The National Development Seminar was launched in 1972. At first, it was mostly an opportunity for overseas Chinese scholars to become freshly acquainted with conditions in the ROC Later, the Seminar took on more of the nature of a discussion of national affairs.
從一般性走向專業性討論國建會自民國六十一年開始每年召開，最初是邀請海外留學生及學人利用暑期返國瞭解國內現況。