Creating Networks that Deliver

Busadee Santipitaks

Deputy Director-General, ASEAN-Thailand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

24 June 2013

ASEAN Factsheet Founding Members

(1967)

•Thailand

• Malaysia • Indonesia • Philippines • Singapore

Additional Members + Brunei Darussalam 1984 + Vietnam 1995 + Lao PDR 1997 + Myanmar 1997 + Cambodia1999

Population - 604.8 million Area - 4.5 million square km. Total GDP - 2,178 billion USD Total trade - 2,389 billion USD FDI - 114,111 million USD

ASEAN Statistics 2011

ASEAN Community

2015

2009

ASEAN Charter

2007

Cebu (2015)

2005

Bali

Concord (2020)

Political Blueprint

Economic Blueprint

Socio-Cultural Blueprint

Sectoral Cooperation

ASEAN Community 2015

ASEAN Socio-Cultural

Community (ASCC)

ASEAN Economic

Community (AEC)

ASEAN

Political-Security Community

(APSC)

Globalisation and its impact

on ASEAN

Global sourcing/networking

Global lifestyle and preferences

Trade and culture

High energy costs

Innovation

Aging society

Global power shift

Challenges to ASEAN

Political, economic and social diversity/Ethnic and religious diversity

Different levels of development

Major power competition in the region

National interest vs. Regional interest

Competition within the region and lack of trust

Competition for resources, labour, markets and investment

Insecure international financial systems and regional architectures

Challenges to Education

21st Century Model

Competencies

Skills

Preparing Youths

Preparing youth for the ASEAN Community in

terms of skills

Linguistic skills

Knowledge about ASEAN and ASEAN

Member Countries

Vocational skills based on ASEAN and

international standards

Negotiation skills for the international arena

Continued...

Preparing youth for the ASEAN Community in terms of attitude

Thinking beyond national interest

Positive attitude towards the ASEAN Community/Member States

Working as a team with other countries/ cross cultural experiences in working environment

Continued...

Preparing youth for the ASEAN Community in terms of capability

Expertise in one’s own profession

Output and Results-oriented outlook

Promoting better service based on international standards

The ability to work according to international standards (professionalism) in order to be an important work force of the ASEAN Community

Other subjects to learn...

Knowledge about the different rules and regulations within ASEAN member countries

Emphasis on the development of skilled labour according to international standards

Networking among educational institutions within ASEAN

Establishing ASEAN Studies Centres in universities

Activities to promote ASEAN connectivity

Using an integrated approach to raise ASEAN awareness in the civil service through the organization of activities and use of the media

Preparing people for the ASEAN

Community within the next 3 years

1. Educational institutions should provide training on languages, especially English and the language of neighbouring countries.

2. Establish a clear objective on the number of students that should improve their language skills and develop their potential

3. Establish an ASEAN Centre in tertiary educational institutions and schools. Push for comprehensive ASEAN studies, which cover the following areas: i) basic knowledge about the 10 ASEAN member states; ii) knowledge about cooperation under the three pillars of the ASEAN Community

4. Develop graduates’ skills according to ASEAN and international standards. In this regard, there is the need to consider educational outcomes and the competition for labour in other countries. Accelerate the setting up of standards and revise new learning processes.

Preparing people for the ASEAN

Community within 3 years

5. Push for educational cooperation betweenThailand and other ASEAN member states, which yields concrete results and which can truly contribute towards development

6. Promote the establishment of a central unit to manage knowledge on ASEAN, in order to develop human resources or to prepare people for the ASEAN Community

7. Accelerate and increase information output through various media (such as documentaries, newspapers, radio, television, and ICT) in preparation for the ASEAN Community

8. Have clear Strategy

The role of education in realizing

the ASEAN Community

Economic

Develop capacity of skilled labour for the ASEAN Economic Community

Empower people and develop human resources so that individuals have knowledge about ASEAN, and so that they can promote trade and investment within ASEAN

Promote learning in preparation for the free flow of services

The role of education in realizing

the ASEAN Community

Socio-Cultural pillar

Building an ASEAN identity

Political-Security pillar

Knowledge and understanding about the

ASEAN Charter, how to live with each other in

peace, democratic principles and human rights

Issues to focus on...

Promote vocational skills in various professions

Build networks with educational institutions within ASEAN (and expand to ASEAN+3)

Credit transfer system (expand to ASEAN+3)

Project to reduce development gaps. For example, promote cooperation in terms of scholarships and ICT

Develop international studies and ASEAN studies courses

Proposals on how to prepare for the ASEAN

Community by Thailand’s educational institutions

1. Prepare for other ASEAN Member States’ investment in

educational institutions (emphasize course strengths,

investment in skilled teachers, networking at the national level)

2. Network with leading educational institutions within ASEAN

3. Revise international courses (emphasize teaching and learning

in English)

4. Provide scholarships for students in other ASEAN Member

States in order to gain recognition for Thailand’s educational

institutions

5. Invest in other ASEAN Member States’ educational institutions,

or establish university branches in other ASEAN Member

States

Food for thought

Modernization

Multi-disciplinary Studies

Mindset/Motivation

Management

Existing ASEAN/ASEAN Plus Networks on

Education

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education

Organization (SEAMEO): established in 1965

among governments of Southeast Asia.

Purpose: (i) to enhance regional understanding,

cooperation and unity of purpose among

Member Countries for a better quality of life

through the establishment of networks and

partnerships, the provision of fora among policy-

makers and experts, and the promotion of sustainable human resource development;

Purpose: (ii) to promote regional cooperation in

education, science and culture

SEAMEO Council: highest policy-making body, which

comprises 10 ASEAN education ministers + Timor-

Leste’s education minister.

SEAMEO Secretariat: located in Bangkok, Thailand

2.ASEAN Networks on Education 2.1 ASEAN Institute of Strategic and International

Studies (ASEAN-ISIS): formed in 1988, association of

NGOs registered with ASEAN

Purpose: (i) to encourage cooperation and coordination

of activities among policy-oriented ASEAN scholars and

analysts; (ii) to promote policy-oriented studies of, and

exchanges of information and viewpoints on, various

strategic and international issues affecting Southeast

Asia’s peace, security and well-being.

Membership: 9 academic institutions/think tanks – 1

each from all ASEAN Member States, except Myanmar.

2.2 ASEAN University Network (AUN): established in November

1995, located in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, since 1999.

Purpose: (i) to strengthen the existing network of cooperation among

leading universities in ASEAN; (ii) to promote cooperation and

solidarity among ASEAN scholars and academia; (iii) human

resource development; (iv) information exchange among the ASEAN

academic community

ASEAN Credit Transfer System (ACTS): credit transfer mechanism

that is applicable to the student exchange programme among the

Member Universities of AUN.

Membership: 26 universities altogether from all ASEAN Member

States

2.3 Common goals in Education:

ASEAN Member States adopted the ASEAN 5 Year Work on

Education 2011-2015, which focuses on 5 main areas:

(i) Promoting ASEAN awareness; (ii) Increasing access to quality

primary and secondary education; (iii) Increasing quality of

education – performance standards, lifelong learning and

professional development; (iv) Strengthening cross-border mobility

and internationalization of education (v) support for other ASEAN

sectoral bodies with an interest in education.

3.EACC and EAS

The East Asia Academic Cooperation Council (EACC):

established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand,

in May 2007. ((i) ASEAN+3 frameworks, such as the

Network of East Asian Think Tanks (NEAT), the Network

of East Asian Studies (NEAS), and the East Asia Forum

(EAF); (ii) ASEAN+1 frameworks with China, Japan and

South Korea; (iii) other frameworks on East Asian

cooperation. AUN acts as Secretariat.

East Asia Summit (EAS) Education Ministers Meeting –

EAS Education Plan of Action (2011-2015)/Nalanda

University-CoE/JENESYS Project

Other related frameworks on promoting connectivity and capacity building / education

ASEAN - Australia

ASEAN-Canada

ASEAN-China

ASEAN-EU

ASEAN- India

ASEAN-Japan

ASEAN-New Zealand

ASEAN-ROK

ASEAN-Russia

ASEAN-US