First ASEM Rectors' Conference

AsiA – EuropE HigHEr EducAtion LEAdErsHip diALoguE

„Between tradition and reform: universities in Asia and Europe at the crossroads“

27-29 October 2008 HenryFordBuilding•FreieUniversitätBerlin

First AsEM rEctors‘ conFErEncE:

Conference Programme

First AsEM rEctors‘ conFErEncE

Asia – Europe Higher Education Leadership dialogue

“Between tradition and reform: universities in Asia and Europe at the crossroads”

Monday, 27 october 2008

10:00 h Welcome and introduction to Freie universität Berlin

the strategic development of Fu Berlin

• ProfessorDrDieterLenzen(President, Freie Universität Berlin)

12:00h LunchBreak

13:30 h information update session

group i: recent trends in Higher Education in Asia

• Chair: ProfessorDrIonPanzaru(Rector, University of Bucharest, Romania)

• Input: ProfessorHiroshiMizubayashi (Vice-President, Tsukuba University, Japan)

ProfessorDzulkifliAbdulRazak(Vice-Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)

group ii: recent trends in Higher Education in Europe

• Chair: ProfessorB.B.Bhattacharya(Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

• Input: PatriciaPol(Vice-President, Université Paris-Est)

ProfessorDrFedericoGutiérrez-SolanaSalcedo

(Rector, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain)

14:30 h group i + ii: information update on the AsEM process

• AmbassadorNguyenQuocKhanh (Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation)

group i + ii: information on the set-up of an AsEM studies curriculum

• ProfessorDrRaJong-Yil (President, Woosuk University, South Korea)

15:30 h Berlin guided city tour

18:30 h coordination Meeting of speakers and chairs

19:30 h Welcome dinner

tuesday, 28 october 2008

9:30 h Welcome and conference opening

Welcome and opening statement

• ProfessorDrDieterLenzen (President, Freie Universität Berlin and

Vice-President International, German Rectors‘ Conference (HRK))


AsEM: Europe and Asia in dialogue for a strategic partnership in

Higher Education cooperation

• ChristophEhrenberg(Head of Division 2, Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

Achieving Equity through Higher Education –

Within AsEAn and between Asia and Europe

• DrSoeungRathchavy(Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN)

stocktaking: the role of Higher Education in the AsEM process

• AmbassadorNguyenQuocKhanh(Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation)

10:45h CoffeeBreak

11:15 h Higher Education cooperation between Asia and Europe

An Asian perspective on Higher Education cooperation between Asia and Europe

• ProfessorDrBinglinGu(President, Tsinghua University, P.R. China)

A European perspective on Higher Education cooperation between Asia and Europe

• ProfessorPierredeMaret(Member of the Board, European University Association)

11:45 h panel talk:

the universities‘ response to the results of the AsEM Ministerial Meeting

Panelists:

• ProfessorPierredeMaret (Member of the Board, European University Association)

• ProfessorDrBinglinGu(President, Tsinghua University)

• AmbassadorNguyenQuocKhanh (Deputy Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation)

• ProfessorDrDieterLenzen(President, Freie Universität Berlin)

• SusanneBurger(Head of Section 214-EU Education, Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

• DrSoeungRathchavy(Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN)

13:00 h group photo session

FollowedbyLunchBreak

14:00 h Working group discussions on development of Higher Education

systems in Asia and Europe

Working group A: governance and Management of universities

Working group B: competition and cooperation

Working group c: impact of rankings and other Quality indicators on Quality

Assurance in Higher Education

15:30h CoffeeBreak


16:00 h panel discussion on development of Higher Education systems in Asia and Europe –

reports from the Working groups

the development of Higher Education systems in Europe and Asia –

similarities and differences

• ProfessorDrFutaoHuang(Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University)

panel discussion with

• ProfessorDrEmerlindaR.Roman(President, University of the Philippines )

• ProfessorDrUlrichRadtke(Rector, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)

• ProfessorJamesBrowne(President, National University of Ireland, Galway)

• ProfessorDrFutaoHuang(Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University)

17:30h EndofFirstConferenceDay

19:30h EveningReception

TheWestinGrandHotel·Friedrichstraße158-164· 10117 Berlin

dinner speech

• ProfessorDrMargretWintermantel (President, German Rectors’ Conference)

WEdnEsdAy, 29 octoBEr 2008

8:45 h Morning coffee and opening statement

the internationalisation of the European Higher Education Area –

new prospects for cooperation with Asia

• ProfessorDrStefanHormuth (President, University of Gießen and President, DAAD)

9:30 h Working group discussions on Asia-Europe Higher Education cooperation

Working group d: strategic university cooperation in Europe and Asia

Working group E: research cooperation between Asia and Europe

Working group F: the Future of AsEM Higher Education cooperation

11:00h CoffeeBreak

11:30 h panel discussion: setting the Agenda for Asia-Europe Higher Education cooperation

Panelists:

• ProfessorSeyedHasnain(Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, India)

• ProfessorCarlaLocatelli (Vice-Rector, University of Trento, Italy)

• BergthoraSnaebjornsdóttirn (Academic Affairs Committee, European Students‘ Union)

• PeterGreisler (Deputy Director General for Higher Education,

Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany)

• ProfessorDrSupachaiYavabrabas(Director, SEAMEO-RIHED)

13:00 h outlook and closing Words

• ProfessorDrMaiTrongNhuan (Rector, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Vietnam)

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Table of Contents

tAblE oF contEnts

IntroductoryWordsbytheOrganisers.................................................................................................... 2

ConferenceRecommendations................................................................................................................. 7

WorkingGroups.............................................................................................................................................. 16

ASEMConferenceofMinistersResponsibleforEducation............................................................. 23

ProfileoftheOrganisingPartners............................................................................................................ 27

ParticipantsList–FirstASEMRectors’Conference............................................................................. 30

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Introductory Words by the Organisers

The First ASEM Rectors‘ Conference marks a new step in ASEF‘s

efforts tocontribute to thedevelopmentofAsia-Europecoopera-

tioninhighereducation.Theinauguralconferenceaimedtodiscuss

highereducationpolicyissues,suchasgovernanceanduniversity

management,qualityassuranceinhighereducation,andtrendsin

educationandresearchcooperationbetweenthetworegions.

Thispublicationcontains thepresentationsanddiscussionsgiven

andheldintheworkshopsessionsattheconferenceandrevealhow

theissueswereextensivelyaddressed,therebyenablingbothsidestolearnfromtheexperi-

enceofEuropeanandAsianhighereducation leaders,playersand stakeholders, ranging

fromuniversitypresidents, togovernmentofficials, throughto internationalexperts from

internationalinstitutions,etc.

It isworthnotingthattheparticipantsadoptedtheConfer-

enceRecommendationsattheendofthetwoandahalfday

meeting. It laysout four importantpoints relating toASEM

higher education cooperation efforts: (1) enhanced frame-

worksforASEMhighereducationpolicydialogueandcoop-

eration; (2) student and researcher mobility within ASEM

countries; (3) researchcollaboration;and (4) incentivesand

supportforASEMhighereducationcooperation.Thepolicy

documentwillbetabledforendorsementbythe2ndASEM

ConferenceofMinistersResponsibleforEducationtobeheld

inHanoion14and15May2009.

Allowme to take this opportunity to express our deepest

appreciation for the dedication and valuable contributions

madebyalltheparticipantstothisinauguralASEMRectors‘

Conference.OurspecialthanksalsogotoallASEF‘spartners

in this important project: the German Federal Ministry of

EducationandResearchforprovidingpoliticalandfinancial

support for thisnew initiative; theGermanRectors‘Conference forgenerously rendering

itstechnicalandadministrativesupportaswellasitscooperationinrespectofcontent;and

thestrongsupportandcooperationprovidedbytheASEANUniversityNetwork(AUN),the

EuropeanUniversityAssociation(EUA),andtheFreieUniversitätBerlinasthehostforthis

conference.Thankyouallforyourcontributiontomakingthisprojecttrulyproductiveand

successful.

AmbassadorNguyenQuocKhanh

(Deputy Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation)

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TheAsia-EuropeMeeting(ASEM)was initiatedto increasemutu-

al understanding and enhance collaboration between Asia and

Europe.Overthepasttwelveyears,ASEMhasservedasanactive

multilateralchannelforcommunicationbetweenthetworegions.

TheFirstASEMRectors‘Conferencemarkedasignificantstepon

thewaytowardscreatingtheAsia-EuropeColloquySeries inthe

education sector. University leaders met to discuss transversal

highereducationpolicyquestions,andespeciallytrendsineducationandresearchcoop-

erationbetweenuniversitiesinAsiaandEurope.

TheFirstASEMRectors‘ConferencewasorganisedinajointeffortbytheAsia-Europe-Foun-

dation(ASEF),theGermanRectors‘Conference(HRK),theEuropeanUniversityAssociation

(EAU)andtheASEANUniversityNetwork(AUN).TheconferencewashostedbytheFreieUni-

versitätBerlin,inBerlin,Germanyfrom27to29October2008

with the supportof theGermanFederalMinistryofEduca-

tionandResearch.Thethemeofthecolloquiumis“Between

TraditionandReform:UniversitiesinAsiaandEuropeatthe

Crossroads“.

Ninety-eightAsian and European leaders fromhigher edu-

cation institutions in 24 ASEM countries gathered to dis-

cusshighereducationpolicyissues.TheFirstASEMRectors‘

Conference adopted theConference Recommendations on

important points relating to higher education cooperation

effortsbetweenAsiaandEurope.TheRecommendationswill

besubmittedtotheMinistersofEducationforendorsement

atthe2ndASEMEducationMinistersMeetingtoconvenein

Hanoi,VietnaminMay2009.

TheASEANUniversityNetwork(AUN)encompasses21lead-

ing universities in ASEAN countries, and was established

undertheChartersignedbytheASEANMinistersResponsibleforHigherEducation.Itoper-

atesundertheumbrellaofASEAN.AUNaimstoacceleratethedevelopmentandsolidarity

oftheASEANregionwithacollaborativeprogrammeinvolvingASEANcountriesandASEAN

dialoguepartners,namely,thePeople‘sRepublicofChina,theEuropeanUnion,India,Japan,

andtheRepublicofKorea.

Hence,theASEANUniversityNetworkisoneofthemostimportantmechanismsforadvanc-

ing ASEM higher education cooperation. All AUNmember universities are renowned as

exceptionalacademicinstitutionsinASEANcountries.Hence,theyrealisetheimportance

ofweavinganetworkthataimstoreachthehigheststandardsinhighereducation,both

regionallyandinternationally.Theyalsoattachimportancetoenhancingclosecollaboration

withdialoguepartnersinEuropesoastoefficientlyandproductivelyturntheissuespre-

sentedtotheASEMMinistryofEducationintoconcreteactionssoastodevelopgoodglobal

citizens,sustainablesocialdevelopment,andtherebyensurethatpeaceshallprevail.

ProfessorNantanaGajaseni(Executive Director of the ASEAN University Network)

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2008was apromising year for Europe-Asia

higher education and research relations.

ThefirsteverASEMConferenceofMinisters

ResponsibleforEducation,heldinBerlinon

5 and 6May 2008, launched the 21st Cen-

turyPartnershipforEducation,anambitious

attempttoenhancecooperationandexchangebetweenthetworegions.ThisFirstASEM

Rectors‘Conferencewasnotonlyconceivedasanimmediatefollow-upandresponsetothe

MinisterialConference,butalsoasameansoflayingthegroundworkforconcertedgovern-

ment-stakeholderdialogueinthecomingyearsthroughthelaunchoftheASEMUniversity

Platform.

The European University Association (EUA) is very much commit-

ted to these initiatives, as it enhances exchange and debate on

the development of higher education systems and extends coop-

eration opportunities for European and Asian university partners.

InresponsetotheconcreteprioritiesandneedsexpressedbyEuro-

pean universities, EUA is engaging increasingly in global dialogue

andcooperationwithpartnerorganisationsaroundtheworld,both

topromote the attractivenessof Europe and to keepabreastwith

internationaldevelopmentsaffectinghighereducation institutions

worldwide.Ithasestablishedworkingrelationswithpartnerinstitu-

tionsandorganisationsthroughoutAsia,andisalsotheleadpartyin

theEU-AsiaHigherEducationPlatformProject(EAHEP),aninitiative

bytheEuropeanCommission‘sAsiaLinkProgrammewhichaimsto

promote Asia-Europe higher education cooperation through net-

working and promotional activities. This initiative is being carried

out inparallel to the recent stridesmadeunder theASEMprocess

andwill hopefully provide fruitful and complementary bi-regional

dialogueonspecificthemes.Therefore,EUAwelcomesthe21stCenturyPartnershipasan

opportunity forenhancing inter-regionalunderstandingandcooperationthroughstrong

andsustainableinter-regionaldialogueprocessesbetweenuniversityrepresentatives,and

withASEMgovernments.

EUAwouldliketoexpressitsgratitudetoalltheconferencespeakersandparticipants,and

toextend its special thanks to all thepartners and supporters thathavebeen so crucial

intakingthedialogueprocesstothenextlevel,namely:theAsia-Europe-Foundation,the

GermanFederalMinistryofEducationandResearch,theGermanRectors‘Conference,the

ASEANUniversityNetwork,andtheFreieUniversitätBerlin.

EUAlooksforwardeagerlytothenextmeetingandtothecontinualgrowthofthisimpor-

tantplatform.

LesleyWilson

(Secretary-General of the European University Association)

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German higher education insti-

tutions are open to the world.

Educationandtrainingforglobal

citizenship and research com-

mittedtothevaluesofacivilsocietyandtothegenerationofnewknowledgeforsociety

areatthecoreofauniversity‘smission.Hence,theuniversitiesofthefutureareuniversities

intheworldandfortheworld.Successful,effectiveandsustainableinternationalisationwill

depend,firstandforemost,ontheuniversityunderstandingitselfasaglobalinstitution.

TheGermanRectors‘Conference, in its capacity as theVoiceof theGermanUniversities,

hasalwaysemphasisedtheimportanceofhighereducation‘sinternationaldimension.We

havealwaysbeen–andstillare–activelyengagedinfacilitatinginternationalcollaboration

forourmemberinstitutions.TheHRKfulfilsitsresponsibilities–tosafeguarditsmembers‘

interestsandtodeliveroperationalservices–byadvisingandsupportingitsmemberhigher

educationinstitutionsintheprocessofinternationalisation.

UniversitiesinAsiaandEuropedoindeedfindthemselvestodaystandingatthecrossroads

betweenaimingtomaintaintheirvaluableheritageandtraditionwhileatthesametime

adapting to thechangesof todayand rising to thechallengesof the future.AsAsiaand

Europeemergeatgloballevelastwomajorplayersinthefieldofhighereducation,universi-

tiesinbothregionsneedtoadjusttheirdevelopmentandinternationalisationstrategiesin

ordertorespondtothesechanges.

In this context of competition and cooperation,

establishingmutuallybeneficiallinksinresearchand

teachingisnotalwayseasy.Commoninterestsneed

tobedefinedandwin-winsituationsneedtobecre-

ated.Nonetheless,wehavecomea longway.Some

1,500 cooperative ties already exist between Asian

and German universities, for instance. Long-term

partnerships between Asian and European higher

education institutions serve as permanent bridges

between our two regions. The First ASEM Rectors‘

Conference constitutes an important step towards

both further intensifyingAsia-Europehighereduca-

tioncooperationaswellasestablishingasustainable

highereducationdialogueplatformtodefineacom-

monagendaforuniversitiesinthetworegions.

TheHRKisproudofitspartnershipwiththeAsia-Europe-Foundation,theASEANUniversity

Network,theEuropeanUniversityAssociation,andtheFreieUniversitätBerlininlaunching

theFirstASEMRectors‘Conference.Isincerelythankallourpartnersfortheexcellentcoop-

erationandtheFederalMinistryofEducationandResearchforitsfinancialsupport.

ProfessorDrMargretWintermantel

(President of the German Rectors‘ Conference )

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The Freie Universität Berlin is a leading

research university. It is one of nineGer-

manuniversitiesthatsucceededinmeet-

ing all the criteria for the three funding

lines of the Excellence Initiative. It now

receivesadditionalfundingtodevelopitsInstitutionalStrategy.Thus,theFreieUniversität

isinapositiontotakeitsplaceasan“InternationalNetworkUniversity“intheglobalcom-

petitionbetweenuniversities.ItsInstitutionalStrategyfocusesonthreecoreareas:cluster

development,internationalexchange,andgraduatestudies.Thedevelopmentandassess-

mentofresearchprojectstakesplaceinthreemajorfields:areastudies,humanities,andlife

sciences.

Formanyyears, theFreieUniversitätBerlinhasenjoyedcloserelations

with universities in Asian countries. The first cooperation agreements

were signedwithuniversities in Japan andChina, followedbyuniver-

sities inThailandandSouthKorea,Mongolia,Taiwanand India.Today,

goodrelationsaremaintainedwith46universitiesin13Asiancountries.

TheFreieUniversitätBerlinhasopenedbranchofficesinBeijingandNew

DelhitointensifyacademiccooperationwithChinaandIndia.Itregularly

organisesconferencesoncomparativestudiesinGermanandJapanese

law.ItcoordinatestheactivitiesoftheCenterforGermanStudiesinBei-

jing.TheConfuciusInstituteattheFreieUniversitätachievesoutstanding

results.

ThisisoneofthereasonswhytheFirstASEMRectors‘Conferenceonthe

topic“BetweenTraditionandReform:UniversitiesinAsiaandEuropeat

theCrossroads“washeldinBerlinattheFreieUniversität.Asoneofthe

leadinguniversities inGermanyandEurope, theFreieUniversitätwith

itsAsianexpertise,provided the ideal venue for lively European-Asian

dialogue.ThemanytalksheldwithASEMexpertsprovidedtheFreieUniversitätwithagreat

dealofinspirationonitspathtowardsbecominganinternationalnetworkuniversity.Both

the exchange of experience with partner universities and the creation of new contacts

provedtobeveryimportantfortheFreieUniversität.

Iwouldthereforeliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthepartnerinstitutionsandorganisa-

tionsforthecommitmentandcreativitytheycontributedtotheoverwhelmingsuccessof

thismeeting.I lookforwardtothenextASEMRectors‘Conferencewhichwillsuccessfully

continuetheAsian-EuropeandialoguethatwaslaunchedinBerlin.

Univ.-ProfessorDrDieterLenzen

(President of the Freie Universität Berlin)

conFErEncE rEcoMMEndAtions

Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany • 27-29 October 2008

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Conference Recommendations

conFErEncE rEcoMMEndAtions

i. introduction

TheFirstASEMRectors‘ConferencewasheldattheFreieUniversitätBerlinfrom27to29

October2008.Itattractedsome100universityleadersaswellasrepresentativesofASEM1

highereducationinstitutions,networksandorganisationsatthehighestlevel.

Buildingonprevioussuccessfulinitiatives,notablythe1stand2ndAUNPRectors‘Confer-

encesandASEF‘sASEMEducationHub (AEH)ColloquySeries, theconferencewas jointly

organisedbytheGermanRectors‘Conference(HRK),theEuropeanUniversityAssociation

(EUA), theASEANUniversityNetwork(AUN)andtheAsia-Europe-Foundation(ASEF),sup-

portedbytheGermanFederalMinistryofEducationandResearch(BMBF)andhostedby

theFreieUniversitätBerlin.

DiscussionsattheconferencefocusedonthedevelopmentofEuropeanandAsianhigher

educationsystemsandonstrategicuniversitycooperationinandbetweenthetworegions.

In thiscontext,conferenceparticipants tooknoteof theconclusionsdrawnbytheASEM

Conference ofMinisters Responsible for Education, held in Berlin on 5 and 6May 2008,

acknowledgedbytheASEM7SummitofHeadsofStateandGovernmentthatwasheldin

Beijingon24and25October2008.

Aftertheconference,theASEMUniversityRectorsandPresidentsconveyedthefollowing

considerationsandrecommendationstotheASEMMinistersResponsibleforEducationto

accelerate the process of higher education dialogue and cooperation betweenAsia and

Europe and so support the strategic partnership between the two regions. It should be

understoodasaninitialcontributionmadebyhighereducationleadersinAsiaandEurope

totheemergingASEMEducationProcess,and,hopefully,asthestartofconcerteddialogue

betweengovernmentsandthehighereducationsectors.

1 Countries that participate in the Asia-Europe Ministerial Meetings – involving 27 European

Union Member States, the European Commission as well as 16 Asian countries and the

ASEAN Secretariat.

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ii. Enhancing AsEM Higher Education dialogue and cooperation

Theconferenceparticipantsrecognisedthehighpotentialforenhanceddialogueandcloser

cooperationbetween thehighereducationsectorsof the two regions. Itwas found that

althoughtheyweresubjecttodifferentenvironments,universitiesinbothregionsarefac-

ingsimilarchallenges,resultingnotablyfromthecombinedinfluencesofincreasinginstitu-

tionalautonomy,competition,diversificationandglobalisation,opportunitiesforregional

integration processes, changing societal demands vis-à-vis higher education, increased

competitionforacademictalentandskilledlabour,andanincreasingdiversityofstudent

populations.These challenges,while daunting for the individual university, openup far-

reachingprospectsforintra-regionalandinter-regionalcooperation.

1) the AsEM university Leaders‘ response to the AsEM Meeting of Ministers

responsible for Education (EMM)

UniversityleadersfromAsiaandEurope

• welcometheMinisters‘decisiontosetupaStrategicAsia-EuropeEducationPart-

nershipforthe21stCenturyinvolvingstakeholdersatalllevelssoastostrengthen

ASEMdialogueandcooperationinthefieldofeducation

• welcomethecommitmentbytheASEMEducationMinisterstomeetonaregular

basis as a timely initiative that canbe expected to produce tangible benefits for

multilateral researchandeducationcooperationbetweenthe institutionsofboth

regionsandfortheinternationalisationoftheirhighereducationsectors

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• supporttheissuesagreedbytheministersandlookforwardtoexploringprospects

foradvancingtheirdevelopmentandimplementation.Inparticularthey

· support theEMMconclusionsontheneedto improvethe informationandvis-

ibilityofthehighereducationsystemsofbothregions

· confirm,inparticular,theneedtoestablishahigh-levelworkinggroupaimedat

“improvingtheframeworkconditionsforbi-regionalexchange“2

· supporttheEMMsuggestionsregardingthereciprocalmobilityofstudents,aca-

demicstaffandresearchers,life-longlearningandindustrycollaboration.

Universityleadersconsiderittobeofprimeimportancethat

• stakeholdersatnationalandregionallevel,includingstudents,areconsultedonthe

programmingandmonitoringofcooperationinitiatives;

• universitiesarefully involvedwithregardtotheircomplexmissionsandmanifold

tasksthatextendfarbeyondhighereducationandresearch,andhaveanimportant

effectonthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentofcountriesandregionsaswellas

onotherareasofeducation;andthat

• measuresarerealisedinamediumtolong-termperspective,togetherwithamecha-

nismforadjustingandimprovingprogrammes.

2 As stated in the ASEM Education Ministers Meeting “Chair‘s conclusions“

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2) Establishment of an AsEM university platform

InordertotakeuptheMinisters‘offertocollaborateontheseandotherissues,theASEM

UniversityRectorsandPresidentsdecidedtoestablisha jointplatformfordiscussingand

definingstakeholderpositionsandforfacilitatingaconstructiveandconcerteddialogueon

highereducationpolicyandcollaborationdevelopmentbetweenthetworegions.

The1stASEMRectors‘Conference isperceivedasafirst important step in thisdirection,

laying the ground for a platform to enable exchange and collaboration between higher

education leaders inAsiaandEurope,and in formulatingpolicygoals for theASEMEdu-

cationProcess. It shouldbecontinuedona regularbasis (every twoyears),underpinned

andfollowedupbyworkshops,roundtablesandotherinitiativesservingthecreationand

exchangeofknowledgeandgoodpractices.

Apermanentoffice for theASEMRectors‘Conference, locatedwithin theexistingASEF‘s

ASEMEducationHubSecretariatinSingapore,3withthesupportoftheEuropeanUniversity

Association (EUA,Brussels)and theASEANUniversityNetwork (AUN,Bangkok)as institu-

tionalpartners,willtakeonthesecretarialtasksandtherepresentativedutiesoftheedu-

cationcommunitiesofboth regionswithin theASEMpolicydialogueprocess. Individual

institutionsandnationaluniversityorganisationswouldvolunteerashostsandprovidethe

venue,practicalorganisationandco-fundingofeventsandactivities.

TheannualAEHAdvisoryCommitteeMeetingwillprovidetheopportunitytosettheagen-

daandfinalisepolicyrecommendations.

AsaresultoftheFirstASEMRectors‘Conference,ASEMuniversityleaderswouldliketocon-

veytotheASEMMinistersResponsible forEducationthe followingrecommendations for

considerationandendorsementattheirnextmeetinginHanoiin2009.

3 Without prejudice to the other tasks and missions of the ASEM Education Hub

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iii) recommendations

1) towards an Enhanced Framework for AsEM Higher Education policy dialogue and

cooperation

Conference participants recommend the establishment of a strong and sustainable

frameworkforAsia-EuropeHigherEducationDialogueandCooperation,whichwould

• provide an interface for discussion betweendecision-makers inministries and in

AsianandEuropeanhighereducationassociationsandinstitutions(ASEMUniversity

Platform)

• contributetoenhancingtheexchangeofinformationandknowledgeofhigheredu-

cationandresearchpolicies,interalia,bycommissioningsurveysandstudies,such

asthelaunchofaregularreportonhighereducationinAsia,modelledontheEUA‘s

EuropeanTrendsreport

• contributetoidentifyingstrategicandoperationalprioritiesandtothedevelopment

ofstakeholder-drivenprogrammesandthemeanstoachievethem.

InproposingastructureddialoguebetweentheASEMUniversityPlatformandtheASEM

EducationMinisters,UniversityRectorsandPresidentsfromAsiaandEuropewishtorecall

theEuropeanBolognaProcessasanexampleofa successfuldialogueprocess,which, in

lessthanadecade,hasdevelopedintoamajorhighereducationmodernisationinitiative,

involving 46 countries, with a considerable positive impact on European higher educa-

tion institutions,while respecting thenational sovereigntyof theparticipating countries

andstrengtheningtheautonomyofthehighereducationinstitutions.Thecloseandstruc-

turedinvolvementofhighereducationstakeholdersrepresentsoneofthekeyfeaturesof

theBolognaProcess.WhiletheAsia-Europeperspectiveis,ofcourse,differenttothatofthe

EuropeanHigherEducationArea(EHEA),someofthelessonslearntfromtheEuropeanand

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Asian integrationprocesses couldbe consideredwhendesigningand implementing the

mechanismofanASEMgovernment-stakeholderprocess.Inthisrespect,theemergenceof

awidelyrepresentativestakeholderorganisationontheAsiansideshouldbepursued.

2) Mobility within AsEM countries

Universityleaderssupporttheideaofinvolvingstakeholdersinthehigh-levelworkinggroup

onASEMmobility,proposedbytheEEM,inordertodevelopconcretestrategies,goalsand

meansfortheenhancementofinter-institutionalmobilitybetweenthetworegions.

This shouldcomprise, inparticular, actions forensuring fundingandother incentives for

institutionsandmovers,forenhancingqualityassuranceandrecognitionasimportantpre-

requisitesforsuccessfulexchangeandcooperation,andalsomeasuresaimedatimproving

regulationsonvisas,residenceandworkpermits,andpensionrightsandentitlements.

Asimmediateprioritiesitissuggestedthatmeansaredevisedforenhancing:

• universitypartnershipsaskeydriversforimprovingqualitymobility,particularlywith

regardtotailoredexchangeprogrammesfordoctoralandpostdoctoralcandidates,

forstrengtheninginstitutionallinksinresearchandteaching,andforadministrative

staff,soastoensurethesustainabilityandeffectivenessofinstitutionallinks

• the transparency of national systems and higher education institutions, through

concreteprogress in the recognitionofqualifications, cooperation in theareasof

qualificationframeworks,learningoutcomesandqualityassurance;

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3) research collaboration

UniversityRectorsandPresidentsagreedthatanAsia-Europepartnershipinhighereduca-

tioncanonlybesuccessfulifitincludesresearchasoneoftheuniversities‘coretasks,since

thisisanimportantdriverforeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

Ministersarethereforeinvitedto

• givefullattentiontoencouraginguniversity-basedreciprocalresearchcollaboration

• promotethedevelopmentofjointresearchclusters,especiallyinpriorityareasiden-

tifiedbytheASEM7Summit

• especiallysupportresearchclustersasameansofenhancedresearchcooperation

• encourage joint research in area studies,notably in EUorAsian research centres,

focusing,amongstothertopics,ontheroleofhighereducationinstitutionsinAsian

andEuropeansocietiesandto

• furtherexplore theopportunities forestablishinga larger framework for research

cooperationandresearchfundingonthebasisofinter-governmentalagreements,

andinparticulartoconsidertherecentcommunicationfromtheEuropeanCommis-

sionon“AstrategicFrameworkforInternationalScienceandTechnologyCoopera-

tion“.(http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/com_2008_588_en.pdf).

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4) incentives and support for AsEM Higher Education cooperation

UniversityRectorsandPresidentsareconvincedthattherealisationoftheAsia-EuropeEdu-

cationPartnershipforthe21stCenturyanditsconcreteelements,asproposedbytheEMM,

requireincentives,andinparticularfunding.

Theythereforerecommend

• setting up an institutional partnership programme, similar to past programmes,

suchasAsia-LinkandAUNP,ascomplementstoothercurrentschemes

• providing financial support for networking activities by higher education institu-

tionsandorganisationstounderpinpartnershipsandtoenhancethesustainability

anddisseminationoftheiroutcomes.

iV. outlook: next AsEM Ministerial Meeting

TheConferencewill forward its recommendations to the 2ndASEM EducationMinisters

Meeting,tobeheldinHanoi,Vietnam,inMay2009fortheirconsideration,andre-affirms

itswillingnesstoenter intoan interactiveandsustaineddialogueprocesswiththeASEM

MinistersResponsibleforEducation.

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Working Groups

Working group A

“governance and Management of universities”

input: ProfessorSooYoungKwon

(Vice-President, Korea University, South Korea)

ProfessorDrDorteSalskov-Iversen

(Vice-President, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)

chair: ProfessorAlainBeretz(President, University Louis Pasteur, France)

Key statements:

• ThedramaticchangesinboththeAsianandtheEuropeanhighereducationsystems

inthepastdecadehaveresultedinnewconceptsofuniversitygovernanceandman-

agement.

• Increaseduniversityautonomyandaproactiveapproachtouniversitygovernance,

basedonresponsibility,accountabilityandtransparency,arekeyelements.

• Autonomy,flexibilityandalong-terminstitutionalvisionareunanimouslydefinedas

essentialprerequisitesforexcellenceinresearchandteaching.

• Accountability requiresverificationbyexternal stakeholders,whichcanbe imple-

mentedinvariousforms,suchasexternalevaluationandpeerreview,supervision

and/or advice provided by boards of trustees, national and international bench-

marking,orrankings.

• TheASEMRectors‘Conferencecanserveasaplatformforexchangingexamplesof

bestpracticeinuniversitygovernanceandmanagementbetweenhighereducation

leadersinAsiaandEurope.

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Working Groups

Working group B

“competition and cooperation”

input: ProfessorDrRaJong-Yil(President, Woosuk University, South Korea)

ProfessorTadeuszLuty

(President, Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland)

chair: DrMauritsvanRooijen(Vice-President, University of Westminster, UK)

Key statements:

• Higher education institutions in Europe andAsiahave toplay aproactive role in

thiseraofglobalisation.Theemergenceofanewsocialandeconomicenvironment

leadsto“glocalisation“.Universitiescanprovidethehighlyskilledhumanresources

neededforlocal,regionalandgloballeadership.

• Bothcompetitionandcooperationprovidethebasisforachievingtheuniversities‘

missionofeducatingstudentsforaglobalsocietyandofdoingresearchtoadvance

society.

• Competitionisnotavalueinitself.However,itcanstimulatediversityandenhance

thedevelopmentofhighereducationinstitutionsthemselvesaswellashigheredu-

cationsystemsasawhole.

• UniversitiesinEuropeandAsiahavetocooperateandbuildstrongandreliablealli-

ancesinordertojointlyaddresscrucialissues,suchasuniversityautonomyandgov-

ernance,qualityassuranceinhighereducation,andbraindrainvs.braingain.

• Abalanced,long-termapproachpursued“onanequalfooting“isrequiredforstrong

win-winpartnershipsbetweenuniversitiesinbothregions.

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Working Groups

Working group c

“ impact of rankings and other Quality indicators on

Quality Assurance in Higher Education”

input: ProfessorDrSharifahHapsahS.H.Shahabudin

(Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

ProfessorDrJensOddershedde(Rector, University of Southern

Denmark and President, Universities Denmark)

chair: ProfessorSittichaiTudsri

(Vice-President, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

Key statements:

• UniversityleadersinAsiaandEuropetendtohaveacriticalattitudetowardsrankings:

“Noteverythingthatisimportantisassessedandnoteverythingthatisassessedis

important.“Furthermore,rankingsareseenasdrivinguniversitiesworldwideinone

andthesamedirection,regardlessoflocalandregionalspecificitiesandneeds.

• Universitieshavetoacknowledgethefactthatrankingsareheretostay.Eventhough

thereisconsiderabledoubtregardingthereliabilityofdataofinternationalrankings,

theyarecommonlycitedand impact relevantstakeholders, suchasstudentsand

governments.

• Nevertheless,whentaken“withagrainofsalt“,rankingsproviderelevantdatathat

canandshouldbeusedforinternalqualityenhancement.Thecarefulinterpretation

ofrankingresultsandaclearawarenessfortheuniformisingeffectofrankingsare

regardedascruciallyimportant.

• Adifferentiationneeds tobemadebetweennational and international rankings.

Nationalrankingsareregardedasbeingmorereliableandcrediblesincetheybetter

reflectnationalrealities.

• Independent, subject-based rankings and university-driven benchmarking initia-

tivesareseenasalternativestoexistingrankingmodels.

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Working Groups

Working group d

“strategic university cooperation in Europe and Asia”

input: ProfessorKatsuichiUchida(Vice-President, Waseda University, Japan)

ProfessorMilleMillnert(Rector, Linköping University, Sweden)

chair: ProfessorSeyedE.Hasnain

(Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, India)

Key statements:

• DespitetheexistingcompetitionbetweenuniversitiesinAsiaandEuropeinattract-

ingtalentedstudentsandresearchers,thereishugedemandandampleopportu-

nityforcooperation.

• Cooperationisneveraone-waystreet.Forlong-termstrategicpartnerships,abal-

anced approach needs to be taken. Both sides have to benefit, with a focus on

achievingreciprocityintheexchangeofstudentsandfacultyoracademicstaff.

• Strategicuniversitypartnershiphastobebasedontheacademicpotentialandthe

specificinstitutionalprofilesofbothpartners,notonreputation.Cooperationhasto

beimplementedatallinstitutionallevels,fromuniversityexecutiveviafacultyand

academicstaffthroughtotheleveloftheindividualresearcher.

• To achieve sustainable partnerships, the legal and social framework needs to be

enhanced.Obstacles to the freemobilityof students and researchersneed tobe

removedandrestrictivelegalframeworkswithregardtotheestablishmentofjoint

degreesandjointPhDprogrammesneedtobereformed.

• Platforms,suchastheASEMRectors‘Conference,playanimportantroleintrigger-

ingandenhancinglong-terminstitutionalcooperationbetweenuniversitiesinboth

regions.

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Working Groups

Working group E

“research cooperation between Asia and Europe”

input: ProfessorDrSudjarwadi(Rector, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia)

ProfessorGuiseppeSilvestri

(Rector, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy)

chair: ProfessorDrXianXiao(Vice-President, Yunnan University, China)

Key statements:

• Sinceresearchisatoppriorityforhighereducationinstitutionsinbothregions,Asian

andEuropeanuniversitiesneedtosharpentheirfocusonthisareaofcollaboration.

Theyneedtodefinemutualinterestsandlookformatchingfundstoconductjoint

research.

• Joint research clusters are a good opportunity for collaboration, especiallywhen

focusingonareasofcommoninterestandtopicsofaglobaldimension,suchascli-

mate,energyandwater.

• In thecontextof researchcollaboration, the inter-regionalmobilityofPhDcandi-

datesandresearchstudentsneedstobeincreased.

• Withinthescopeofresearchcollaboration,university–industrycollaborationalso

needstobeimproved.Legalandregulatoryframeworksneedtobecomemoreflex-

ibleandscientificinformationneedstobespreadmoreeasily.

• TheASEMRectors‘Conferencecanbeusedasaplatformforscanningexistingnet-

works,forcollectingtopicsofmutualinterestandforcreatingsynergies.European

programmes,and, inparticular, thosethatprovidefunding,suchastheEuropean

ResearchCouncil,mightprovidegoodopportunitiesforcollaborativeresearch.

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Working Groups

Working group F

“the Future of AsEM Higher Education cooperation“

input: KwekPuaySwan(Director, European Union Centre, Singapore)

BarbaraWeitgruber(Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

and Chair, Bologna Global Dimension Working Group)

BrArminA.LuistroFSC(President, De La Salle University, Philippines)

SjurBergan(Head, Department of Higher Education and

History Teaching, Council of Europe)

chair: LesleyWilson(Secretary-General, European University Association)

Key statements:

• TheperceptionofAsiaandEuropeinASEMhighereducationcooperationischang-

ingonbothsides:fromcompetitorstostrategicpartners.Itisessentialtocontinue

buildingtrustandtoagreeonthecommongoalofenhancingtheacademicand

professionalcompetenceofuniversitygraduatesasthecoreelementinallactivities

andstrategies.

• Studentandresearchermobilitybetweenthetworegionsneedstobecomemore

balanced.Incentives,suchasshort-termvisits,andinvestmentsinmorestructured

andsustainablecooperation,e.g.jointprogrammes,willhelptoachievethisgoal.

• Researchcollaborationneedstobeenhanced.Ajointresearchcouncilcanbecon-

venedtoidentifyacommonresearchagenda.

• Qualityassuranceandrecognitionisanotherareaofcooperation.InbothAsiaand

Europe,regionalqualityassuranceandrecognitioninitiativesareunderway.These

canbeusedasabasisforenhancinginformationexchangeandcooperationinthis

area.

• TheASEMRectors‘Conferencehastobeestablishedasasustainableplatformfor

highereducationcooperationbetweenAsiaandEurope.InformationontheASEM

Rectors‘ConferenceasaplatformforASEMuniversitycooperationneedstobewide-

lydisseminated.

AsEM conFErEncE oF MinistErs rEsPonsiblE For EdUcAtion

Education and training for tomorrow:

common perspectives in Asia and Europe

Berlin, 5 and 6 May 2008

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ASEM Conference of Ministers Responsible for Education

The1stASEMConferenceofMinistersResponsible forEducationwasheld inBerlinon5

and6May2008.Discussionsfocusedonstrengtheningcooperationinhighereducationby

forgingstrategicpartnershipsandenhancingemployabilityandlifelonglearning,thereby

bringingtogethereducationandthelabourmarket.Thefollowingconclusionswereadopt-

edduringthemeeting:

conclusions by the chair1

ThefirstmeetingoftheMinistersresponsibleforeducationoftheASEMcountries

washeldinBerlinon5-6May2008.

Themeetingwaschairedby theGermanFederalMinisterofEducationandResearch,Dr.

AnnetteSchavan,andsupportedbythePresidentoftheStandingConferenceoftheMinis-

tersofEducationandCulturalAffairsoftheLänder,AnnegretKramp-Karrenbauer.Themeet-

ingwasco-sponsoredbyChina,DenmarkandJapan.Thediscussiononthefirstdaywas

focussedonstrengtheningcooperation inhighereducationby forgingstrategicpartner-

ships.Exchangesofviewsontheseconddayconcentratedonenhancingemployabilityand

lifelonglearningbybringingtogethereducationandthelabourmarket.

TheMeeting congratulatedGermanyonhaving taken the initiative for this firstmeeting

ofASEMEducationMinisters andunderlined the importanceof a stable andproductive

dialogue,thussupportingthekeyroleofeducationandtrainingineachcountry‘sefforts

towardseconomicandsocialdevelopmentaswellasinmakingglobalisationasuccessfor

allpartiesconcerned.

TheMeetingrecognisedthat:

• There is a growing need for more intensive relations and cooperation between

EuropeandAsiainaglobalisingworldandstressedtheincreasedeconomicinterde-

pendenceofthetworegions.ASEMplaysavitalroleasaplatformfordialogueand

cooperationamongtheEuropeanandAsianpartnersoftheASEMprocess.

• TheASEMEducationMinisterialMeetinginBerlinisanimportantfirststeptowards

strengtheningthedialogueand fosteringcooperationbetweenASEMpartners in

thefieldofeducationandtraining.Thetworegionslookbackonahistoryoflong

andsuccessfulbilateralpartnershipsinscienceandeducation.Experiencewithcul-

turalandacademicdiversityhascreatedmanyopportunitiesforpersonalgrowth,

haspromoted toleranceandhas reduceddiscriminationbyhelping todevelopa

globaldemocraticculture.Theknowledgeof languagesandculturesoftheASEM

partnersisconsideredimportantbytheMeeting.

1 As adopted by the ASEM Ministers Responsible for Education on 6 May 2008.

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• Ensuringthequalityandcompetitivenessofhighereducationsystemsandinstitu-

tionsisakeyelementforeducatingqualifiedandemployablecitizensandpromot-

ingeconomicgrowthinAsiaandEurope.Highereducationisthereforeregardedas

animportantareaofexchangeandcooperation.Theinternationalisationofeduca-

tioningeneral,andofhighereducationinparticular,isanimportantfactorformak-

ingeducationsystemsandinstitutionsmoreattractiveandcompetitiveworldwide.

• ThevisibilityofandtheinformationonEuropeanandAsianeducationsystemsand

institutions still leave room for improvement inboth regions.Obstacles thatmay

preventtheextensionofindividualexchangeandinstitutionalpartnershipsmustbe

definedandtackled.Structuralcooperation(e.g.bilateralagreements,partnerships,

jointstudyprogrammesandresearchprojects,offshoreactivities)iscrucialforcreat-

ingsustainablelinksbetweenEuropeanandAsianuniversities.

• Inviewoftherapidsocialandeconomicchangesanddemographicchallengesin

bothregions,educationsystemshavetodeliverbothbroadgeneralknowledgeand

labour-market relatedcompetencesandskills.Closecooperationbetweeneduca-

tionandindustryatinternational,national,regionalandlocallevelisacoreelement

forensuringtheemployabilityoftheyounggenerationenteringtheworkforceas

wellastheemployabilityofoldergenerations.

TheMeetingagreed:

• To set up a strategic Asia-Europe education partnership for the 21st century, to

strengthentheASEMdialogueandcooperationinthefieldofeducationtoinclude

stakeholdersatalllevelsandtoconveneasecondMinisterialMeetingonEducation

inVietnamin2009.

• TosendkeymessagesfromtheBerlinConferencetotheASEMsummitsinBeijingfor

acknowledgmentandtopassonthechair‘sconclusionstotheAsia-EuropeHigher

EducationLeadershipDialogueMeetinginBerlininOctober2008forfurtherdiscus-

sion.

• ToinviteASEMmemberstojoinanEU-AsiaworkinggroupincludingSeniorOfficials

andstakeholders fromtheeducationsector to identify thechallengesconnected

withstrengtheningthemobilityofstudents,teachersandresearchers,andtomake

suggestionsforimprovingtheframeworkconditionsforbi-regionalexchangeswith

specialregardtorecognitionofqualificationsanddegrees.

• Topropose theestablishmentof abi-regional forum involving stakeholders from

the education and economic sector to strengthen the dialogue and cooperation

betweeneducationandindustryatlocal,nationalandinternationallevel.Aregular

exchangeofexperienceonhowtopromoteknowledge,skills,andcompetencesrel-

evanttothelabourmarketcouldthusbeestablished.

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• Tocontinuetointernationalisetheireducationsystemsandtoencouragetheinter-

nationalisationofinstitutions,especiallyinhighereducation.TheMeetingacknowl-

edged the role of internationalisation processes in the field of higher education

in both regions and expressed its interest in exchanging views and experiences

betweenAsiaandEurope.

• To encourage international educational mobility between both regions and to

especially enhance more balanced exchanges of talented students, graduates

and researchers by strengthening the potential of national, bilateral and multi-

lateralmobility schemes (suchasASEMDUOandERASMUSMundus). Bi-regional

exchanges,includingforeignlanguagelearning,interculturaltrainingandpractical

workexperience,shouldbeconsidered.TheMeetingacknowledgedtheeffortsof

theEuropeanCommissionandtheAsia-EuropeFoundation (ASEF) toenhancebi-

regionalpeople-to-peopleexchanges.

Exchangeswithlesseconomicallydevelopedcountriesareencouraged.

• TopromoteallkindsofstructuraleducationcooperationamongASEMpartnersin

bothregionstoincreasesustainability.Specialattentionshouldbegiventouniver-

sitypartnershipsandnetworks(e.g.AUN-SEEDNet,ASEAandEURASIA-PACIFICUNI-

NETS)andtothejointdevelopmentofstudyprogrammes(possiblywithdoubleor

jointdegrees)andcommonresearchprojects.Jointoff-shoreactivities,suchasthe

organisationofsummerschools,jointstudyprogrammesandthefoundationofarea

studycentres,couldbeofconsiderablevalue.TheactivitiesoftheGermanAcademic

ExchangeServiceinthisfieldcouldbeasourceofinspiration.

• TointensifyEU-Asiacooperationinthefieldoflifelonglearning.TheMeetingencour-

agedtheASEMLifelongLearningHUBtoextenditsnetworktoallASEMpartners

andtoincreaseitsresearchactivities.Highereducationinstitutionsplayakeyrolein

lifelonglearning,especiallyasregardsthecontinuingeducationandfurthertraining

ofpost-graduatesandnon-academics.

• Toincreasethevisibilityoftheeducationsystemsandinstitutionsofbothregions

byimprovinginformationandstimulatingjointmarketinginitiatives.Existingtran-

snationalplatformsfordialogueandinformation(asimplementedbyAsia-Linkand

ASEF)aswellasexistingmarketingtoolsatinternational(e.g.EuropeanHigherEdu-

cationFairsinAsia)andnationallevelshouldbeusedanddevelopedfurther.Alumni

andtheirnetworksareencouragedtocontributetothedisseminationofinforma-

tion.

TheMeetingwelcomed

Vietnam‘soffertohostthenextASEMEducationMinisterialMeetinginHanoiin2009and

encouragedallASEMmemberstocontributetothepreparationofthisevent.

ProFilE oF thE orGAnisinG PArtnErs

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Profile of the Organising Partners

The Asia-Europe-Foundation (ASEF) advances mutual under-

standingbetweenthepeoplesofAsiaandEuropethroughgreat-

erintellectual,culturalandpeople-to-peopleexchanges,andto

multiplyknowledgeaboutthepossibilitiesofAsia-Europecoop-

eration.Theestablishmentofpermanentbi-regionalnetworks

focusedonareasandissuesthathelptostrengthenAsia-Europe

relations is thegoaloftheASEFexchangesandvariousactivi-

ties.ASEFactsasthecivilsocietyoutreachofASEMandinterface

betweencivilsocietyandASEMgovernments,andconsequently

contributestotheASEMprocessbygeneratinguniquerecom-

mendationsforofficials‘consideration.Forfurtherinformation,

pleasevisitourwebsite:http://www.asef.org

TheAssociationofSoutheastAsiaNations(ASEAN)wasestab-

lished in 1967 to strengthen ties and cooperationbetween

countries in Southeast Asia, especially in terms of cultural,

economicandsocialcollaborationprojects.TheASEANUni-

versity Network (AUN) was established in November 1995

with the signingof itsCharterby theMinistersResponsible

for Higher Education from ASEAN countries, the signing of

theAgreementontheEstablishmentoftheAUNbythePresi-

dents/Rectors/Vice-Chancellorsoftheparticipatinguniversi-

ties,andtheformationofanAUNBoardofTrustees,thereby

extendingASEANcooperation inthefieldsofhighereduca-

tionandhumanresourcedevelopment.Forfurtherinforma-

tion,pleasevisitourwebsite:www.aun-sec.org

The European University Association

(EUA)represents800highereducation

institutions and 34 national rectors‘

conferencesin46countries,providing

them with a unique forum for coop-

erating and keeping abreast with the

latest trends in higher education and

researchpolicies.EUAplaysan important role inshapingtheEuropeanhighereducation

andresearchlandscape,bothasaconsultativememberintheBolognaprocessandthrough

itscontributiontoEUresearchpolicy-making.Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitourweb-

site:www.eua.be

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Profile of the Organising Partners

TheFreieUniversitätBerlinisaleadingresearchinstitution.ItisoneofnineGermanuniversi-

tiesthatsucceededinallthreefundinglinesofthefederalandLänderExcellenceInitiative,

therebyreceivingadditionalfundingfordevelopingitsInstitutionalStrategy.TheFreieUni-

versitätcanthustakeitsplaceasan“InternationalNetworkuniversity“intheglobalcom-

petitionbetweenuniversities.ItsInstitutionalStrategyfocusesonthreecoreareas:cluster

development,internationalexchange,andgraduatestudies.Thedevelopmentandassess-

mentofresearchprojectstakesplacewithinthreemajorfields:areastudies,humanities,and

lifesciences.Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite:www.fu-berlin.de

The German Rectors‘ Confer-

ence (HRK) is the voluntary

associationofstateandstate-

recognised universities and

otherhighereducation institutions inGermany. It currentlyhas258member institutions

atwhicharound98%ofallstudentsinGermanyareregistered.TheHRKisthepoliticaland

publicvoiceoftheuniversitiesandservesastheforumforthehighereducationinstitutions‘

jointopinion-formingprocess.TheHRKaddressesalltopicsrelatingtotheresponsibilities

ofhighereducationinstitutions:Research,teaching,studies,advancedcontinuingeduca-

tionandtraining,knowledgeandtechnologytransfer,internationalcooperation,andself-

administration.Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitourwebsite:www.hrk.de

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PArticiPAnts list

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Participants List – First ASEM Rectors‘ Conference

professor dr Hamidin Abd Hamid

DeputyExecutiveDirector

AsiaEuropeInstitute

UniversityofMalaya

LembahPantai

50603KualaLumpur

Malaysia

professor dzulkifli Abdul razak

PresidentoftheAssociationofSoutheast

AsianInstitutionsofHigherLearning

(ASAIHL)andVice-Chancellor

UniversitySainsMalaysiaMinden

11800Penang

Malaysia

professor dr salina Abdul samad

Director

OfficeofInternationalRelations

UniversityKebangsaanMalaysia

43650BandarBaruBangi

Malaysia

professor Eva Akesson

AssistantVice-Chancellor

LundUniversity

Paradisgaten2

22100Lund

Sweden

Helen sophia chua Balderama

ProjectOfficer

Asia-EuropeFoundation(ASEF)

31HengMuiKengTerrace

119595Singapore

Singapore

professor Hristo ivanov Beloev

Rector

UniversityofRousse

8StudentskaStreet

7017Rousse

Bulgaria

professor Alain Beretz

President

UniversityLouisPasteur

4rueBlaisePascal

67070StrasbourgCedex

France

sjur Bergan

HeadofDepartmentof

HigherEducation

CouncilofEurope

67075StrasbourgCedex

France

professor Barid Baran Bhattacharya

Vice-Chancellor

JawahrlalNehruUniversity

11067NewDelhi

India

Hannelore Bossmann

HeadofSectionSouthandSouthEastAsia

GermanAcademicExchange

Service(DAAD)

Kennedyallee50

53175 Bonn

Germany

professor James Browne

President

NationalUniversityofIreland

UniversityRoad

Galway

Ireland

susanne Burger

HeadofSection214–EUEducation

Programmes:InternationalCooperation

inEducation

FederalMinistryofEducation

andResearch(BMBF)

Heinemannstraße2

53175 Bonn

Germany

PArticiPAnts list – First AsEM rEctors‘ conFErEncE

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Elizabeth colucci

ProjectOfficer

EuropeanUniversityAssociation

Rued´Egmont13

1000Brüssel

Belgium

professor dr daing ibrahim

daing Mohd nasir

Vice-Chancellor

UniversitiMalaysiaPahang

Gambang

26300Kuanton

Malaysia

professor pierre de Maret

BoardMemberoftheEuropean

UniversityAssociation(EUA)

andPro-Rector

TheFreeUniversityofBrussels

InstitutdeSociologie,CP124

AvenueJeanne44

1050Brussels

Belgium

dr Wedigo de Vivanco

HeadofDepartmentIV:ForeignAffairs

FreieUniversitätBerlin

KaiserswertherStraße16-18

14195 Berlin

Germany

Huynh Khac diep

Officer

InternationalCooperationDepartment

MinistryofEducationandTraining(MOET)

49DaiCoVietStr.

Hanoi

Vietnam

professor dr ingwer Ebsen

Vice-President

UniversityofFrankfurt

Senckenberganlage31

60325Frankfurt

Germany

christoph Ehrenberg

HeadofDivision2

EuropeanandInternationalCooperation

inEducationandResearch


andResearch(BMBF)

Heinemannstraße2

53175 Bonn

Germany

yasuhiro Eto

HeadoftheDivisionof

InternationalAffairs

OsakaUniversity

1-1Yamadaoka,Suita

5650871Osaka

Japan

professor dr Kuncoro Foe

Vice-RectorforAcademic,Student,

andCooperationAffairs

WidyaMandalaCatholic

UniversitySurabaya

Dinoyo42-44

60265Surabaya,EastJava

Indonesia

Michael gaebel

SeniorProgrammeManager


Rued‘Egmont13

1000Brussels

Belgium

professor dr nantana gajaseni

ExecutiveDirector

ASEANUniversityNetwork

ChulalongkornUniversity

Room210,Jamjuree1Building,

PhyathaiRoad

10330Bangkok

Thailand

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peter greisler

DeputyHeadofDivision4

InstitutionsofHigherEducation


andResearch(BMBF)

HannoverscheStraße28-30

10115 Berlin

Germany

professor dr Binglin gu

President

TsinghuaUniversity

HaidianDistrict

100084Beijing

P.R.China

gottfried gügold

HeadofDivision,EasternEurope,Asia

(withoutSouthEastAsia),

NorthAmerica;HumboldtFellows

InternationalOffice



14195 Berlin

Germany

professor dr Federico

gutiérrez-solana salcedo

Vice-PresidentofCRUEandRector

UniversityofCantabria

Avda.delosCastross/n

39005Santander

Spain

professor seyed E. Hasnain

Vice-Chancellor

UniversityofHyderabad

Gachibowli

500046Hyderabad

India

professor dr Ahmad yusoff Hassan

Vice-Chancellor

UniversitiTeknikalMalaysiaMelaka

LockedBag1200,HangTuahJaya

75450AyerKeroh,Melaka

Malaysia

professor dr Helmut Haussmann

MemberoftheASEFBoardofGovernors

CapgeminiDeutschlandGmbH

Kurfürstendamm21

10719 Berlin

Germany

ilona Heuermann-Busch

DeputyHeadofSection


andResearch(BMBF)

HannoverscheStraße28-30

10115 Berlin

Germany

Armin Himmelrath

Journalist

MedienbüroKöln

Kaesenstraße13

50677Köln

Germany

professor dr stefan Hormuth

President

GermanAcademicExchangeService

(DAAD)

Kennedyallee50

53175 Bonn

Germany

professor dr Futao Huang

ResearchInstituteforHigherEducation

HiroshimaUniversity

1-2-2,KagamiyamaHigashi

7398512HiroshimaCity

Japan

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nguyen ngoc Hung

DeputyGeneralDirector

InternationalCooperationDepartment


49DaiCoVietStr.

Hanoi

Vietnam

irma indorf

AlumniRepresentative



14195 Berlin

Germany

professor dr stefan Jurga

PresidentofSantanderGroup

AssociationandHeadofCentrefor

EuropeanIntegration

AdamMickiewiczUniversity

Umultowska85

61614Poznan

Poland

Ambassador nguyen Quoc Khanh

DeputyExecutiveDirector



119595Singapore

Singapore

dr ngo Kim Khoi

Vice-Director


49DaiCoViet

Hanoi

Vietnam

puay-swan Kwek

Director

EuropeanUnionCentreinSingapore

11SlimBarracksRise

138664Singapore

Singapore

professor soo young Kwon

Vice-PresidentforAdministration

andFinance

KoreaUniversity

Anam-Dong,Seongbuk-Gu

136701Seoul

SouthKorea

dr nina Lemmens

HeadofDivision–Asia,Australia,

NewZealand,Oceania


Service(DAAD)

Kennedyallee50

53175 Bonn

Germany

professor dr dieter Lenzen

President


KaiserswertherStrasse16-18

14195 Berlin

Germany

Beate Lietzau

SectionAsia,AustraliaandOceania

GermanRectors‘Conference(HRK)

Ahrstraße39

53175 Bonn

Germany

professor Luo Lisheng

Director

OfficeofInternational

CooperationandExchange

TsinghuaUniversity

HaidianDistrict

100084Beijing

P.R.China

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professor dr tserenkhuu

Lkhagvasuren

PresidentoftheConsortiumofMongolian

UniversitesandCollegesandPresident

HealthSciencesUniversityofMongolia

ChoidogStreet3

210648Ulaanbaator

Mongolia

professor carla Locatelli

Vice-RectorforInternationalRelations

UniversityofTrento

ViaBelenzani,12

38100 Trento

Italy

Elke Löschhorn

HeadofDivisionIVA

InternationalOffice



14195 Berlin

Germany

Br. Armin A. Luistro Fsc

PresidentandChancellor

DelaSalleUniversity

2401TaftAvenue

1004Manila

Philippines

professor tadeusz Luty

PresidentofConferenceofRectors

ofAcademicSchoolsinPolandandRector

WroclawUniversityofTechnology

WybrzeżeWyspiańskiego27

50370Wroclaw

Poland

professor dr Andrzej Mania

Vice-RectorforEducationalAffairs

JagiellonianUniversity

ul.Golebia24

31007Krakow

Poland

professor Mireille Matt

Vice-PresidentforInternationalRelations

UniversityLouisPasteur

4rueBlaisePascal

67070Strasbourg

France

dr truong dinh Mau

DeputyGeneralDirector

Teacher‘sandEducational

Manager‘sDepartment


49DaiCoViet

0844Hanoi

Vietnam

professor Mille Millnert

Rector

LinköpingUniversity

58183Linköping

Sweden

professor Le Quang Minh

Vice-President

VietnamNationalUniversity

HoChiMinhCity

Khupho6,LinhTrung,ThuDuc

HoChiMinhCity

Vietnam

professor dr Hiroshi Mizubayashi

Vice-PresidentforResearch

UniversityofTsukuba

Tennodai,Tsukuba

3058577Ibaraki

Japan

professor dr Mai trong nhuan

President

VietnamNationalUniversityHanoi

144,XuanThuyRoad,CauGiay

Hanoi

Vietnam

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professor dr Jens oddershede

Rector

UniversityofSouthernDenmark

Campusvej55

5230OdenseM

Denmark

professor dr suk-heung oh

Vice-PresidentforGlobalRelations

WoosukUniversity

Samnye

565701Wanju

SouthKorea

dr ninnat olanvoravuth

Secretary-General

Association of Southeast Asian Institu-

tionsofHigherLearning(ASAIHL)

ChulalongkornUniversity,

Jamjuree1Building

10330Bangkok

Thailand

professor dr-ing constantin oprean

Rector

LucianBlagaUniversity

B-dul,VictorieiBd10

550024Sibiu

Romania

professor dr ioan panzaru

Rector

UniversityofBucharest

36-46,M.Kog_lniceanuBd,Sector5

70709Bucharest

Romania

dr Laura paternoster

HeadofInternationalDivision

UniversityofTrento

ViaVerdi6

38100 Trento

Italy

professor patricia pol

Vice-President

UniversitéParis-Est

61AvenueduGénéraldeGaulle

94010CréteilCedex

France

professor dr Jong-yil ra

President

WoosukUniversity

Hujeong-Ri,Samnye-eup

565701Wanju

SouthKorea

professor dr ulrich radtke

Rector

UniversityofDuisburg-Essen

Universitätsstrasse2

45141Essen

Germany

dr soeung rathchavy

DeputySecretary-General

AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations

(ASEAN)

Jl.Sisingamangaraja70A

121110Jakarta

Indonesia

svend otto remoe

PolicyOfficer

Analysis&Monitoringof

GlobalResearchPolicies

EuropeanCommission

SquaredeMeeus8

1050Brussels

Belgium

professor dr Wolf rieck

President

Vietnamese-GermanUniversity

VGUInformationOffice

No.3,CongTruongQuocTe,District3

HoChiMinhCity

Vietnam

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professor dr Emerlinda r. roman

President

UniversityofthePhilippines

QuezonHallBldg.,UPCampus,Diliman

1101QuezonCity

Philippines

Edwige rozier

ProjectOfficerPeopletoPeopleExchange



119595Singapore

Singapore

dr dorothea rüland

HeadofCenterforInternational

Cooperation


HabelschwerdterAllee45

14195 Berlin

Germany

clinical professor dr piyasakol

sakolsatayadorn

President

MahidolUniversity

999Phuttamonthon4,Salaya

73170NakhonPathom

Thailand

professor dr dorte salskov-iversen

Vice-President

CopenhagenBusinessSchool

Porcelaenshaven18a

2000Frederiksberg

Denmark

professor dr Mondhon

sanguansermsri

ChairoftheCouncilofUniversity

PresidentsofThailand(CUPT)

andPresident

NaresuanUniversity

Phitsanulok-NakornsawanRoad

65000Phitsanulok

Thailand

professor dr ralf schnell

Rector

UniversityofSiegen

Herrengarten3

57072Siegen

Germany

professor dr sharifah Hapsah

syed Hasan shahabudin

Vice-Chancellor

UniversityKebangsaanMalaysia

Bangi

43600Selangor

Malaysia

professor giuseppe silvestri

Rector

UniversityofPalermo

PiazzaMarina61

90133Palermo

Italy

Bergthora snaebjornsdottir

MemberofAcademicAffairsCommittee

EuropeanStudents‘Union

Zavelput20

1000Bruxelles

Belgium

olivier soumeryn-schmit

Techn.Advisor,People-to-PeopleExchange


31,HengMuiKengTerrace

119595Singapore

Singapore

Anne-Marie springmann

RegionalManager

WasedaUniversityEuropeanCenter

PoppelsdorferAllee110

53115 Bonn

Germany

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dr rachmat A. sriwijaya

HeadofOfficeofInternationalAffairs

GadjahMadaUniversity

Bulaksumur

55281Yogyakarta

Indonesia

professor dr sudjarwadi

Rector

GadjahMadaUniversity

Bulaksumur

55281Yogyakarta

Indonesia

professor priyo suprobo

President

InstituteofTechnologyofSepuluh

Nopember

KampusITSKeputihSukolilo

60111Surabaya

Indonesia

professor chin-tiong tan

DeputyPresident

SingaporeManagementUniversity

AdministrationBuilding,81VistoriaStreet

188065Singapore

Singapore

professor dr sittichai tudsri

Vice-President

ChulalongkornUniversity

PhyataiRd.Pathumwon

10330Bangkok

Thailand

isabelle turmaine

Director

InformationCenterand

CommunicationServices

InternationalUniversityAssociation(IAU)

UNESCOHouse/1,rueMiollis

75732ParisCedex15

France

professor Katsuichi uchida

Vice-President

WasedaUniversity

1-104Totsukamachi,Shinjuku-ku

1698050Tokyo

Japan

dr Maurits Van rooijen

Vice-PresidentforInternationaland

InstitutionalDevelopment

UniversityofWestminster

16LittleTitchfieldStreet

W1W7UWLondon

UnitedKingdom

Marijke Wahlers

HeadofInternationalDepartment


Ahrstrasse39

53175 Bonn

Germany

Barbara Weitgruber

SeniorAdvisorforStrategyand

Coordination

AustrianFederalMinistryofScience

andResearch

Teinfaltstraße8

1010Vienna

Austria

Eva-Maria Wiethoff

ProjectManager

SectionAsia,AustraliaandOceania


Ahrstrasse39

53175 Bonn

Germany

Lesley Wilson

Secretary-General


13,Rued‘Egmont

1000Brussels

Belgium

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professor dr Margret Wintermantel

President


Ahrstrasse39

53175 Bonn

Germany

dr siegbert Wuttig

DirectoroftheNationalAgencyfor

EUHigherEducationCooperation


Service(DAAD)

Kennedyallee50

53175 Bonn

Germany

professor dr Xian Xiao

Vice-President

YunnanUniversity

2NorthCuihuRoad

650091Kunming

P.R.China

professor dr supachai yavaprabhas

Director

SEAMEORegionalCentreforHigher

EducationandDevelopment

(SEAMEO-RIHED)

328SriAyutthayaRoad,Rajathevee

10400Bangkok

Thailand

Jing Zong

DeputyChief,LiaisonandExchange

OfficeofInternationalCooperation

andExchange

TsinghuaUniversity

HaidianDistrict

100084Beijing

P.R.China

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see you at the second AsEM rectors’ conference in Asia!

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The conferencewas financially supported by the German FederalMinistry of Education and

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andtheASEFfortheirkindsupport.

AboUt thE AsiA-EUroPE MEEtinG (AsEM)

TheAsia-EuropeMeeting(ASEM)wasinitiatedbytheASEMwhenleadersmetinBangkok,Thailand,in1996.ASEM

isan informaltransregionalplatformfordialogueandcooperationbetweenthetworegionsandhasarisenoutof

mutualrecognitionofthefactthattherelationshipbetweenAsiaandEuropeneededtobestrengthenedinlightof

thechallengesandopportunitiesofthe21stcentury.

TheASEMprocessisbasedonapartnershipbetweenequalsanditsactivitiesaregroupedinto

threepillars:political,economicandsocio-cultural.TheprocessbringstogetherAustria,Belgium,

Brunei,Bulgaria,Cambodia,China,Cyprus,theCzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,

Germany,Greece,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Ireland,Italy,Japan,Laos,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxem-

bourg,Malaysia,Malta,Mongolia,Myanmar,theNetherlands,Pakistan,thePhilippines,Poland,

Portugal,Romania,Singapore,Slovakia,Slovenia,SouthKorea,Spain,Sweden,Thailand,theUnited

Kingdom,Vietnam,plustheASEANSecretariatandtheEuropeanCommission.

ASEMholdsaSummitonceeverytwoyears,alternately inAsiaand inEurope.This is thehighestdecision-making

levelintheprocess.BesidestheattendanceoftheHeadofStates,theSummitalsofeaturesMinisters,theHeadofthe

EuropeanCommissionandotherstakeholders.ApartfromtheSummitmeetings,theASEMprocessiscarriedforward

throughaseriesofministerialandworking-levelmeetings,plusanumberofactivitiesarisingfromit.(www.aseminfo-

board.org)

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