Regional Approaches To Grow Institutional Collaboration Dr. Chantavit Sujatanond Centre Director of SEAMEO RIHED APEC RESEARCH MOBILITY WORKSHOP 1-2 December 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia
At National Level : Regionalization Requiring Contribution of Individual Country
At Institutional Level: Institutional Collaboration Requiring Interactions among Education Stakeholders
Education Stakeholders Education Stakeholders
Mutual Recognition Gap Reduction Mechanism to Support Collaboration E.g. Establishment of Networking at Institutional, National and Regional Levels Harmonization of Higher Education in SEA
Connecting People To People Common Space of Higher Education
SEAMEO RIHED s Key Areas to Enhance Institutional Collaboration of SEA Student Mobility Enhancement E-learning and Mobile Learning ASEAN Research Cluster (ARC) and ASEAN Citation Index (ACI)
Student Mobility Enhancement AIMS Programme ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme ACNET-EngTech ASEAN-China Network for Cooperation and Exchanges among Engineering and Technology Universities GMS-UC ACADEMIC CREDIT TRANSFER FRAMEWORK FOR ASIA (ACTFA) Greater Mekong Subregion Consortium
AIMS Programme ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme
SEAMEO RIHED s Four Key Areas Area I Student Mobility Enhancement The ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme ASEAN-China Network of Engineering and Technology Universities (ACNET-EngTech GMS Consortium Quality Assurance Regional Credit Transfer Framework Area II Leadership Development Area III E-learning and Mobile Learning Area IV ASEAN Research Cluster (ARC) and ASEAN Citation Index (ACI)
Objectives of the AIMS Review Meeting multilateral platform consulting and planning for future development and collaboration updating progresses and sharing information
Programme Structure Muti-lateral Collaboration Platform Government Commitment Nominated Higher Education Institutions Collectively Agreed Study Fields
Empower Programme Management Promote Regional collaboration Develop common mechanisms for regional student mobility Showcase good practices and lessons learned Apply good practices in partnership development ASEAN + 3
SEAMEO RIHED Define 5 Study Fields Initiated in 2010 Government HEIs in SEA
M-I-T 2010 AIMS Prgramme 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3 countries MALAYSIA INDONESIA THAILAND 4 countries MALAYSIA INDONESIA THAILAND Vietnam 7 countries MALAYSIA INDONESIA THAILAND Vietnam Malaysia Philippines Japan 8 countries MALAYSIA INDONESIA THAILAND Vietnam Malaysia Philippines Japan, Korea
2010 2012 2015 5 Study Hospitality Fields and Tourism Agriculture Language and Culture International Business Food Science and Technology Economics Engineering Environmental Management and Science Biodiversity Marine Science
Development of Regional Joint Efforts 2010 23 Uni. 2011 2012 32 Uni. 2013 48 Uni. 2014 61 Uni. 2015 64 Uni (+ 4) 2016 Involving C, L & M 100 Uni.
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM INDONESIA JAPAN 64 Uni (+4) Hospitality and Tourism Language and Culture Agriculture MALAYSIA International Business PHILIPPINES THAILAND VIETNAM 1200 + Students Food Science and Technology Economics Engineering KOREA Environmental Management and Science Biodiversity Marine Science
Universities Participating in the AIMS Programme Universiti Brunei Darussalam Institute Teknologi Brunei Ahmad Dahlan BINUS Bogor Agricultural Maranatha Christian Gadjah Mada Universitas Indonesia ISI Denpasar ISI Surakarta Sebelas Maret Sriwijaya Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Bandung Institute of Technology Hokkaido ( of Tokyo, Rakuno Gakuen ) of Tsukuba Tokyo of Agriculture and Technology (Ibaraki, Tokyo Metropolitan ) Hiroshima Sophia Waseda Ritsumeikan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Univeristi of Malaysia Sabah Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Universiti Malaya Universiti Putra Malaysia Universiti Sains Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Universiti Teknologi MARA Universiti Utara Malaysia Ateneo de Manila Central Bicol State of Agriculture Central Luzon State Central Mindanao Lyceum of the Philippines St. Louis De La Salle St. Paul of the Philippines of Mindanao of the Philippines of St. La Salle of Santo Tomas Chiang Mai Chulalongkorn Kasetsart Mahidol Mae Fah Luang Prince of Songkla Thammasat King Mongkut s of Technology Thonburi Foreign Trade National Economics Nong Lam Thai Nguyen of Technology Hue - College of Economics Vietnam Maritime of Transport and Communications Thuyloi Vietnam National of Agriculture Thai Nguyen of Forestry and Agriculture
Programme Enlargement M-I-T AIMS PRoGRAMME A.Student Exchange - Curriculum/Course Alignment - Credit Transfer - Quality Assurace B. Academic /Staff Exchange C. E-learning and Mobile Learning D. Research Cluster
Student Mobility in a Broader Scheme 8+9 Uni. 64 Uni. (+4) 24 Uni. ACNET-EngTech AIMS Programme GMS Consortium
ACNET-EngTech ASEAN-China Network for Cooperation and Exchanges among Engineering and Technology Universities
Current ACNET-EngTech Universities
GMS-UC Greater Mekong Subregion Consortium
24 GMS-UC Universities Cambodia China (Guangxi &Yunnan) Lao PDR Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Chea Sim of Kamchay Mear Royal of Phnom Penh Svay Rieng of Battambang Kunming of Science and Technology Guangxi Normal Guangxi for Nationalities Yunnan National of Laos Savannakhet East Yangon Myeik Yadanabon Yenanchaung Degree College Chiang Rai Rajabhat Kasetsart King Mongut's of Technology Thonburi Mae Fah Luang Suan Sunandha Rajabhat of Transport and Communications Thuyloi Vietnam National of Agriculture Hue Thammasat
Academic Credit Transfer Academic Credit Transfer Framework for ASIA (ACTFA)
Development of the Academic Credit Transfer Framework for ASIA (ACTFA) Project CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (CTS) Explore, Experiment, Experience and Expand [GMS- Consortium]
An Original Concept of ACTFA 1 2 3 4 Mutual Recognition Credit Transfer Grade Transfer Supporting Mechanisms & System Context (Must agree) (Must agree) (Flexible) By SEAMEO-RIHED 3, 2013
Future Challenges for 4 Pillars of ACTFA 1 2 3 4 Mutual Recognition: Develop departmental level student exchanges for professional education Credit Transfer: Use the concept of ACTFA-CTS for credit transfer Grade Transfer: Most difficult issue, but will be solved soon in the future (by ACTFA future tool) Supporting Mechanism: Must establish an International Office at each university for student mobility and also improve transparency of educational activities (information Package)
Implementation plan Kick-off Meeting of the ACTFA Projects organized on 9 July 2015 at Vientiane, Lao PDR National Workshops in the GMS Countries on how to implement ACTFA Analysis implemented by universities Analysis/Comparison of the national CTS and ACTFA Share the result of analysis to university community
*Feedback and recommendations from universities will be developed. **Future step is to seek endorsement of member countries to adopt the framework at national level.
E-learning and Mobile Learning
SEAMEO RIHED collaborates with SEAMOLEC to initiate an e-learning project which applies technology to support the development of e- courses that allowing HEIs to share educational resources. At this initial stage, the e-course will be developed based on the existing AIMS university network, focusing firstly on the field of Hospitality and Tourism
ASEAN Research Cluster (ARC) and ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) Proposed model, management system and establishment plan of the ARC were presented by the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), Thailand.
Research areas, namely Health and Medicine, Environment and Biodiversity, Agriculture and Food, and Social Science
Working mechanism of the ASEAN Citation Index can be a model to move other regional initiative forward, including ASEAN Research Cluster. The development of the ACI will help improving quality of research work and collaboration in SEA.
The Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre serves as ACI Coordinating Centre since 2010
Working Mechanism of ACI Steering Committee, ACI Subcommittee and Local Citation Committee Were Defined and Agreed in 2013
About SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development Your Partner in Higher Education
SEAMEO Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional intergovernmental organization established in 1965 among governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture in the region. 41
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Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development Our Mission to foster the efficiency, effectiveness, and harmonization of higher education in Southeast Asia through system research, empowerment and the development of mechanisms to facilitate sharing and collaboration in higher education. Our Vision A dynamic, strategic, and internationally recognised regional centre for promoting understanding, collaboration, and synergy in higher education for regional development. Our Goal Regional HE Harmonization 43
Scope of Five Year Development Plan (2012-2017) Programmes serving 5 objectives Higher Education Policy Dialogues Regional Higher Education Information Gateway Empowering higher education institutions Developing harmonization mechanisms Cultivating globalized human resources Advancing knowledge frontiers in higher education system management Study Visit Programmes to the US, the UK, Australia and China Training courses for International Relation Offices in Southeast Asian HEIs Workshops on governance and management, leadership development for HEIs GMS Consortium (ADB support) Internationalization Award (iaward) Workshops on Academic Credit Transfer Framework for Asia (ADB support) Southeast Asian Quality Assurance Framework The ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme Policy Action Research: Building Academic Credit Transfer Framework for Asia (ADB support) ARC & ACI Annual Meeting of Directors General, Secretary General and Commissioner of Higher Education in Southeast Asia SEAMEO RIHED Governing Board Meeting Annual Seminar organized back-to-back with the SEAMEO RIHED Governing Board Meeting Southeast Asian HEI Presidents, Rectors, Chancellors and Vice Chancellors Conference Database of HEIs in Southeast Asia with website links (upcoming) Depository of international progammes offered by HEIs in Southeast Asia (upcoming) The AIMS Website SEA Academia Publications on Southeast Asian Higher Education Promoting Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Seminar on Social Responsibility 44
SEAMEO RIHED s Working Scope Association of South-East Asia Nations (ASEAN) ASEAN +3 GMS Countries 45
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