Describes an undergraduate biochemistry course required to be taken by all students at Beijing Medical University. Provides the outline of the lectures and the specific content areas covered by them. Stresses the need for students to know the biochemical literature and to think scientifically. (TW)

Reports on a workshop held in Japan by the Committee of Education of the International Union of Biochemistry. Discusses some of the success of biochemistry in Japan. Describes the day-by-day schedule of the workshop and emphasizes the undergraduate, graduate, and research program in Japan. (TW)