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Seminar on Internationalisation Management for Higher Education Institutions |
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SEAMEO-RIHED organized a 1 day seminar on
“Internationalisation Management for Higher Education Institutions” on 1 March
2013 at 5th floor conference room, the Office of the Higher Education
Commission Building, Bangkok. The key objective of the seminar is to provide
university executives, international relation officers, and persons working
closely with international affairs with current issues and trends on
internationalisation of higher education, best practices and lessons learned on
internationalisation management, and training needs in support of
internationalisation.
The key note speakers included 1) Assoc. Prof.
Dr. Akiyoshi Yonezawa, Graduated School of International Development, (GSID), Nagoya
University, Japan 2) Ms. Tanya Loh, Associate Director of International
Relations, Swinburne University of Technology, Auatralia 3) Ms. Porntip
Kanjananiyot, Executive Director, Thailand - United States Educational
Foundation (TUSEF/Fulbright) 4) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sukhgij Ysothonsreekul, Vice
President for International Affairs, Naresuan University 5) Prof. Dr. Pongruk Sribanditmongkol, Vice President for Planning and Development, Chiang
Mai University 6) Asst. Prof. Dr. Anak Khantachawana, Assistant to the
President for International Affairs, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi and 7) Asst. Prof. Dr. Pimrawee Rocharungsat,
Vice President, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University.
The sessions have been moderated by Dr. Vipat
Kuruchittham, Deputy Director, SEAMEO RIHED and Ms. Watinee Kharnwong, Deputy
Director, Australian Education International (AEI)
There were totally 46 participants as a representative from the
19 Universities in Bangkok and other provinces. The
seminar has been a platform for Thai higher education institutions to exchanges
knowledge and practices on internationalisation with experts from Japan,
Australia and Thailand.
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Official visit to SEAMEO RIHED of the SEAMEO Council President |
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On
14 January 2013, the Minister of Education, Brunei
Darussalam, and President of the SEAMEO Council, H.E. Pehin Abu Bakar
Apong, completed an official visit to SEAMEO RIHED. Accompanied by Dr. Witaya Jeradechakul, the Director of
SEAMEO Secretariat; Dr. Junaidi Abdul
Rahman, the Permanent Secretary for Core Education, Ministry of Education,
Brunei Darussalam; H.E. Dato Paduka
Haji Kamis bin Haji Tamin, the Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam in Thailand; and
other delegation members, his excellency remarked that he was impressed
with the results of his visit to SEAMEO RIHED.
H.E.
Pehin Abu Bakar
Apong shared his ideas on the current trajectory of higher education
in Southeast Asia. He emphasised that concern needs to be paid to the reform
and future of education in the region, education in Asian countries has gradually
improved to the point that western countries are taking notice and beginning
now to invest in Southeast Asia. With
the strength of its programs supporting student mobility, a credit transfer
system and quality assurance in higher education, H.E. Pehin Abu Bakar
Apong firmly believes that SEAMEO RIHED can foster excellence and
synergy in higher education for regional development.
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The 4th Review Meeting of the ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS Programme) |
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The 4th Review Meeting of the ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme (AIMS Programme) successfully concluded in Hue, Vietnam. Over the course of two days, the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and Hue University hosted the Meeting with great enthusiasm and generous hospitality.
In attendance at the Meeting were delegations from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MOHE); the Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia (MOEC); the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand (OHEC); the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam (MOET); the Commission on Higher Education, the Philippines (CHED); the Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam (MOE), as well as representatives from participating higher education institutions and SEAMEO RIHED.
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