14th Asian University Presidents’ Forum Hosted by Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Guangzhou, China Dates November 5th ~ November 8th, 2015 Venue Guangdong University of Foreign Studies: North Campus International Academic Exchange Center of GDUFS (Easeland Hotel) Main Theme Asian Higher Education Connectivity: Vision, Process and Approach Sub-Themes Status Quo, Prospects of and Barriers to Asian Higher Education Connectivity and Solutions New Tech: Opportunities and Challenges of Asian Higher Education Connectivity The Roadmap of Asian Higher Education Connectivity Belt and Road Initiative, Interconnectivity and International Education Cooperation Joint Declaration Guangzhou Statement of 2015 Asian University Presidents’ Forum I TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS .......................................................................................... 1 WELCOME SPEECH ................................................................................................. 9 DR. SUI GUANGJUN.............................................................................................. 9 CPC Secretary & Chairman of University Administrative Council, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China ................................................................... 9 PROMOTING INTERCONNECTIVITY FOR THE FUTURE OF ASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION ................................................................................. 13 DR. ZHONG WEIHE ........................................................................................... 13 President, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China ............................ 13 THE CHALLENGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASIA AS PART OF THE NEW GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA UNTIL 2030 ....................... 19 DR. HANS D’ORVILLE ......................................................................................... 19 Special Advisor to the Director-General of UNESCO and former Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO .......................................... 19 EXPANDING CONNECTIVITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL ACCESS ASIA ......................................................................... 31 DR. JEKUK CHANG .............................................................................................. 31 President, Dongseo University, Republic of Korea ............................................ 31 STRENGTHEN CONNECTIVITY AND FOSTER HIGH-LEVEL FORUM .... 41 DR. ZHUANG MINGYING .................................................................................. 41 Founder and Honorary President, Chaoshan College, China ........................... 41 ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY THROUGH UTILISATION OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES .......................................................................................... 45 DR. KAMARUDIN HUSSIN, HARSHITA AINI HAROON, ZURAIDAH MOHD ZAIN ... 45 Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia ................................................................. 45 A GOVERNOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY ................... 54 DR. TIM MATTHEWS ........................................................................................... 54 Governor, Coventry University, UK ................................................................... 54 THE “BELT AND ROAD” INITIATIVE: CONNECTING ASIAN UNIVERSITIES .............................................................................................. 59 DR. DONG HONGCHUAN ................................................................................... 59 Professor and Vice President, Sichuan International Studies University, China ...................... 59 II CREATING AN INTERNATIONALIZED NETWORK OF FINANCIAL THINK TANKS ............................................................................................... 73 DR. YONG HEMING ........................................................................................... 73 President, Guangdong University of Finance, China ........................................ 73 INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN VIETNAM: A PRACTICE FROM HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT .................................................................................................. 76 DR. NGUYEN VAN THU .......................................................................................... 76 President, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam ........................................... 76 DR. NGUYEN THUY HONG VAN ............................................................................... 76 Director of International Relations, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam .......... 76 HIGHER EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS TO ASIA ................................................................................................................. 84 DR. JOSEPH SHEVEL ............................................................................................ 84 President, Galilee International Management Institute, Israel .......................... 84 ASIAN CONNECTIVITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH .......................................................... 91 DR. MD. SABUR KHAN ........................................................................................ 91 Chairman, Daffodil International University (DIU), Bangladesh ..................... 91 SUSTAINING HIGHER EDUCATION CONNECTIVITY IN ASIA THROUGH INTERNATIONALIZATION: AN EXPERIENCE FROM INDONESIA .................................................................................................. 105 DR. MARNIATI, SE, M.KES ............................................................................... 105 Rector, Universitas Ubudiyah Indonesia, Indonesia ........................................ 105 HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES: URGENT NEED FOR ESTABLISHING REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY ...................................................................................................... 115 DR. M. SHAMSUL HAQUE ................................................................................. 115 Advisor to the Faculty of Business, Northern University BD, Bangladesh ...... 115 THE CONTRIBUTION OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EDUCATION IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD AND THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE ........... 121 DR. ZHANG WEIXIONG ................................................................................... 121 Director, Confucius Institute at Sapporo University, Japan ............................. 121 ASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONNECTIVITY: VISION, PROCESS AND APPROACH .................................................................................................. 127 DR. TIPCHAN WONGCHANTA ............................................................................ 127 Associate Professor, Bangkok University, Thailand ........................................ 127 TOWARD A BRIGHT UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ........................................ 135 III DR. BHAKTI ALAMSYAH, KASIM SIYO, SAMRIN ............................................... 135 University of Pembangunan Panca Budi Medan, Indonesia ............................ 135 TIMELESS AND TIMELY: UPHOLDING RELEVANCE AND OVERCOMING MASSIVE-WIDE ELEARNING ADOPTION CHALLENGES FOR THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN ASIA ............................................................... 143 DR. ANNA CHERYLLE RAMOS ........................................................................... 143 Director, Educational Technology Center, University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines ........................................................................................................ 143 THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY IN MANDARIN LANGUAGE TEACHING ................................................... 152 DR. RIZKY WARDHANI, M.PD., M.TCSOL. ..................................................... 152 Faculty of Language and Arts, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia ........... 152 DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION, INTERCONNECTIVITY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NEEDS .......................................... 163 DR. JANUSZ SZPYTKO ....................................................................................... 163 AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland ....................................... 163 KOBE COLLEGE AND PROSPECTS AND BARRIERS TO ASIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONNECTIVITY ................................................................ 169 DR. KAORU MIZOGUCHI ................................................................................... 169 Vice President, Kobe College, Japan ............................................................... 169 PREDICTORS OF TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AMONG FACULTY MEMBERS OF SELECTED SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL ....................................................... 174 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION CENTER, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY, THE PHILIPPINES ................................................................................. 174 ANCIENT EDUCATION AND COLONIAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS OF BANGLADESH: PROS AND CONS .......................................................... 182 DR. MEHEDI SHAHNEWAZ JALIL ....................................................................... 182 Lecturer, Southern University Bangladesh, Bangladesh .................................. 182 21ST CENTURY LEARNING SPACE CLASSROOM DESIGN IN HIGHER EDUCATION: 3D WALKTHROUGH ....................................................... 194 DR. MUHAMAD R. BADLISHAH ........................................................................