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Table of Content Programme 3 Meeting Report 5 Annex 1 List of Participants 17 Annex 2 Programme Updates 29 Annex 3 Country Updates 52 Annex 4 Proposal from MEXT, Japan 130 Annex 5 Proposal on Credit Transfer Model 144 Annex 6 Presentation of Awarded IROs 161 Annex 7 Collaborative Session 238 Programme The 5th Review Meeting of the ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme 9-10 May 2013 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Thursday 09 May 2013 (DAY 1) Meeting Registration 08:30-09:00 Venue: Inna Garuda Hotel Meeting Room Welcoming Remarks By Dr. Illah Sailah 09:00-09:15 Director of Learning and Students Affairs Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia Overall Programme Update By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sauwakon Ratanawijitrasin 09:15-09:45 Center Director SEAMEO RIHED I. Country Updates Facilitator: MOEC, Indonesia Presenters: M, I, T, V, B, P Ministries 09:45-11:15 Country Programme Updates Plan for 2013 and 2014 (Note: Refreshment served at 10:30) 11:15-11:30 Photo Session II. Proposal from MEXT, Japan 11:30-12:30 Proposal and Plan Q & A 12:30- 13:30 Lunch III. Consultation on Proposed Credit Transfer System By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sauwakon Ratanawijitrasin 13:30- 14:00 Center Director SEAMEO RIHED IV. Sharing good practices of IROs by iAward Winners 14:00-15:30 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia BINUS University, Indonesia Thursday 09 May 2013 (DAY 1) Meeting Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand Refreshment served IV. Collaborative Session HEI Groups (study field based) - Operational matters for next/new round of student exchanges 15:30-17:00 - Collecting information to update the Handbook Ministries & SEAMEO RIHED - Operational matters on programme development 17:00-17:30 Wrap-up and Closure 18:00-20:00 Welcome dinner and Cultural Performance Friday 10 May 2013 (DAY 2) University Visit and Cultural Visit 08:00-11:45 Visit to Gadjah Mada University 12:00-13:00 Lunch Cultural visit Group 1: - Taman Sari 13:00-17:00 - Prambanan Group 2: - Borobudur 18:00-20:00 Dinner at the Hotel Report Fifth Review Meeting of the ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme Yogyakarta, Indonesia 9—10 May 2013 INTRODUCTION 1. The 5th Review Meeting of the ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme was held at the Inna Garuda Hotel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 9 to 10 May 2013. 2. The 5th Review Meeting was attended by 66 participants, including delegates from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia; the Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia; the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand; the Commission on Higher Education, the Philippines; the Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan; representatives from participating higher education institutions in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam; representatives of the Mission of Japan to ASEAN and the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia; and the Director and staff of SEAMEO RIHED. 3. The list of participants appears in Annex I. OPENING CEREMONY 4. In her opening address, Dr. Illah Sailah, the Director of Learning and Students Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia, welcomed all delegates and representatives. She informed the meeting of regional and international developments in academic mobility, emphasizing that student mobility remains a concern throughout ASEAN, Asia and Europe. Similarly, she demonstrated the importance of quality assurance for the future of student mobility in the region by referencing the proposal for an ASEAN Qualification Framework made at the 2011 East Asia Summit, the identification of student mobility as a key concern during the Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization, and, the attempts currently underway to bridge the Lisbon Recognition Convention with the Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education (Tokyo Convention). In ending, the Director pointed to the need for useful decisions on how to improve student mobility in ASEAN, to benefit from the involvement of Japan and to advance the AIMS Programme and higher education in the region. 1 OVERALL PROGRAMME UPDATES 5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sauwakon Ratanwijitrasin, Director of SEAMEO RIHED, pointed out the increased attendance at the 5th Review Meeting as an encouraging trend for the Programme and gave her thanks to Dr. Illah Sailah and the Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia, for hosting the Meeting. She also thanked Prof. Dr. Djoko Santoso, the Director General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia, who was otherwise engaged at the time. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sauwakon noted especially the contributions of both founding and new member countries in the AIMS family. She then provided the meeting with overall Programme updates beginning with the Letter of Intent, signed in Siem Reap, Cambodia by the duly authorized representatives of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines at the 7th Meeting of Directors General, Secretary General and Commissioner of Higher Education in Southeast Asia, and witnessed by the Directors General of Lao PDR and Cambodia as well as colleagues from Japan and China; secondly, Dr. Sauwakon updated the Meeting on the AIMS Programme Certificate, which was reported on at the 7th Meeting of Directors General, Secretary General and Commissioner of Higher Education in Southeast Asia; and, finally, the needed support mechanisms for the Programme, including: an AIMS website, a common Credit Transfer System, a revised AIMS Handbook, and training for International Relations Offices (IROs). 6. The details of the presentation appear in Annex II. AGENDA ITEM 1 Country Update Malaysia 7. Dr. Aishah Abu Bakar, Director of the Academic Development Management Division, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, provided a summary of Malaysia’s participation in the AIMS Programme, including the addition of two nominated institutions to the list of participating Malaysian HEIs: the Universiti Utara Malaysia will now offer economics and the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia will offer engineering. Data on inbound and outbound student exchanges were presented with budget allocation figures through FY 2013. Dr. Aishah Abu Bakar gave a warm welcome to new participating countries including Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines and made special mention of Japan. The Director also examined ways to improve the Programme which included a better matching of university strengths to study fields as well as the need to monitor implementation of mobility and address program 2 recognition and lecturer qualifications in line with the development of an ASEAN Qualification Framework. 8. At this time, the Meeting commented on the difficulties of keeping accurate data on inbound and outbound movements and proposed that more effort to overcome the recurrent issue be made. The Meeting also recognized national and regional variations in academic calendars. Country Update Thailand 9. Ms. Aporn Kanvong, Deputy Secretary-General, Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand, provided a summary of Thailand’s participation in the AIMS Programme, including the addition of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi to the list of participating Thai HEIs. The Deputy Secretary-General reported that King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi will offer engineering, whereas the fields of study offered by Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University will increase to include economics. Data on inbound and outbound student exchanges were presented with updated exchange plans through FY 2013, including an increased number of scholarships for the 7 study fields as well as the prioritization of exchanges under ASEAN to reflect the ASEAN Economic Community of 2015. The Deputy Secretary-General supported the expansion of the AIMS Programme throughout ASEAN and welcomed Japan in this context. Country Update Indonesia 10. Dr. Illah Sailah, Director of Learning and Students Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia, stressed the connection between promoting student mobility and welcoming ASEAN integration from 2015 onwards. The Director noted that student mobility figures in the ASEAN region are lower at undergraduate levels; however, she celebrated the clear benefit that AIMS has brought to students in the region. Dr. Illah Sailah provided a summary of Indonesia’s participation in the AIMS Programme, including the addition of the Bandung Institute of Technology, which will offer Engineering, to the list of participating Indonesian HEIs. Data on inbound and outbound student exchanges were also presented with fiscal commitments through FY 2013 and encouragement was given to Indonesian HEIs to develop and expand cooperation. She also made special mention of a monitoring and evaluation programme Indonesia has implemented in partner countries to generate information for participating HEIs and students. Dr. Illah Sailah recommended a focus on quality improvement for the future of the AIMS Programme. 3 Country Update Vietnam 11. Dr. Mai-Dang Nguyen, Director of the International Education Center, Water Resources University of Vietnam, representing the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, provided a progress report on developments since the 4th Review Meeting. On behalf of the Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam, Dr. Mai-Dang Nguyen noted the intention to expand participation within AIMS and strengthen the regional