representive) organizations (American Embassy, Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, Embassy of Australia, Embassy of Ireland, New Zealand Embassy, Canadian Embassy, and the British Council). Furthermore, two members of JASSO and one member of JAFSA participated as observers. After FGER and JAOS reported on current developments in the industry, an active discussion on the themes presented took place. After the meeting, JAOS reported to FGER on the current status of its proposed ‘JAOS Certified Counselor Training Course.’