The First Conference on Pioneering ASEAN Higher Education Research Clusters 26 – 27 November 2010 Watergate Ballroom A, 6th Floor Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok Tentative Programme | Friday 26 November 2010 : Conference | | 08.30-09.00 | Registration | | 09.00-09.15 | Introduction to the Conference Theme & the First Day's Session
by Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas, Director of SEAMEO RIHED | | 09.15-11.00 | Plenary Session I: Country Update on 'Higher Education Research Policy and Management in ASEAN Countries' | | 09.15-10.30 | Thailand presented by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Chaiyudh Khantaprab,
Director of S&T Postgraduate Education and Research
Development Office | | 10.30-10.45 | Brunei Darussalam presented by Assoc.Prof. Dr. Tan Kha Sheng, Dean of Graduate Studies & Research,
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (tbc) | | 10.45-11.00 | Cambodia presented by Mr. Mak Ngoy, Deputy Director General,
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sport | | | Session Chair: Dr. Tinsiri Siribodhi, Deputy Director of SEAMEO
Secretariat | | 11.00-11.15 | Refreshments | | 11.15 | - Guests and participants to be seated in the conference room - H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand to arrive at the
conference room | | 11.30-12.15 | Opening Ceremony · Video Presentation on 'Thai Higher Education and Research Development' · Introductory Remarks & Introduction of Heads of Delegation from
10 ASEAN Member Countries by
Dr. Sumate Yamnoon, Secretary-General, Office of the Higher Education
Commission, Thailand · Welcome Remarks by
Asst.Prof.Dr. Suebsaeng Promboon, Vice Minister for Education · Opening Remarks by
H.E.Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand | | | · Signing of Joint Statement on Promoting ASEAN Higher Education
Research Clusters by Representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries | | Friday 26 November 2010 : Conference (continued) | | | Honorary Witnesses:
- H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand
- Asst.Prof. Dr. Suebsaeng Promboon, Vice Minister for Education - ASEAN+6 Diplomatic Corps | | | · Photo Session H.E. Prime Minister, Vice Minister for Education, Deputy Minister of Education,
Heads of delegation from 10 ASEAN member countries, and OHEC executives
to join group photos (Venue: Bang Lampoo Room, 6th Floor) · Departure of H.E. Prime Minister | | 12.15-12.30 | Press Conference (Venue: Bang Lampoo Room, 6th Floor) | | 12.15-14.00 | Lunch (Venue: The Promenade Restaurant, 4th Floor) | | 14.00-15.00 | Keynote Address on 'Why Establishing ASEAN Higher Education Research Clusters?' by Prof. Dr. Yongyuth Yuthavong, Senior Researcher of National Center for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology
Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand | | 15.00-16.00 | Plenary Session I: Country Update on 'Higher Education Research Policy and Management in ASEAN Countries' (continued) | | 15.00-15.15 | Indonesia presented by Prof. Dr. Djoko Santoso,
Director General of Higher Education, Directorate General of
Higher Education, Ministry of National Education | | 15.15-15.30 | Lao PDR presented by Dr. Phonephet Boupha, Director General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education | | 15.30-15.45 | Malaysia presented by Prof. Dr. A. Rahman b A. Jamal,
Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, Department of Community
Health & Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, International
Islamic University of Malaysia | | 15.45-16.00 | Q & A Session Chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Nantana Gajaseni, Executive Director of ASEAN
University Network | | 16.00-16.15 | Refreshments | | 16.15-17.30 | Plenary Session I: Country Update on 'Higher Education Research Policy and Management in ASEAN Countries' (continued) | | 16.15-16.30 | Myanmar presented by Dr. Soe Win, Director General,
Department of Higher Education (Upper Myanmar),
Ministry of Education (tbc) | | 16.30-16.45 | The Philippines presented by Dr. Nenalyn P. Defensor, Commissioner,
Commission on Higher Education | | 16.45-17.00 | Singapore presented by Mr. Low Xin Wei, Assistant Director,
Higher Education, Ministry of Education | | Friday 26 November 2010 : Conference (continued) | | 17.00-17.15 | Viet Nam presented by Dr. Nguyen Thi Le Huong,
Deputy Director General, Department of Higher Education Ministry of Education and Training | | 17.15-17.30 | Q & A and Wrap-up Session Chair: Assoc.Prof. Dr. Nantana Gajaseni, Executive Director of ASEAN
University Network | | 18.30-20.00 | Dinner hosted by Asst.Prof. Dr. Suebsaeng Promboon,
Vice Minister for Education, Thailand (Venue: Garden Terrace, 8th Floor, Amari Watergate Hotel) | | Saturday 27 November 2010 : Conference (morning session only) | | 09.00-09.10 | Introduction to the Second Day's Session by Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas, Director of SEAMEO RIHED | | 09.10-09.40 | Synergizing Academic Research Visibility of ASEAN Countries by Mr. Inn Beng Lee, Head, Marketing Alliances, Asia and Pacific, Elsevier,
Singapore | | 09.40-10.00 | Refreshments | | 10.00-12.30 | Plenary Session II: Exploring Strength of Research Areas for Establishing ASEAN Higher Education Research Clusters & Possibility to Initiate ASEAN Citation Index Speakers: - Assoc.Prof. Dr. Wanchai De-Eknamkul,
Secretary of National Research University Committee, Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand - Prof. Dr. Narongrit Sombatsompop, Head of Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre and
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) | | | Discussants: - Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar Salleh, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation,
University Putra Malaysia - Assoc.Prof. Pham Hong Tung, Vice-Director of R&D Department,
Vietnam National University, Hanoi (tbc) - Prof. Cao Hoang Tru, Member of VNU-HCM Academic Council,
Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (tbc) Q&A, Comments/Suggestions from the floor, and Wrap-up Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas, Director of SEAMEO RIHED
Note: - This session features 2 issues : research strengths in ASEAN region & concept of Citation Index - Discussants are expected to react & comment on Mr. Inn Beng Lee's view, and presentations of
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Wanchai & Prof. Dr.Narongrit. (The two speakers will prepare concept papers in
advance.) | | 12.30 -14.00 | Lunch (Venue: The Promenade Restaurant, 4th floor) | | Saturday 27 November 2010 : Roundtable Meeting
(Invited delegations and participants only) | | 14.00 -16.30 | Roundtable Meeting on Promoting ASEAN Higher Education Research Clusters (Venue: Watergate Ballroom A, 6th Floor) · Opening Remarks
by Dr. Sumate Yamnoon, Secretary-General, Office of the Higher Education
Commission, Thailand Agenda for Consideration: i. Areas of common interest for Establishing Research
Clusters - Number of clusters - Host country for each cluster - Universities participating in each cluster - Clusters management i. An initiative to set up 'ASEAN Citation Index' iii. Platforms & next step of future collaboration | | 18.30 -20.00 | Dinner hosted by Mr. Chaiyos Chirametakorn, Deputy Minister of Education (tbc) (Venue: Poolside Area, 8th Floor, Amari Watergate Hotel) | Chuleekorn Kittikong
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