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Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas

Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas. Recognition in Higher Education in South-East Asia : Current Situation, Challenges, and Prospects. December 6-7 2010 Mediterranean Beach Hotel Limassol, Cyprus.

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Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas

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  1. Prof. Dr. SupachaiYavaprabhas Recognition in Higher Education in South-East Asia : Current Situation, Challenges, and Prospects December 6-7 2010 Mediterranean Beach Hotel Limassol, Cyprus ASEM Conference : Quality Assurance and Recognition in Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects on Regional Cooperation and Cross Border Collaboration in Higher Education

  2. Outline 1. Facts about HE Landscape in ASEAN region? 2. Recognition in higher education : Current situation 3. Recognition in higher education : Challenges 4. Recognition in higher education : Prospects

  3. ASEAN is a region of diversity

  4. Political System Population Size Economic Religion

  5. ASEAN Countries Area: 4,523,000 km2 Countries: 10 Regional GDP per capita: $1,584

  6. ASEAN Countries From Small countries such as Brunei and Singapore to a very large countries like the Philippines and Indonesia

  7. ASEAN Countries From Landlocked countries like Laos to a country of more than 17,500 islands like Indonesia

  8. ASEAN Countries From Military Dictatorship to Presidential Democracy , Constitutional Monarchy , Parliamentary System. From Unitary State to Federation System

  9. ASEAN Countries From Buddhist countries like Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Cambodia to Muslim Countries like Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia and to big Christian Country like the Philippines, as well as those mixed religions like Singapore and Vietnam

  10. ASEAN Countries From the very poor country to the very rich country in the world

  11. ASEAN Countries Total population is 584 million. Total student population is 12 million with Indonesia as a biggest-3+ million, the Philippines-2.6 million, and Thailand-2.0 million.

  12. ASEAN Countries Total number of HEIS is more than 5,000. 3,000+ HEIs in Indonesia, 1,800+ HEIS in the Philippines and 580 HEIs in Malaysia.

  13. ASEAN Countries Literacy rate is more than 90% in most countries, except Lao PDR and Cambodia

  14. ASEAN : Higher Education Landscape In the region, Higher Education systems range from very centralised and highly regulated by the Ministry, to the highly autonomous, and also a mix of both within one country

  15. ASEAN : Student Population Totalpopulation is 584 million. Total student population is 12+ million with Indonesia as a biggest 3+ million, the Philippines 2.6 million, Thailand 2.0 million, and Malaysia 1.8 million

  16. Southeast Asia is a region of diversity in different aspects including higher education system

  17. Common Challenges in Higher Education in ASEAN • Geographic spread and diversity of • HEIS • Ensuring equitable access for all students • Lack of qualified faculty staff • Limited experience of quality assurance • processes • Limited research expertise

  18. SEAMEO Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation

  19. SEAMEO 19 specialist institutions :-To enhance regional understanding, cooperation, and networks SEAMEO Centres

  20. Language SEAMEO QITEP • Open and Distant Learning • SEAMEO SEAMOLEC Mathematics SEAMEO QITEP Tropical Biology SEAMEO BIOTROP • Science • SEAMEO QITEP

  21. Education Training SEAMEO RETRAC History and Tradition of SEA SEAMEO CHAT Science and Mathematics SEAMEO RECSAM Language SEAMEO RELC Vocational and Technical Education SEAMEO VOCTECH

  22. Agriculture and Development SEAMEO SEARCA Higher Education Development SEAMEO RIHED Education Innovation SEAMEO INNOTECH Cultural Development SEAMEO SPAFA Tropical Medicine SEAMEO TROPMED (Network, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand)

  23. SEAMEO RIHED’s MISSION ‘To assist member countries in promoting efficiency and effectiveness in higher education policy planning and development.’

  24. Outline 1. Facts about HE Landscape in ASEAN region? 2. Recognition in Higher Education : Current situation 3. Recognition in higher education : Challenges 4. Recognition in higher education : Prospects

  25. If recognition means………….. An acceptance by national authority, of demonstration of compliance with requirements-generally a substantial equivalence It’s more on case by case basis Public Service Authority / HE Authority

  26. If recognition means………….. An agreement between two organizations to recognize each other’s processes or programmes It’s also on case by case basis :-University to University agreement /Programme to programme arrangement

  27. If recognition means………….. A formal acknowledgement of an individual’s professional status and right to practice a profession It’s also a profession to profession agreement /G to G agreement / or an ASEAN Agreement

  28. Outline 1. Facts about HE Landscape in ASEAN region? 2. Recognition in Higher Education : Current situation 3. Recognition in Higher Education : Challenges 4. Recognition in Higher Education : Prospects

  29. KSFS for “Recognition” of “Degree” : M-I-T Experience Visible and transparent information on higher education system, degree system, QA system and CTS are essential. HE and Degree System QF and Quality Assurance System Credit Transfer System

  30. "Pilot" project on regional student exchange with credits being transferred called M-I-T Initiative has been perceived in 2009 and being launched in 2010

  31. Status of NQFs in the Asia-Pacific Region Source : DEEWR. (March,2008) p.16

  32. QA:-AQAN has been formulated and gradually established The Establishment of the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) SEAMEO RIHED and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) have been coordinating to establish the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) from early 2008.

  33. AQAN Board Meeting

  34. SEA Credit Transfer System: What to do together? SEAMEO RIHED : Southeast Asia Forum UTCS International Conference, 2010 Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 29-30 June 2010

  35. Stage of National CTS Indicate each country stage of National CTS aiming to measure the readiness to cooperate at regional level

  36. Challenges for Asean CTS Overlapping of UCTS and ACTS Possibility to bridge the existing CTS in the region Bilateral Agreement on CTS preferred

  37. Agreed Criteria for Transfer of study Credit 1. To use for transfer credits in higher education program 2. To Transfer credits for courses or groups of courses in higher education program or equivalent 3. Grade is not lower than C or 2.00 score level or equivalentfor Bachelor degree

  38. Agreed Criteria for Transfer of study Credit 6. Will not be included in the calculation for the cumulative grade point average. (optional) 4. Contents covering not less than three fourths of individual courses or groups of courses to be equated with 5.Not more than one third of the total credits of the study program into which to transfer Agreed on 30th July 2010

  39. Degree Systems: Current Nature of Higher Education Diploma Supplements • A new idea in SoutheastAsia • Limited understanding of HEDS • No specificpolicies • No broadimplementation

  40. Potential for Future Development • Vietnam interested as part of internationalisation strategy • Alsoacknowledges benefits of fitting qualifications into global labour market • Malaysia considersit a HEIratherthangovernmentresponsibility • Myanmar believesthatcurrenttranscriptprovidesadequate information

  41. Diploma Supplements: Specific Issues Faced • Awareness of the notion and role of HEDS • Commitment of Institutions to put HEDS in development plans • Diversity of universities in the region, in governmentrunHEI’swouldbequite simple. .. • Compatabilitywithexistingacademicsystems and transcripts

  42. Outline 1. Facts about HE Landscape in ASEAN region? 2. Recognition in Higher Education : Current situation 3. Recognition in Higher Education : Challenges 4. Recognition in Higher Education : Prospects

  43. 4. Recognition in Higher Education : Prospects HEDS Toward RQF Proceed on CTS Strengthen AQAN UG Expansion of M-I-T and LEARN! Promote ASEAN Citation Index

  44. ASEAN 2015 : SEA of Knowledge Free flows of HR within the ASEAN:- brain circulation Where graduates of any nations can be employed in other countries within the region

  45. TerimaKasih (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Kop Khun (Thailand) Kop jai (Laos) THANK YOU Cam On (Viet Nam) Salamat Po (Philippines) Jae zu tin bar tae (Myanmar) Or kun (Cambodia)

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