ASEAN Community Building: CHED’S ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

ATTY. LILY FREIDA

MACABANGUN-MILLA, CESO IV

Director III, International Affairs Service

Commission on Higher Education

30-31 January 2014

University of Cebu, Cebu City

Conference on Human Resource Management: Laws and Issues in

Preparation for ASEAN 2015 and K-12

Outline

▪ Overview of the creation of ASEAN and ASEAN Community 2015

▪ Three pillars of the ASEAN Community

▪ Higher Education in ASEAN

▪ CHED’s programs and projects in fulfillment of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community action lines

▪ Funding opportunities in ASEAN

▪ Efforts of other ASEAN members states in education towards ASEAN Community 2015

▪ CHED’s planned projects and programs towards ASEAN Community 2015

▪ Questions to move us forward for your consideration

Human Resource Management: Laws and Issues in Preparation for ASEAN 2015 and K-12

An Introduction to ASEAN: Its history

The ten ASEAN member states:

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

An Introduction to ASEAN: Its potential

The 10 ASEAN Member States make up a market of more than 600 million people as of 2011 with a GDP of US $ 2.1 trillion

Beginnings of ASEAN Community 2015

The ASEAN leaders in 1997 decided to create “a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies.”

Thus the concept of an ASEAN Community was born.

The ASEAN Community 2015 Pillars

The ASEAN Community rests on three pillars, guided by their respective Blueprints:

The ASEAN Community 2015 Education Sector

ASEAN leaders see the great potential of HEIs in contributing towards the realization of ASEAN Community 2015. Participation in the promotion of student mobility, transfer of knowledge, and facilitation of degree comparability, among others, contribute significantly in human resource development which in turn aids in ASEAN Community-building.

Higher education therefore is a key towards a successful ASEAN integration.

ASEAN Community 2015: CHED’s programs and projects

Basing on the ASCC Blueprint, the following programs and projects led/supported by the Commission were classified under the ASCC action lines they correspond to.

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

A.1 ADVANCING AND PRIORITIZING EDUCATION

Action Line V: Promote education networking in various levels of educational institutions and continue university networking and enhance and support student and staff exchanges and professional interactions including creating research clusters among ASEAN institutions of higher learning, in close collaboration with the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the ASEAN University Network (AUN):

1. Inclusion of the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology in the ASEAN University Network – Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net)

2. ASEAN 2015 Roadmap for Higher Education (UNDER STUDY/DEVELOPMENT):

a. Inclusion of additional HEIs to AUN

b. PNU to be included as an ASEAN Center for Teacher Education

c. ASEAN Higher Education Competitiveness Fund

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

3. Hosting of the AUN Regional Conference

4. Co-hosting of the 6th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (spearheaded by DLSU)

5. Co-hosting of the 1st ASEAN Future Teachers’ Camp (spearheaded by PNU)

ACTION LINE XVII: Promote the options of university placements in an institution of higher learning in a second ASEAN Member State through “a semester abroad” or “a year abroad” programme

1. Participation in the ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme (IN PROGRESS)

2. Training of International Relations Office staff of participating PHEIs in preparation for the commencement of Philippine participation in the AIMS Program (IN PROGRESS)

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

3. Hosting of the 7th AIMS Review Meeting (PREPARATIONS ONGOING)

ACTION LINE XVIII: Support the citizens of Member States to become more proficient in the English language, so that citizens of the ASEAN region are able to communicate directly with one another and participate in the broader international community

1. MOUs with the following countries have been signed:

Viet Nam (with English language education and training services)

Thailand

Singapore

2. MOUs with the following countries are currently under negotiations:

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Indonesia

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

A. 2 INVESTING IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

ACTION LINE I: Undertake survey by 2009 and work to strengthen the existing COEs in the field of human resource development in the ASEAN region

1. Framework for a typology-based quality assurance system for PH higher education

2. Reformulated PSGs into an outcomes-based education

3. Participation in the ASEAN International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme

4. Inclusion of the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology in the ASEAN University Network - Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net)

5. Adoption of the UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme (UCTS)

6. Implementation of the Philippine Higher Education Research Network (PHERNEt)

7. A program for adoption of a school or college offering BS degree in Chemistry

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

8. 2010 CHED-UPLB Summer School and Camp in Mathematics

8. Campaign for the implementation of the Special Program for Employment of Students (RA 9547)

9. Sustaining excellence in Biology instruction, research, and extension at the Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS-UPLB (Manpower)

10. The CHED-IMSP Research Program for Excellence in Mathematics

11. Preparation and issuance of policies and guidelines on student internship in local and international companies

12. Sustaining excellence in Biology instruction, research, and extension at the Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS-UPLB (Adopt a School program)

13. Faculty Development Program

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

ACTION LINE V: Develop gender-sensitive skills training programs for trainers in ASEAN members, in particular the CLMV, by 2010

1. Gender and sensitivity training

2. Gender and Dev’t Planning and Budgeting

3. Women Empowerment and Dev’t towards Gender and Equality Training (WEDGE)

4. Harmonized Gender and Development Guidelines

ACTION LINE VI: Design and implement training programs to address the needs of high value-added industries that enhance ASEAN competitiveness

1. Participated in the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework meetings (AQRF) and the workshops for the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Economic Cooperation Work Programme (ECWP)

2. Conducted workshop on ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)

CHED’s programs and projects: On Human Development

3. The APEC Diploma Supplement Workshop

4. Policies Standards and Guidelines for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Prescribing Additional Electives on Service Management for Business Outsourcing

5. Agreement between CHED and IBM on the offering of the Smart Analytics Program

Funding opportunities

With Dialogue Partners:

7. Republic of Korea

8. New Zealand

9. Russia

10. United States of America

11. ASEAN Plus Three

12. Pakistan

1. Australia

2. Canada

3. China

4. European Union

5. India

6. Japan

AUSTRALIA

Free flow of services, investment, skilled labor

Implementation of ASEAN agreements

Logistics, tourism, consumer protection

Agriculture and forestry

Education and disaster management

CANADA

Counterterrorism and human rights

Trade and investment

Health security

Disaster risk management and preparedness

Funding opportunities: Priority Areas

CHINA

Energy and transportation

Tourism

Agriculture

Information Technology

Investment

Culture

Public health and environment

Human resources development

EU

Border management and combating illegal migration and transnational crime

Human rights

Standards

Creation of a single market, customs, and investments

Energy, ICT, connectivity, food security

Environment, climate change

Higher education

Science and technology

Funding opportunities: Priority Areas

INDIA

Drug trafficking

Trade and investment

Science and technology

Transport and infrastructure

Human resource development

Pharmaceuticals and health

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Culture

JAPAN

Counterterrorism

Maritime security

Economic partnership

Environment and climate change

Disaster management

Health and welfare

Human resource development

People-to-people exchange

Funding opportunities: Priority Areas

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Transnational crime

Institutional capacity building

Food and agriculture

Environment

Youth and women

Cultural exchange

Social welfare

NEW ZEALAND

Security and transnational crime (i.e. terrorism, maritime security, and law enforcement)

Business cooperation

Education

Agriculture

Disaster prevention and relief

Narrowing the development gap

Funding opportunities: Priority Areas

RUSSIA

Combating terrorism and transnational crime

Energy

SMEs

Tourism

Disaster management

Science and technology

Culture

USA

Transnational crime (i.e. counterterrorism, capacity building for good governance)

Economic and finance cooepration

Energy security

Science and technology

Disaster management

Environment and climate change

Food security

Education

Funding opportunities: Priority Areas

Efforts of ASEAN countries towards ASEAN 2015

Malaysia’s 2020 regional education hub

Thailand’s Long-Range Plan for Higher Education Development and its plan to create a “Science City”

Brunei Darussalam’s Vision 2035

Singapore’s research clusters

Realities of ASEAN Community 2015

Competition and displacement is a major challenge of integration

An advantage of synergy among nations may be present, but integration may become a challenge as Filipino professionals may end up competing with foreigners even in the country.

The growth of online/distance education provides broader access to education but opens the PH higher education sector to stiff competition

Future undertakings towards ASEAN Community 2015

Focus Group Discussions

An ASEAN 2015 Action Plan for Higher Education

Internationalization of Higher Education policy framework

Expansion of AUN Membership

Commencement of Participation in the AIMS Program and hosting of the 7th AIMS Review Meeting in May 2014

Diploma supplement

ASEAN Qualifications Network (AQAN)

Credit transfer

Higher Education Common Space

Towards ASEAN Community 2015: What to do?

What are your suggested efforts to ensure the comparability of Filipino degrees vis-à-vis the standards of fellow ASEAN nations, and increase our people’s competitiveness?

What is the state of incorporating ASEAN-related subjects or courses in today’s curriculum? Can it be done?

How do we make credit transfer more efficient? Is it possible to venture into “credit accumulation” as practiced in EU? How can we encourage HEIs to accelerate their respective areas of specialization creating niches for our HEIs in ASEAN?

In the transition towards a knowledge-based society, researches are vital drivers of innovation and progress. Are we ready to participate in research consortiums with other ASEAN countries?

How best to promote researches to other ASEAN countries?

Thank you!