Horizon Southeast Asia:Pushing the Frontiers of Research and Sustainability

As part of SEAMEO RIHED’s Programme on Capacity Enhancement for Collective Learning and Continuous Development of Higher Education Institutions in the SEAMEO Region, the Project Horizon Southeast Asia: Pushing the Frontiers of Research and Sustainability, funded by the “SDGs-Partnership” programme, DAAD with objectives of this project are to (1) empower university leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion University Consortium (GMS-UC), comprising Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste, to establish systematic research governance and supporting systems and strategically identify and formulate priority areas for collaboration and (2) facilitate cross-border research collaboration and networks of researchers in three identified fields, including: “Collaborative River Governance and Management”, “Sustainable Agricultural Production” and “Climate Change”.

Ultimately, the project aims to support collective learning and intelligence of leaders in Higher Education contributing towards the new common space in higher education and the sustainable development of Southeast Asia. By responding to the objectives, one of the project mechanisms is the series of knowledge sharing and collective intelligence sessions called, “the Virtual Enrichment Days”, where experts are invited on topics relevant to the research management and ecosystem as well as the researcher capacity enhancement. The topics were identified based on the needs of 25 participating universities gathered through the annual feedback survey and close consultation with the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) University Consortium including Svay Rieng University (Cambodia), the National University of Laos (Lao PDR), East Yangon University (Myanmar), Mae Fah Luang University (Thailand), Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (Timor-Leste), Thuyloi University (Vietnam).

Since 2023, SEAMEO RIHED and the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany co-organised 10 Enrichment Days with nearly 350 attendees including university leaders, researchers, and academia’s from the project’s participating universities. To create learning opportunities for our RIHED-SHARE community, SEAMEO RIHED is excited to share the recording of all 10 Enrichment Days below:

1st Virtual Enrichment Day, “How the Transform the Research Ecosystem and Cultivate a Research Culture at Universities” by Prof. Bill Buenar Puplampu, Vice Chancellor, Central University Ghana, Ghana

2nd Virtual Enrichment Day, “What is Needed for Offering a Research Journal at a University?” by Prof. Dr. Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Vice President for Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

3rd Virtual Enrichment Day, “How to Organise an International Conference?” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leenawaty Limantara, Rector, Universitas Pembangunan Jaya Indonesia

4th Virtual Enrichment Day, “Research Journal: the Establishment and Development of MMU Press and Lessons Learnt” by Prof. Dr. Tan Siow Hooi, Director of MMU Press and Professor, Multimedia University

5th Virtual Enrichment Day, “Research/Academic Integrity: How to Conduct Good Research?” by Dr. Nirawat Thammajak, Director of Science and Technology Development Division, Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), Thailand

6th Virtual Enrichment Day, “How to Become a Successful Researcher: Experience Sharing” by Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Quang Tuan, Vice Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam

7th Virtual Enrichment Day, “Research Performance Management: a Comparative Case Study for Improvement System” by Prof. Dr. Sujitra Wongkasemjit, Vice President for Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leenawaty Limantara, Vice Executive Director, Board of Trustees, the Petra Christian University, Indonesia

8th Virtual Enrichment Day, “Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy and Soft Power Approaches in International Higher Education” by Prof. Jane Knight, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

9th Virtual Enrichment Day, “AI in Research: Ethics & Integrity” with Prof. Dr. Rainer Mühlhoff, Professor of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Osnabrück

10th Virtual Enrichment Day, “Recent Development of Higher Education in Southeast Asia” with Dr. Roger Chao Jr., a former Asst. Director/Head of Education, Youth and Sports at the ASEAN Secretariat

Ms. MONSIRI CHINTANAVISIT, Programme Officer, SEAMEO RIHED

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