Opening Remarks at the Community Integrated Teaching and Learning Workshop by AUN USR&S@AsiaEngage

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Capacity Building for Innovative Teaching & Learning: Community Integrated Teaching & Learning Workshop Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 27th – 28th February 2014

ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme (AYVP) Development, Implementation & Impact

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Saran Kaur Gill Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Industry & Community Partnerships) &

Executive Director, AsiaEngage Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

2012/UKM/HEJIM/Saran

Governance System

at Faculty Levels

Capturing &

Documenting ICE

Practices

Clarity & Definition

of Engagement

Funding –

Lean & Mean

Awards &

Promotional

Recognition

Measurement of

Impact of Projects

Up scaling Across

Nation & Region

Institutionalisation of

Community & Industry Engagement at UKM

Governance

System

at Senior Mgt

Levels

Governance System for

Effective Engagement

with Community and

Industry Partners

2014/Saran/AsiaEngage@UKM 2014/Saran/AsiaEngage@UKM

Creating multiplier effect and

synergies in Community and

Industry Engagement across

ASEAN and Asia

through regional platforms


A Powerful Collaboration to Engage ASEAN & Asia

The Asia-Talloires

Network of Engaged

Universities (ATNEU)

was formed in January

2011 as a regional

partner of the Talloires

Network, a global

association of over 200

institutions in 59

countries committed to

strengthening the civic

roles and social

responsibilities of

higher education

globally.

The ASEAN University

Network’s thematic

network for University

Social Responsibility &

Sustainability was

endorsed in July 2011,

as an enabling

mechanism to achieve

greater regional

cooperation amongst

the higher education

institutions in ASEAN,

to contribute to the

social, economic and

environmental

development of the

region.

The proposal to establish the ASEAN Youth Volunteers Programme (AYVP) was presented during the

ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY) in Hanoi, Vietnam on 18 October 2011,

endorsed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek during the Seventh

ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY VII) on 20 October 2011 and approved by the Malaysian

Cabinet on 20 April 2012


71 AsiaEngage Members from 16 Countries


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Development & implementation of Governance Systems and

Structures to Institutionalise Industry & Community Engagement

across ASEAN Universities

Development of Community

Engaged Research

Development of Community Integrated

Teaching & Learning

Development of Criteria for selection of Community Engagement

experts across ASEAN for the different areas of community-

engaged research, teaching and learning and service

Development of Criteria for Regional Awards for AUN

USR&S

Development of Volunteerism & Community

Engagement

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Rural & Urban

Development & Poverty Alleviation

Protecting ASEAN’s Heritage

Community & Industry

Engagement

Social Entrepreneurship

Disaster Risk Reduction &

Recovery

Climate Change &

the Environment

Education Development

Health Services

CRITERIA 2

Expert in Research, Teaching & Learning and/or Service and in

any or a combination of the following subjects

CRITERIA 1

English Competent

ASEAN Nationals

Non-ASEAN Nationals-

Eligible only if they are

faculty members in

ASEAN universities


10

Exhibited or established in endeavors undertaken in

at least two (2) ASEAN member-states

Includes awards or other forms of institutional or

community recognition for work in the area(s) of

claimed expertise

Includes publications on his/her area(s) of

expertise, whether in print or electronic media

High educational attainment

CRITERIA 3

Proven track record with these characteristics


AUN USR&S@AsiaEngage supports

the Phayao Research Conference 2014

Good example of ASEAN level

collaboration in community-industry based

research between AUN

USR&S@AsiaEngage and University of

Phayao, Thailand Research Fund,

Knowledge Network Institute Thailand,

NGOs & active players in this field

Encourage participants to create innovations beneficial to communities in the

region, present their research and be part of a network of researchers to

develop their research at institutional and international levels.

Field Work on Exemplary Communal Development Research Projects in

Phayao:

• Water Management through community participation at T. Chun District,

Phayao

• The Protection of the Tai Lue Community(an ethnic group) in Thailand

• The School Development for Area Development Project


Participants will be briefed on the Kuliah

Kerja Nyata Belajar Bersama Masyarakat

(KKN-BBM) or Experiential Based Learning

through Community Service.

Field trip to community sites where 400-

600 UNAIR students are assigned to

assist, interact and empower the

communities with knowledge learnt at

UNAIR

Participants will gain knowledge on the

content, objectives, planning and how

KKN-BBM is evaluated

KKN-BBM is a compulsory community

engagement curriculum & part of

the academic program for all students in

Indonesian universities

VENUE:

UNAIR, Surabaya,

Indonesia

DATE:

9-11

February

2014

Joint Collaboration between AUN

USR&S@AsiaEngage and

Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR)


“The Development of ASEAN Youth Eco-Leaders

through Volunteerism and Community Engagement” 15th August – 20th Sept 2013


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11th August - 15th September 2014

‘The Development of ASEAN Youth Heritage-Leaders through

Volunteerism & Community Engagement”

ASEAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME (AYVP)


Community Integrated

Teaching & Learning (CITL) Workshop 27th – 28th February 2014

This workshop would be led by Madam Maria

Lourdes F. Melegrito, a Member of the AUN

USR&S Steering Committee and Director of the

Centre for Social Concern and Action (COSCA)

from De La Salle University, Philippines.

This workshop will equip participants with relevant

theories, concepts, tools and exemplary models of

CITL. Similar to a discipline-based CITL class, this

workshop integrates various teaching

methodologies like lectures, structured learning

activities, simulations, discussions and actual

community service experience.

Reflection tools used in CITL courses will also be

used to process the experience of participants in

this workshop. This workshop is open to all

academics and university-community-industry

engagement practitioners across ASEAN and Asia. 15

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