Following the Symposium matchmaking activities were organised to enable representatives from European and Malaysian higher education institutions to meet and discuss possibilities for future cooperation. These matchmaking activities took place parallel to the European Higher Education Fair on 8th and 9th September 2007.
The Symposium was implemented by a consortium composed of 4 European agencies CampusFrance, DAAD, Nuffic and British Council.
Prior to the Asia Link Symposium the EUA organised its first-ever conference in Asia.
In collaboration with the Malaysian Vice-Chancellors Committee and the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF), EUA held a Conference on Governance and Management in Asia and Europe from 5 - 6 September 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to which all EUA Members were invited to participate, along with partners from the Asian higher education community.
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Symposium Programme
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre - Conference Hall 1
The aims of the Symposium were to:
* Facilitate collaboration between EU and Malaysian institutions
* Inform about policy and actual developments in the EU and Malaysia through sharing key issues in academic cooperation between senior educationalists and policy leaders
* Create a forum for strategic and policy dialogue to increase mutual understanding of priorities and possible cooperation areas
* Identify common agendas, possible cooperation areas and to develop mutually beneficial collaborative projects
6 September 2007
17:00 – 19:00 Briefing for Speakers and Panellists
7 September 2007
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:20 Welcoming address by Mr. Charles-Henri Brosseau, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of France
09:20 – 09:40 Address by Mr. Vincent Piket, Head of Unit, Centralised Operations for Asia, EuropeAid Co‑operation Office, European Commission
Opening speech 32.73 Kb09:40 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:30 Plenary Discussion:
This session focused on the ongoing reform efforts of HE and research sectors in Europe and Malaysia, in order to ensure knowledge based societies and economies and to be able to deal with globalisation opportunities and challenges.
This set the stage for a wider discussion to identify joint goals in developing cooperation and exchange.
The following key issues were considered as leading questions for the entire event:
* Importance and benefits of internationalisation and international cooperation
* Innovative fields of cooperation and exchange and areas of mutual learning between Malaysia and Europe
* Better identification of best practices
* Structural requirements/ framework conditions that need to be in place to facilitate and enhance academic cooperation and exchange between both sides
This session prepared for the following, more technical parallel sessions, which focused on two main themes:
* Student exchange and mobility and necessary framework conditions such as QA, credit systems, recognition etc. (Theme 1)
* Academic cooperation in teaching and research, and their means and best practices. (Theme 2)
Chairperson:
Mr. Vincent Piket, Head of Unit, Centralised Operations for Asia, EuropeAid Co‑operation Office, European Commission
Speakers:
Dato' Hassan Said, Director General, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
Internationalisation of Malaysian higher education 494.52 KbProf. Pierre de Maret, Former Rector, University Libre de Bruxelles
From Bologna to Kuala Lumpur 2.33 MbDato' Prof. Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Euro-Asia - The way forward 3.34 Mb12:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 18:00 Parallel Sessions
Theme 1 : Mobility and Recognition of study abroad
14:30 – 16:00
Quality Assurance, Credit Transfers and their link to mutual recognition
Quality assurance is supposed to lead to better recognition of qualifications across borders. How do different types of quality assurance fit this purpose? What have been the challenges for European universities and how do they reach comparability (e.g. with European Credit Transfer System – ECTS) and reciprocal accreditation? How do European universities assure the quality of degrees and study programmes? The speakers will analyse and discuss with the participants the above aspects and give examples of good national and international practices.
Chairperson:
Dato' Prof. Dr. Ibrahim bin Komoo, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Speakers:
Ms. Lesley Wilson, Secretary General, European University Association
Reform in European higher education 93.59 KbDato' Prof. Dr. Mohamed Salleh, Director, United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health (UNU - IIGH), Malaysia
Associate Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi, Secretary General/Manager, The Malaysia National Accreditation (LAN), Malaysia
Quality assurance, credit transfer, student, mobility and mutual recognition 824.21 KbProf. Dr.-Ing. Axel Hunger, Dean for International Relations Institute for Computer Engineering, University Duissburg-Essen, Germany.
Development of an EU-ASEAN credit transfer system 178.86 Kb16:15 – 17:30
Student Mobility between Malaysia and the EU
A review of current data on student mobility and discussion on how the flow of students between Malaysia and Europe can be enhanced. What are the particular problems and what mechanism need to be put in place? Can more be done to encourage students to study abroad? How does EU policy, particularly the European Quality Charter for Mobility, contribute to improve services for international students?
Chairperson:
Dato' Prof. Dr. Mohd Asmi bin Omar, Deputy Rector, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Speakers:
Ms. Patricia Pol, Bologna Promoters Coordinator and Vice-Chancellor for International Development, University Paris XII, France
International mobility - a core challenge for higher education 89.61 KbProf. Ir. Dr Hassan bin Basri, Director, Centre for Research and Innovation Management, Universit Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Intercontinental student mobility in the UKM-UDE double degree programme 1.71 MbMr. William Aitchison, Programme Manager Erasmus Mundus, Directorate General Education and Culture (EAC), European Comission
Mobility - A European perspective Theme 2 : Academic Cooperation in Training and Research
14:30 – 16:00
Joint programmes and lessons learnt from Asia-Link projects
Academic cooperation and the development of joint degrees are an important part of international cooperation in Higher Education. Drawing on examples from Europe and Malaysia, this session will highlight the support available and benefits, in particular academic and professional mobility.
Chairperson:
Ms. Martina Mueller, Programme Officer, Asia-Link Programme, Centralised operations for Asia and Central Asia, European Commission
Speakers:
Ms. Christa Grassauer, Project Coordinator, University of Graz, Austria
Joint degrees - diversifying university studies 188.44 KbProf. Dr. Abdul Halim Sulaiman, Project Coordinator, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Problem-oriented project based learning in environmental management and technology 391.62 KbProf. Paul Lim, Project Coordinator, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Experience of European-Asian collaboration in the field of higher education 845.14 Kb Experience of European-Asian collaboration in the field of higher education - paper 44.46 Kb16:15 – 17:30
Support for research links between the EU and Malaysia
This session explained what support was available for research links and how it can be accessed. Case studies of successful projects were followed by a discussion on the issue of research links more generally, how these can be encouraged and how research cooperation modalities integrate or diverge from other forms of academic cooperation, for example institutional cooperation. The regional scope and thematic priorities of joint research projects was also a focus of discussion, as were links with bilateral research projects.
Chairperson:
Prof. Christina Ullenius, Former Rector, Karlstad University, Sweden and Vice-President, European University Association (EUA), Belgium
Speakers:
Dr Murtedza Mohamed, Deupty Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
EU support for capacity building 514.39 KbProf. Dr. Asma bin Ismail, Director for Research in Molecular Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
EU support for advancement of Malaysian research 1002.68 KbMr. Andrew Sors, Head of Science and Technology, Delegation of the European Comission to India
Support of the European Commission for research policy 122.76 KbDato' Prof. Dr. Ibrahim bin Komoo, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), University Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Bridging the gap in EU-Malaysia links for research and innovation 477.24 Kb17:30 – 18:00 Feedback from parallel sessions by the chairperson
Chairperson:
Mr. Roger De Backer, Head of Operations, European Commission, Manila, Philippines
18:00 – 18:30 Closing address
Speaker:
Mr. Vincent Piket, Head of Unit, Centralised Operations for Asia, EuropeAid Co‑operation Office, European Commission
20:00 Dinner hosted by the Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia