MSU to lead regional education network

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MSU president Prof Tan Sri Dato Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Yajid (second right) together with Thammasat University vice rector for planning and administration Associate Prof Dr Gasinee Witoonchart (right) and Bogor Agricultural University rector Prof Dr Ir Herry Suhardiyanto (second left) unveil the Ascien logo.

MSU president Prof Tan Sri Dato Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Yajid (second right) together with Thammasat University vice rector for planning and administration Associate Prof Dr Gasinee Witoonchart (right) and Bogor Agricultural University rector Prof Dr Ir Herry Suhardiyanto (second left) unveil the Ascien logo.

KUCHING: Management and Science University (MSU) will lead the Asean Scholars on International Education Network (Ascien) -a non-profit academic collaboration between four other universities in the region.

In a press statement from MSU, the other universities are Bogor Agricultural University from Indonesia, Thammasat University (Thailand), SEAMEO-RETRAC (Vietnam); and University of Philippines Manila (the Philippines).

Ascien seeks to promote mobility, credit transfers, quality assurance and research clustering among students, besides harmonising regional communications, networking and professionalism as a roadmap to the setting up of a definitive regional guideline

To leverage its connections and key resources, Ascien is set to further gather the collective powers of governments, corporations, academic institutions and communities through a series of profile-raising activities and membership drive slated between 2016 and 2019.

Meanwhile, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at MSU recently which marks the establishment of Ascien as a major regional drive among higher education in the Asean region.

With an aim to present Asean as a hub provider for international higher education, Ascien is committed to support the internationalisation of higher education in the Asean region.