Europe-Asia Higher Education for/by Research Dr. Holger Finken German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Resident Director, Tokyo

Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), 1996 ASEM Education Secretariat (AES) at DAAD, 2009

Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Officially established in 1996 at the first summit in Bangkok 45 members: 27+1 EU, 13+1 ASEAN+3, India, Pakistan, Mongolia in 2008; Russia, Australia in 2010? Three pillars: -political dialogue -security and the economy -education and culture

The Story of the ASEM Education Secretariat (1) ASEM6: Helsinki, September 2006 Chancellor Merkel offered to host the first ASEM Ministerial Meeting on Education (ASEM EMM) in 2008 First ASEM Ministerial Meeting on Education: Berlin, 5-6 May 2008 Second ASEM Ministerial Meeting on Education: Hanoi, May 2009 „The Meeting agreed: (C1) To establish a rotating ASEM Education Secretariat (…). The Meeting welcomed Germany‘s offer to host the ASEM Education Secretariat for the first four-year cycle and invited ASEM member countries to join and send in staff.“ (Chair‘s conclusions Hanoi 2009)

The Story of the ASEM Education Secretariat (2) The Federal Ministry of Education and Research decided to host the AES at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Bonn (Germany) until 2013 Start of work: 1st of September 2009 Staff: DAAD (2), Benelux (1), China (1), Indonesia (1) and Vietnam (1)

Tasks of the ASEM Education Secretariat „The AES will coordinate ASEM educational activities help with preparations for ASEM ministerial meetings facilitate the implementation of output-oriented initiatives that contribute to educational policy development and practices.“ (Chair‘s conclusions Hanoi 2009)

-a self-governing organisation of German institutions of higher learning, founded in member institutions 124 student unions Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst

The DAAD has... an annual budget of €400m (US$540m) almost 800 staff 64 Regional Offices and Information Centres (IC) all over the world 475 DAAD Lecturers DAAD and ERASMUS scholarship holders p.a. around 600 professors on 90 selection committees The DAAD is or hosts... ASEM Education Secretariat National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation National IAESTE Secretariat (traineeships and internships) (Co-)responsible for the Marketing Consortium GATE (Co-)responsible for the TestDaF Institut (Co-)responsible for “uni-assist”

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DAAD in ASIA

LLL: ASEM LLL Hub Thailand, Vietnam, July/October 2009 QA:Regional approaches to quality assurance (EAHEP, Bangkok, Oct. 2009) Mobility:ASEMundus (DAAD, October 2009) 2010:ASEM University Business Forum (Thailand, Bangkok March 2010) Meetings of 3 pilot groups of experts on *credits and learning outcomes (Germany, in Berlin, April 2010) *quality assurance and qualification frameworks (Korea/France/Cyprus) *recognition of higher education qualifications (Austria, 2010) Quality assurance in VET (ENQA/Asian countries/ASEM Sec., Oct. 2010) Attractiveness/employability in VET (China/Germany Nov. 2010) EU-Asia Portal on jobs and learning opportunities in ASEM Biennial Asia-Europe Rectors’ Conference (next: Korea Oct./Nov. 2010) 2011: Senior Officals’ Meeting / Third ASEM EMM in Denmark ASEM EMM: Activities

ASEM Education Secretariat: Partners (1) Ministries of ASEM countries European Commission, ASEAN Secretariat Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), ASEM Education Hub (AEH), Bologna Secretariat, EUA, AUN ASEM-DUO, AQAN, ENQA, etc.

ASEM Education Secretariat: Partners and Projects (2) Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) f only permanent physical institution of ASEM ASEM Education Hub (AEH) f AEH Advisory Committee ASEM Rectors’ Conference Asia-Europe Education Workshops ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning Database on Education Exchange Programmes (DEEP)

ASEM Education Secretariat: Partners and Projects (3) ASEM-DUO Approved in 2000 by ASEM III Summit and commenced in 2001, ASEM-DUO Fellowship Progamme has supported exchanges of professors and students in tertiary education field between Asia and Europe under ASEM domain. DUO-Korea, DUO-Singapore, DUO-Thailand, DUO-France Core principles: exchange pairs, standardized durations & amounts

ASEM Education Secretariat: Partners and Projects (4) ASEMundus: Enhancing higher education cooperation between EU and Asia ERASMUS Mundus II – Action 3 Project DAAD, nuffic, ÖAD, BE, EE, CY, LV, HU, PL Enhance the visibility and attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area and Erasmus Mundus within Asian ASEM member states Enhance the participation of Asian higher education institutions within new and/or existing Erasmus Mundus joint programmes Facilitate and strengthen institutional cooperation between higher education institutions from the EU and Asia

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