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Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet

Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet. SHARING EXPERIENCES: Global Education Dialogues (GED) The Asia Series. Background. “When the winds of change blows, Some build walls , While others build windmills. ”. August 9-10, 2012. Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

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Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet

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  1. Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet SHARING EXPERIENCES: Global Education Dialogues (GED) The Asia Series

  2. Background

  3. “When the winds of change blows, • Some build walls, • While others build windmills.”

  4. August 9-10, 2012 • Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam • “Employability skills in South East Asia and the needs of the new economy: • The challenges for higher education”

  5. Current global business environment more demands on the higher education systems • More productive workforce • Graduates need employability skills

  6. Higher Education • Adapt • Meet needs of industry • Better prepared graduates

  7. PROCESS • Combination of: • Key Note Addresses • Presenting case-studies • Round-Table Discussions • Parallel Working Group Sessions

  8. PARTICIPANTS • Academics-economists and educational specialists • Business people • Government officials • World Bank economists • British Council staff

  9. PARTICIPANTS • Australia • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Japan • Malaysia • Myanmar • Philippines • UK • Viet Nam

  10. Dialogue • Unique opportunity • Exchange

  11. CONTENT

  12. Issues • How is employability defined in the contemporary global context? • Why should higher education address employability?

  13. Issues • Industry links • Technical literate people • Business and enterprise skills • Educated unemployment – national wastage

  14. Issues • Educational Attainment = Skills • Cognitive skills + non-cognitive skills + Technical Skills = Skills Set • People – Soft skills

  15. Issues • Manpower planning versus listening to signals from labour market • Practical application – Theoretical understanding; Creativity & Innovation; Team work; Technical Skills; Business skills; Entrepreneurship • Intercultural skills • Internship • Learning how to learn

  16. The Two Worlds EDUCATION WORK

  17. Balance Market Oriented University Isolated University "Ivory Tower”

  18. New Economic Thinking Needs New Educational Thinking

  19. EMPLOYMENT Job Barrier EDUCATION

  20. New Economy Innovation Driven economy Efficiency Driven Factor Driven time

  21. Educating • Head • Hand • Heart

  22. Triple Helix

  23. Higher Education Trends • Massification • Vocationalization

  24. Implications for Myanmar

  25. Rethinking Education – adapting to new Myanmar • Determining Employability Skills • AFTA/AEC • Industry-Education partnerships

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