Going to NAFSA? Meet with us there!

If you are going to the NAFSA:  Association for International Educators conference in Washington, D.C. we would love to see you there!  We are delighted to announce that the UMAP International Secretariat will be attending the NAFSA 75th Annual Conference in Washington DC, May 30-June 2, 2023 and will be available for 15-minute meetings on May 31 and June 1.

To book a meeting, please follow the steps below:

  • Step 1: Visit the UMAP@NAFSA_2023 Calendly page.
  • Step 2: Click on your preferred date to see available time slots 
  • Step 3:Click on your preferred time slot and click “Confirm”.
  • Step 4: Enter your name, email, institution, and what you’d like to discuss. Then click “Schedule Event”.
  • Step 5: You’re booked! Add to calendar (if desired). 

All meetings will be held in the Expo Hall, Canada Pavilion, BC Booth.

We will also be organizing an informal networking event for representatives of UMAP institutions at NAFSA, on Tuesday, May 30 at 2:00pm.  If interested in participating, please click HERE to RSVP!

Click HERE to check out the listing of representatives of UMAP member institutions who will be presenting sessions.

Vietnam National Secretariat invites UMAP members to join UPM Stars Rating System

Developed at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), UPM is an endorsed rating system that uses an internationally transparent methodology and assessment team to assess different criteria at the institutional or program level while taking into account the diversity and dynamism of the higher education sector by experts from the ASEAN region and beyond. The rating system evaluates institutions through seven categories, each with corresponding weight: Strategic Ambition, Education, Research, Innovation, University Ecosystem, Digital Transformation, Internationalization, and Community Services. The findings will be summarized with an overall rating of 1-5 stars and 5 stars ELITE. A similar methodology is applied to assess the program levels. For a full introduction to the UPM methodology, please visit https://upm.vn.

UPM is a benchmarking tool for strategic development, as well as evidence-based branding for potential partners and students. It provides useful information to support cross-border cooperation and regional networking. Rating at the program level also encourages universities with comparable ratings and interests to establish global partnerships supporting student mobility, research development, grants,  educational process, and curriculum development.

After a year of official implementation, UPM has rated almost 100 universities and programs from the ASEAN region (Brunei, Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), Taiwan, and the United States (https://upm.vn/university/rating). 

For UPM Self-Evaluation Report, please click here.

Thailand

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National Secretariat organization/institution
Office of the Permanent Secretary for Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

Number of members
51
View all UMAP institutions from this country

Did you know…?
Thailand was one of the founding nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established on August 8, 1967 with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration in Bangkok, Thailand.