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Project Proposal

The 5th ASEAN Future Leaders Summit (AFLES 2017)

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4

l.lVision ..................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Mission .................................................................................................................................. 4

1.3 Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 4

1.4 Outcomes: .............................................................................................................................. 4

1.5 Theme .................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Description ............................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. Duration ................................................................................................................................ 5

2.2. Participant description: ......................................................................................................... 5

2.3. Organizing Committee: ........................................................................................................ 5

3 Highlights from the Past .............................................................................................................. 6

1st AFLES 2013 (21-27 October 2013) ....................................................................................... 6

2"d AFLES 2014 .......................................................................................................................... 7

3rd AFLES 2015 .............................................................................................................................. 8

4th AFLES 2016 ........................................................................................................................... 9

4. AFLES Tentative Schedule ....................................................................................................... 10

4.1 Event Schedule: ................................................................................................................... 10

4.2 Summit Schedule Summary: ............................................................................................... 10

5. 5th AFLES 2017 Honorary VVIP................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5.1. Launching ceremony, AKEPT: 3rd August 2017 ............................................................. 11

5.2. UiTM Opening Ceremony, Shah Alam: 6th August 2017 .................................................. 11

5.3. USM, Penang, Malaysia: gth August 2017 ......................................................................... 11

5.5. PSU Opening Ceremony, Hat Yai, Thailand: 10th August 2017 ........................................ 11

6. The 5th AFLES 2017 Tentative Programme Summary ............................................................. 12

6.2.1. Delegate Registration & Ice-Breaking [Day O - 31st July 2017] ..................................... 12

6.2.2. Leadership Workshop [Day 1 - 1st August 2017] ............................................................ 12

6.2.3. Kuala Lumpur Tour [Day 2 -2"dAugust 2017] .............................................................. 12

6.2.4. AKEPT [Day 3 - 3rd August 2017] ................................................................................. 13

6.2.5. AKEPT & Melaca [Day 4 - 4th August 2017] ................................................................ 13

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6.2.6. UiTM [Day 5 - 5th August 2017] .................................................................................... 14

6.2.7. USM [Day 6 - 6th August 2017] ...................................................................................... 14

6.2.8. USM [Day 7 -7th August 2017] ....................................................................................... 15

6.2.9. USM [Day 8- 8th August2017] ...................................................................................... 15

6.2.10. USM [Day 9 _ 9th August 2017] ................................................................................... 15

6.2.11. PSU [Day 10 - 1 oth August 2017] ................................................................................. 16

6.2.12. PSU [Day 11 - 11th August 2017] ................................................................................. 16

6.2.13. PSU [Day 12 - 121h August 2017] ................................................................................. 16

6.2.14. USM [Day 13 - 13th August 2017] ............................................................................... 17

8. Requirements& Eligibility ........................................................................................................ 19

8 .1 Eligibility................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8.2 Registration ......................................................................................................................... 19

8.3 Benefits for participants ...................................................................................................... 20

9. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 20

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1. Introduction The 51hASEAN Future Leaders Summit (AFLES 2017) is a fourteen-day exciting program that invites student leaders from universities in the ASEAN region as well as other universities. This is the fourth endeavour in bringing partner universities under one program, aiming to enrich their students with leadership capabilities. This program intends to create a networking platform for participants to share ideas and knowledge on critical issues of higher education, leadership and student participation to aid in policy making and to create a sustainable tomorrow for the young generation.

1.lVision To foster mutual relationship and create a sustainable network of thoughtful students with leadership skills to lead in education and society

1.2 Mission To nurture, train and educate the leaders of tomorrow in higher learning institutions towards better interdependence, policy making and a sustainable future

1.3 Objectives • To promote Malaysia as a higher education hub for ASEAN students

• To create a network of students with high potential for leadership. • To impart leadership transformations and prepare students for social leadership.

• To foster cross cultural learning and activities among students.

• To provide a platform for student leaders to share useful ideas.

• To showcase talents and networking opportunities of community leaders.

• To develop and nurture friendship and strong ties among leading universities in the ASEAN region.

1.4 Outcomes: • Malaysia as a destination for higher education among ASEAN community

• Establishment of ASEAN Young Leaders' Transformation Group as a permanent committee for future projects.

• Engage in long term student leadership programs for ASEAN university networking.

• Publication of conference presentations and participant essays.

1.5 Theme • Building Leadership for Sustainable Tomorrow

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2. Description 2.1. Duration

5th ASEAN Future Leaders Summit (AFLES 2017) is a program spanning fourteen days of student leadership transformation. It invites student leaders from leading universities in ASEAN from the 31st of July (Monday) to the 14th of August (Monday), 2017.

2.2. Participant description: Active students with leadership and entrepreneurial skills will be chosen through a fair

and merit-based selection process. This program intends to bring together l 00 student leaders of the universities across the ASEAN countries, includinglO delegates from the 5th AFLES 2017 as ambassadors, 25 students from Universiti Sains Malaysia, 20 students from Prince of Songkla University, 20 students from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam and 5 students from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) for a grand total of 170 students. Apart from the committee selection process, the organizers of each participating university of ASEAN bear the responsibility of selection of these students for participation in AFLES 2017.

2.3. Organizing Committee: This event is organized as a collaboration of four different universities along with

AKEPT. From USM side, the organization and management of the event will be managed by Postgraduate Student Association (PSA) USM. The members of the organizing committee are selected on basis of experience and dedication from PSA-USM. PSU, UiTM and UUM will have their own committees formed likewise. AKEPT is giving full support for this mega event.

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3 Highlights from the Past 1st AFLES 2013 (21-27 October 2013)

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-Would you like to learn &. love LEADERSHIP While ••ploring great cultu- of Malaysia & Thalland, Look no further. One week long

AFLES-'\.._ leadership program In Penang, Malaysia &

Hat Val, Thalland brings the best of ASEAN together.·

2"d AFLES 2014

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4th AFLES 2016 (12-24 July 2016)

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4. AFLES Tentative Schedule 4.1 Event Schedule: AFLES 2017 will be fourteen-day long program with participants spending four days of workshop and lectures at AKEPT, two days at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), three days at Universiti Sains Malaysia (part two), half day in Universiti Utara Malaysia (part three) and four days at Prince of Songkla University (part four), Hat Yai, Thailand. Various event sessions, such as discussions, workshops, forums, activities on leadership/teamwork, entrepreneurship, and cross cultural exchange activities are included for this program.

4.2 Summit Schedule Summary:

Summit Duration at,

AKEPT, Negeri Sembilan: 31st July-3th August 2017 Arrival and registration: 31st July 2017 Workshop, Launching Ceremony and Plenary Sessions 31st July-4th August 2017 (Departure from AKEPT to UiTM Shah Alam, 4th July 2017 after lunch)

UiTM, Shah Alam: 4th - 5th August 2017 Plenary Session Programme (Departure from UiTM to USM Penang, 6th August 2017 morning, stopover at Lost World of Tambun and reach USM late evening)

USM, Penang, Malaysia: 7th - 9th August 2017 ASEAN Cultural Night, Plenary Session, CEO Forum, teambuilding, cultural exchange and education display, UNESCO sight visit and community work programme (Departure from USM, Penang to PSU, Thailand and stopover in UUM, Kedah on 10th August 2017 morning)

UUM, Kedah, Malaysia: 10th August 2017 (morning until lunch) Introduction to UUM and activities (Leave for Thai border around 2:30 pm after lunch)

PSU, Hat Yai Thailand: 10th -13th August 2017 (Arrival at the border of Malaysia-Thai at Bukit Kayu Hitam around 4 pm Malaysian time, 3 pm Thai time) Activities organised by PSU, talk on Thai tourism industry, community service, activities example water rafting etc. Leaving PSU to USM on 14th July after lunch.

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5. 5th AFLES 2017 Honorary VVIP Listed honourable VVIP are invited and subject to confirmation.

5.1. Launching ceremony, AKEPT: 3rd August 2017 • YB Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching (Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia) • Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dzulkifli Abdul Razak (President, International Association of

Universities (IAU)) • Professor Datuk Dr Asma Ismail (Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia) • Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr Hassan Said (Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi MARA) • Professor Dato' Seri Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak (Vice Chancellor of Universiti Utara

Malaysia, UUM) • Associate Professor Chusak Limsakul (President, Prince of Songkla University,

Thailand) • Dr. Sumana Laparojkit (Assistant President for Organisational Relations, Prince of

Songkla University, Thailand) • Professor Dr. Mohamad Kamal Haji Hamn (Director of AKEPT, Higher Education

Leadership Academy) • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Rushdan bin Mohd Jailani (Deputy Director of AKEPT) • Mr. Patrick M. Hogan (Director, Sheldon College,and RPT Singapore) • Honorable Consulate General of ASEAN countries • Prof Fauziah Taib, Dean of School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia

5.2. UiTM Opening Ceremony, Shah Alam: 6th August 2017 • Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr Hassan Said (Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi MARA)

5.3. USM, Penang, Malaysia: gth August 2017 • Professor Dato' Dr Asma Ismail (Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia) • Professor Fauziah Taib (Dean of School of Management, USM) • Associate Professor Dr. Anees Janee Ali

5.4. UUM, Kedah, 10th August 2017 • Prof. Dato' Seri Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Ishak, Vice Chancellor ofUUM • Dr. Hendrik Lamsali, Dean of Student Development and Alumni Office

5.5. PSU Opening Ceremony, Hat Yai, Thailand: 10th August 2017 • Associate Professor Chusak Limsakul (President, Prince of Songkla University,

Thailand) • Dr. Sumana Laparojkit (Assistant President for Organisational Relations, Prince of

Songkla University, Thailand)

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6. The 5th AFLES 2017 Tentative Programme Summary

6.2.1. Delegate Registration & Ice-Breaking [Day 0-31st July 2017] Day: Monday Dress code: Casual (Registration) and Traditional (Welcome Dinner)

Venue: AKEPT, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

TIME SESSION

9 .OOam-8.00pm Registration of Delegates

Check-In at AKEPT

8.00pm-9.30pm Welcome Dinner

The 5th AFLES 2017 PROGRAMME BRIEFING Speaker: Mohammad Ali Sarvghadi

9.30pm-1 l.00pm (Programme Director, AFLES 2017 & President, PSA-

USM) ICE-BREAKING SESSION OF 5th AFLES

Mr. Faisal Haider, Mr. Oday Al-Chalabi

6.2.2. Leadership Workshop [Day 1- l 5tAugust 2017] Day: Tuesday Dress code: Casual Venue: AKEPT, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

TIME SESSION 7.00 am-8.30 am Breakfast

8.30 am-1.00 pm Leadership Workshop by AKEPT Professionals 1.00 pm-2.00 pm Lunch & Prayers

2.00 pm-3.30 pm Leadership Workshop by AKEPT Professionals 4.00 pm-9.00 pm TOUR OF PUTRAJAYA 9.00pm-10.30pm Supper at AKEPT

6.2.3. Kuala Lumpur Tour [Day 2 - 2°d August 2017] Day: Wednesday Dress code: AFLES T-shirt Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TIME 7.00 am-8.30 am 8.30 am-1.00 pm 9.00pm-10.30pm

SESSION Breakfast

TOUR OF KUALA LUMPUR Supper at AKEPT

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VENUE

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

VENUE AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT Putrajaya

AKEPT

VENUE AKEPT

KL

AKEPT

6.2.4. AKEPT [Day 3 - 3rd August 2017] Day: Thursday

Dress code: Formal or Traditional

Venue: AKEPT, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

TIME SESSION 8.00 am - 8.45am Breakfast

8.45 am-9.00 am Arrival of VVIP Guests

Programme Opening 9.00 am -9.lOam Negaraku

Short Movie of AFLES 2013, 2014 and 2015

WELCOMING SPEECH

9.10am -9.20am Professor Dr. Mohamad Kamal Bin Haji Harun

Director of Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT)

GRAND OPENING of 9.20am-9.50am The 5th ASEAN Future Leaders Summit

TBD 1O.OOam-10.15

Press Conference am

10.15 am-11.lSam Plenary Session:

Speaker: TBD

11.30pm-12.30pm Plenary Session:

Speaker: TBD 12.30pm-2.30pm Lunch Break & Prayers

02.30pm-4.30pm Plenary Session:

Speaker: TBD 4.30 pm-4.45 pm Break

5.00 pm-7.00 pm ASEAN Community Service Presentation by AFLES

2017 Delegates: Part 1 7.00 pm-8.00 pm Supper at AKEPT

8.30pm-10.30pm Practicing for Gala Night

6.2.5. AKEPT & Melaca [Day 4 - 4th August 2017) Day: Friday Dress code: Formal (Morning) & Casual (Evening)

Venue: AKEPT, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

TIME SESSION 7.00 am-8.00 am Breakfast

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VENUE AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

VENUE AKEPT

8.15 am - 9.30am Plenary Session:

Speaker: TBD

Plenary Session: 9.30 am-11.00am Forum of Leadership and Student Exchange Program

Speakers: TBD

11.lSam-1.00pm ASEAN Community Service Presentation by AFLES 2017 Delee:ates: Part 2

1.00 pm-2.00 pm Lunch Break

2.00pm-9.30pm TRIP TO MALACCA 10.00pm-l l.OOpm Dinner at Melaca

11.00 pm Check-in at UiTM Hostel

6.2.6. UiTM [Day 5 - 5th August 2017) Day: Saturday Dress code: Formal (Morning) and Casual (Evening) Venue: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

TIME SESSION

8.00 am - 9.00am Breakfast

9.00 am-10.30am Plenary session:

Speaker: TBD 10.30am-l 0.50am Refreshment

l l.00am-12.30pm Plenary session: Speaker: TBD

12.30pm-01.30pm Lunch 1.30pm-09.00pm UiTM program 9.30pm-10.30pm Late supper at U iTM

6.2.7. USM [Day 6 - 6th August 2017] Day: Sunday Dress code: Sport and Swimming (Towel+ Toiletries)

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

AKEPT

MALACCA Melaca

UiTM

VENUE UiTM

UiTM

UiTM

UiTM

UiTM UiTM

UiTM

Venue: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Perak, and USM, Penang

TIME SESSION VENUE 7.00 am - 7.30am Breakfast and Prepare to leave U iTM UiTM

7.30am-l 1.00 am JOURNEY TO LOST WORLD OF TAMBUN (lunch at Tambun)

11.00am-6.00pm Teambuilding at Lost World ofTambun PERAK 6.30pm-11.00pm JOURNEY TO PENANG (Dinner along the way)

11.00 pm Check-in to USM Hostel USM

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6.2.8. USM [Day 7 -7th August 2017] Day: Monday

Dress code: Casual (Morning) and Traditional (Evening)

Venue: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia

TIME SESSION 9.00 am-10.00am Breakfast

1O.OOam-10.30am Welcoming address by TBD

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Plenary Sessionff eam work/Discussion ASEAN Education

10.30am-12.30pm Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anees Janee Ali Advisor of AFLES and PSA (USM Postgraduate Students

Association), Head of Internationalization, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia

12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch Break

2.00 pm-4.00 pm Preparation for ASEAN GALA NIGHT and Cultural

Exhibition

4.00 pm-6.00 pm ASEAN Cultural Exhibition 6.00 pm-6.30 pm Dinner

8.30pm-l 1.00pm ASEAN GALA NIGHT 11.00 pm Supper

6.2.9. USM [Day 8 - 8th August 2017] Day: Tuesday Dress code: Sport/Casual (Morning) and Formal (Night)

Venue: USM, UUM, and PSU

TIME SESSION 9.00am-10.00am Breakfast

10.00 am Day tour in Penang from morning until evening

6.2.10. USM [Day 9 - 9th August 2017] Day: Wednesday

Dress code: TBD

Venue: TBD

TIME SESSION 7 .OOam-7 .30 am Breakfast & check-out

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VENUE USM

USM

USM

USM

USM

USM USM USM USM

VENUE USM

Penang

VENUE USM

7.30 am Departure to Thailand USM

10.00am-1.00pm Go Kart UUM

1.00pm-2.00pm Lunch & Break UUM

2.00pm-3.00pm Briefing of UUM UUM

3.00 -4.00 pm Journey to Thailand and Immigration Checkpoint at

Sadao Bukit Kayo Hitam/Sadao Border

3pm Thai time Pick up by PSU busses to go to Hat Y ai

5 pm Thai time Arrival in Hat Y ai and check in the hotel

6.30 - 8.30 pm WELCOME DINNER

Thai time Welcome Speech by PSU Executive PHOTO SESSION

6.2.11. PSU [Day 10 - 10th August 2017] Day: Thursday

Dress code: TBD

Venue: TBD

TIME SESSION 8.00 am-9.00 am Breakfast

9.00 am Pro2ram Conducted by PSU

6.2.12. PSU [Day 11 - 11th August 2017] Day: Friday Dress code: TBD Venue: TBD

TIME SESSION 8.00 am-9.00 am Breakfast

9.00 am PSU-Hatyai A2ricultural Fair

6.2.13. PSU [Day 12 - 12th August 2017] Day: Friday Dress code: TBD Venue: TBD

TIME SESSION 8.00 am-9.00 am Breakfast & Check-out

9.00 am Travel to PSU Tran2 Campus and community

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Sadao

Crystal Hotel

Crystal Hotel

VENUE Crystal Hotel

PSU

VENUE Crystal Hotel

PSU

VENUE Crystal Hotel

PSU Trang Campus

project, stay overnite in Trang

6.2.14. USM [Day 13 -13th August 2017) Day: Saturday Dress code: TBD

Venue: TBD

Time Session 8.00 am -9.00 am Breakfast & Check-out

9.00 am - 12.00 pm Departure to USM Penang-Some will leave

from HatYai 04.00 pm Malaysia

Arrival to USM Penang time

06.00 om Sendinl! to Bus Station and Airport

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Place PSU-Trang Campus

Hat Yai

USM

Penang