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

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

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Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet

SHARING EXPERIENCES:

Global Education Dialogues

(GED)The Asia Series

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Background

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“When the winds of change blows,

Some build walls,While others build windmills.”

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August 9-10, 2012

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam“Employability skills in South East Asia and the needs of the new economy:

The challenges for higher education”

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Current global business environment more demands on the higher education systems

More productive workforce Graduates need employability skills

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Higher Education

AdaptMeet needs of industry Better prepared graduates

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PROCESS

Combination of:Key Note AddressesPresenting case-studiesRound-Table DiscussionsParallel Working Group

Sessions

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PARTICIPANTS

Academics-economists and educational specialists

Business peopleGovernment officialsWorld Bank economistsBritish Council staff

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PARTICIPANTS

Australia Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Malaysia Myanmar Philippines UK Viet Nam

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Dialogue

Unique opportunity Exchange

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CONTENT

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Issues

How is employability defined in the contemporary global context?

Why should higher education address employability?

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Issues

Industry linksTechnical literate peopleBusiness and enterprise skills Educated unemployment –

national wastage

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Issues

Educational Attainment = SkillsCognitive skills + non-cognitive

skills + Technical Skills = Skills SetPeople – Soft skills

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Issues

Manpower planning versus listening to signals from labour market

Practical application – Theoretical understanding; Creativity & Innovation; Team work; Technical Skills; Business skills; Entrepreneurship

Intercultural skills Internship Learning how to learn

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The Two Worlds

EDUCATION

WORK

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Balance

IsolatedUniversity "Ivory Tower”

MarketOrientedUniversit

y

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New Economic Thinking Needs New Educational Thinking

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EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION

Job Barrier

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New Economy

time

economy

Factor Driven

EfficiencyDriven

InnovationDriven

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Educating

HeadHandHeart

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Triple Helix

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Higher Education Trends

Massification Vocationalization

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Implications for

Myanmar

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Rethinking Education – adapting to new Myanmar

Determining Employability Skills AFTA/AEC Industry-Education partnerships