1. ASEAN Cooperation in HE and TVET
6th ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY (AIPA) CAUCUS
18 June 2014
Anis Faudzulani Dzulkiflee
Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary (HE)
Head, Higher Education Division
Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam

2. Higher Education in the 21st Century
Landscape is changing
More global, open and competitive
Growing demand for highly skilled workers
Equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge

3. Challenges resource commoditisation technology & globalisation
roles of faculty
expectations of learners
research vs learning
geopolitics
consumer intelligence
uncertain job market
……………..

4. new economy
keepers of knowledge
new roles of university

5. Role of HEIs Regional Leadership and ‘anchor’ capacity
As change agents: starting, growing and supporting enterprise
Creating and diffusing research-led innovation
Growing and maintaining a knowledge workforce
Attracting inward investment

6. Post 2015 for Asia
Post 2015 for Asia and the Pacific is not that promising (Asian Development Bank, 2013)
Poverty and inequality, lack of decent and productive jobs, food security, low quality of education, economic insecurity, and climate change

7. Future of ASEAN HEIs
Demand improvements at various levels of education
Skills must be developed to meet the growing industry and service sectors
Opportunities for life-long learning and job-ready skills
Opportunities for collaboration with industries on research and innovation
Opportunities to raise environmental standards
Change the nature of student learning and living environments
ASEAN as the platform for international partnership …

8. Regional Harmonisation & Request for Collective Action
Areas:
Student Mobility Enhancement
Leadership Development
E-Learning and Mobile Learning
ASEAN Research Clusters & ASEAN Citation Index

9. Accomplishments of Initiative ASEAN Cooperation

10. Promoting Student Mobility
In 2010, the international student population reached nearly 3.6 million worldwide (UNESCO, 2012)
An increase of almost 50 percent over the past six years (2.5 million in 2004)
UNESCO further predicted the number to rise to 7 million by 2020
Progress of ASEAN mobility from MIT to AIMS

11. Promoting Academic Credit Transfer System
Facilitate mobility
Common Credit Transfer Network (ACTFA)
Mutual Recognition

12. promoting Quality Assurance
Post 2015 should aim to bring uniformity and quality assurance across ASEAN.
Coordination between various accreditation bodies among ASEAN countries must be strengthened to facilitate recognition.
Development of a regional QA Framework

13. promoting Research & Innovation
In effort to enhance quality of research
Increase ASEAN academic visibility in the region and beyond

14. Continue to Focus
Policy dialogues
Capacity Building
Collective Action

15. Brunei Darussalam

16. Higher Education Institution in Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali
Institut Teknologi Brunei
Seri Begawan Religious Teachers College
Politeknik Brunei
Technical & Vocational Education And Training

17. Call For Change august 2008 Brunei Vision 2035
Societal needs – national & global
Economy – reliant on oil & gas
resource based
knowledge based
innovation +
new knowledge

18. UBD Change Journey students [21% grad] [7.9% international]
faculty staff
[40% international]

19. \ GenNext Degrees UBD: Brunei’s Premier National University
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
will change the way you see the world and the way the world sees you. \
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
will change the way you see the world and the way the world sees you.
UBD: Brunei’s Premier National University

20. Pedagogy revamp entire curriculum revamp of teaching methods GenNEXT
reduce number of degrees awarded
closing all departments
discovery year
revamp of teaching methods
setting up of TLC
CIIN – Curriculum Innovation International Network (Aberdeen, Southampton, HKU, Melbourne, MIT, NTU, UKM)

21. Learning Outcomes critical thinking reasoning communication skills
quantitative analysis
national and global outlook

22. Research Identify key areas of research excellence
Energy – Biodiversity – Agro-technology – Asian Studies – Islamic Banking & Finance

23. Challenge for Education
Identifying and addressing the individual needs of students as they progress through primary, secondary and post-secondary education
Quality TVE at the post-secondary level is an attractive pathway that will give school leavers the best chance to acquire the knowledge, skills and values for employability and lifelong learning

24. Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Strategic alignment with national skilled manpower needs
An appropriate system of governance with sufficient autonomy and flexibility
Quick response to the demand of the industry

25. Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Sufficient supply of qualified teaching staff with industrial experience, adequate training capacity
attractive campus environment

26. Initiatives and Cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN
During the 14th ASEAN Summit in 2009, it was declared that several actions needed to be taken by 2015 to strengthen the role of education in building the ASEAN community
Education has a significant role to play in contributing to the political and security, the economic and the socio-cultural pillars supporting ASEAN

27. Economic Pillar
Conditions supportive of greater cross-border mobility for students and skilled workers
A national skills framework in each of the ASEAN member countries, as an incremental step towards the establishment of an ASEAN skills recognition framework
An ASEAN competency-based occupational standard
A common set of competency standards especially for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a basis for benchmarking with a view to promoting mutual recognition

28. Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN
Brunei Darussalam have been actively involved in various education activities with ASEAN countries such as through the:
ASEAN University Network (AUN)
the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
Student mobility, research collaboration, and joint conferences

29. Conclusions HEIs are responding to the various challenges it face
HEIs play an important role as the engine for national and ASEAN economic growth and societal progress

30. THANK YOU