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UMAP member presentations at Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference

The Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) will  be holding its annual conference virtually this year, from March 27-31, 2022.  UMAP members from across the region will be presenting in conference sessions.   

APAIE  2022 Presenter List – The following  sessions  have presenters from UMAP Member Institutions 

Times/Dates are in Pacific Time (Vancouver)

Full program details here: https://apaie2022.net/conference-program/ 

Date: Sunday, March 27th 2022

Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Theme: Advancing COIL Curriculum to Bridge Inclusivity Gaps during Uncertain Times

Speaker(s): 

  • Sajjad Pouromid, Kansai University, Japan
  • Don Bysouth, Kansai University, Japan
  • Keiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan

Theme: The Reality of Virtual Student Exchange and Mobility Programs

Speaker(s): 

  • Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Shingo Ashizawa, Toyo University, Japan


Date: Monday, March 28th 2022

Time: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Theme: Applied Global Studies: Connecting International Students through a Virtual Bridge

Speaker(s): 

  • Keiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan

Time: 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Theme: Carbon Literacy Training and TNE; How to Co-Create Sustainable Solutions

Speaker(s): 

  • Tai-Chi Wu, I-Shou University, Taiwan

Time: 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM

Theme: Enhancing Engineer Education with Project-Based Learning and Logical Structure Workshop

Speaker(s):

  • Chair: Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Takumi Miyoshi, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: International Collaboration for Higher Education Regional Harmonization in Southeast Asia

Speaker(s):

  • Nordin Yahaya, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: New Models for the New Normal of International Higher Education

Speaker(s): Mohd Ismid Md Said, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: COIL BEVI Project: Cultivating Globally Sustainable Selves Through Values-Based Assessment

Speaker(s):

  • Keiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan

Time: 7:20 PM – 7:40 PM

Theme: Lifelong Learning and Internationalization Models for Higher Education

Speaker(s):

  • Surat Teerakapibal, Thammasat University, Thailand

Time:  7:40 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: New Models for the New Normal of International Higher Education

Speaker(s):

  • Collins Chong, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Time:  7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: Understanding SDGs to Implement: Students during Pandemic

Speaker(s):

  • Syed Raihan-UI-Islam, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh

Time: 7:40 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: Regional Report – Thailand

Speaker(s):

  • Nopraenue Dhirathiti, Mahidol University, Thailand

Time: 7:40 PM – 8:00 PM

Theme: Reimagining Synergy of Knowledge and Capital in Cross-Regional Cooperation

Speaker(s):

  • Nopraenue Dhirathiti, Mahidol University, Thailand

Time: 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM

Theme: Promoting Internationalization, Innovation and Inclusion through a Virtual Inter-Institutional Competition

Speaker(s):

  • Mong-Hwa Chin, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
  • Katie Lai, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
  • Cherrie Chow, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Time: 8:35 PM – 8:55 PM

Theme: Regional Report – South Korea

Speaker(s):

  • Chong Seung Yoon, Hanyang University, Korea


Date: Tuesday, March 29th 2022

Time: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Theme: Virtual Mobility via COIL: Through the Faculty Lens

Speaker(s):

  • Rachelle Meilleur, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
  • Janice Sestan, Douglas College, Canada

Time: 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM

Theme: Global Virtual HE Events as Sustainable Alternatives to In-Person Events

Speaker(s):

  • Siao-cing Guo, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan

Time: 5:15 PM – 5:35 PM

Theme: Short-Term International Student Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Speaker(s):

  • Sabrina Daud, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

Time: 5:35 PM – 5:55 PM

Theme: Enriching Student Engagement in Sustainability through International Partnership

Speaker(s):

  • Joyce Teo, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

Time: 5:55 PM – 6:15 PM

Theme: Strategies to Enhance Student International Internship

Speaker(s):

  • Cheng-Che Lan, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

Time: 5:35 PM – 6:05 PM

Theme: The Virtual Space: Cultivating a New Frontier for International Programmes

Speaker(s):

  • Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti, Mahidol University, Thailand

Time: 5:55 PM – 6:15 PM

Theme: Regional Report – Malaysia

Speaker(s):

  • Nordin Yahaya, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Theme: Branching Out: Diversity and Inclusion in International Education Recruitment

Speaker(s):

  • Jae-eun Kim, Ajou University, Korea

Time: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Theme: Think Brave: Taiwan’s Blue Ocean Strategy on Post-pandemic International Education

Speaker(s):

  • Chih-Wen Kuo, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Time: 6:30 PM – 6:50 PM

Theme: University Leadership in Challenging Times

Speaker(s):

  • Mohammad Bin Kassim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Time: 7:45 PM – 8:05 PM

Theme: Driving Comprehensive Internationalization through Social Integration

Speaker(s):

  • Pei-Shan Tsai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Time: 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM

Theme: SDGs and Education Abroad: Student Stories from the UMAP consortium

Speaker(s):

  • Chelsey Laird, UMAP International Secretariat
  • Don Bysouth, Kansai University, Japan
  • Maria Anityasari, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia
  • Keiko Ikeda, Kansai University, Japan

Time: 8:05 PM – 8:25 PM

Theme: If Timezone and Geography Cannot Be Experienced, What Matters to “Study Abroad”

Speaker(s):

  • Anchi Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan


Date: Wednesday, March 30th 2022

Time:  11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Theme: Developing Capacity within the UMAP Consortium: Online Networking and COIL

Speaker(s):

  • Chair: Michelle Johnson, University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP), Canada
  • Ada Lee, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
  • Jorge Burgos, Universidad Catolica del Maule, Chile

Time:  11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Theme: Leading Internationalization in the Post-Pandemic Future

Speaker(s):

  • Randall Martin, BC Council for International Education, Canada

Time: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM

Theme: Never the Same Again: Adapting Academic Strategies Following COVID-19

Speaker(s):

  • Neil Mort,  Acsenda School of Management, Canada
  • Pedro Cortina, Acsenda School of Management, Canada
  • John Daniel, Acsenda School of Management, Canada
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ECO-LEAP Environmental Summit 2022: University of the Immaculate Conception, Davao City Philippines

ECO-LEAP ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT 2022

March 25-26, 2022 – 12:30 Pm (GMT+8)

THEME: “A jump towards environmentalism amidst the pandemic”

 

The University of the Immaculate Conception in Davao City, Philippines in collaboration with the University Student Government and PharmChem CARES, will organize ECO-LEAP: Environmental Summit 2022 with the theme, “A jump towards environmentalism amidst the pandemic” in accordance with the Laudato Si goals of the university as well as to combat the signs of times during the pandemic. This summit aims to gather delegates across the world to convene virtually in order to bring about environmental awareness amidst this pandemic. As the world experiences the dire consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will have the opportunity to explore the global outbreak’s positive and negative environmental impacts.

 

OBJECTIVES:

1. To raise awareness and develop a deep understanding of the environmental challenges faced during the pandemic;

2. To gather student delegates to implement environmental cause in this time of the pandemic,

3. To develop specific steps/ideas for dealing with current environmental issues,

4. To conduct a plant a tree project to promote the importance of reforestation,

5. To introduce a reusable system to reduce disposable wastes, protect the environment, and reduce costs,

6. To respond to the goals of Laudato Si implemented by this university,

7. To outline possible ways to achieve long term environmental sustainability and benefits.

 

BENEFITS:

The ECO-LEAP: Environmental Summit 2022 will serve as an avenue for the participants across the world to convene virtually in order to bring about environmental awareness amidst this pandemic. The summit allows delegates to explore the areas in which they are most enthusiastic about choosing an emerging issue that is most suited to their advocacy goals. The initiatives obtained from the event will have an influence not only on the delegate, but also on the Mindanao community. The underlying benefits include:

– Promote environmental awareness

– Expand knowledge and analytical thinking

– Develop Creativity Skills

– Develop sustainable lifestyle

– Promote proactiveness

 

ECO-LEAP 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE:

1. This challenge is open to all delegates of ECO-LEAP: Environmental Summit 2022,

2. The photo concept must follow the theme “Our environment amidst the Pandemic,”

3. Photo most be in JPEG format with at least 250 dpi (it can be in portrait or landscape format),

4. Photo most not contain any copyrighted material,

5. Entry must not contain date stamps, watermark or any text on the image,

6. Minimalist, abstract, digitally filtered, or any strategies are allowed in this challenge.

7. Photo captions must be one to three (1-3) sentences long which explains or describes the photography.

8. All entries must be submitted to its respective Google Drive link (which will be provided by the Project Core Committee) on or before March 20, 2022 (12 midnight).

9. The photo file must be named according to the university and country with the participant’s name (Ex. UIC_Philippines – Aliyah Grace Zarza).

10. Once participants submit an entry, they automatically give consent for their entry to be posted and played on any of the social media accounts of the summit organizers and during the second day of the summit (March 26, 2022).

11. People’s choice award will be based on the entry’s number of likes in the Facebook Page from March 21 – March 24, 2022.

12. Failure to follow any of the given mechanics would mean DISQUALIFICATION from the competition.

13. The Project heads have the absolute discretion to adopt supplemental rules and guidelines for this competition as it deems appropriate and decide on any issues which may not be expressly addressed in these specific guidelines. The decision is FINAL.

 

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING: 100%

– Adherence/Appropriateness to Theme – 40%

– Uniqueness of Concept, Originality, and Clarity of Expression – 20%

– Humor, Creativity, and Innovative Means of Delivering Message – 20%

– Technical Execution, Visual Appeal, and Artistic Merit – 20%

 

To register, kindly use the QR Code found on the poster or fill the link below:

http://bitly.ws/p7mC

 

To know more details of the summit, kindly visit this link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/102NI982gL3mmG8Nx_Bkuhh73eo1y3PfD?usp=sharing

 

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Universitas Airlangga, programmes and opportunities 2022

On behalf of Universitas Airlangga, we would like to share our upcoming programmes in 2022, intended for both students and lecturers.

1. INDIAIR 2022

INDIAIR is an international program specifically designed to expose international students to Indonesia’s cultural diversity. Gender, Language, and Culture will be the main focus of INDIAIR 2022, hence the theme ‘Truly Nusantara: Exploring Cultural Heritage on East Java’. This programme will be held online for four days, from 14th March until 17th March 2022.

INDIAIR Timeline
Application Deadline: 11th March 2022 
Announcement: 12th March 2022

In participating in our programme, international students can have access to interactive virtual tours, traditional dance and song workshops, as well as a kendang play workshop. At the end of the programme, international students will be awarded with a certificate of completion and legitimate academic transcript. Top three international students who actively participated the most will receive special acknowledgement and be rewarded with some token of appreciation.

The programme fee for INDIAIR 2022 is fully waived.

Students can register themselves online by submitting a scanned passport identity page/official id/student card and their most recent passport photo (with red, blue or white background) to the following registration form and completing the form by 11 March 2022.

For more information, students can visit INDIAIR 2022 webpage or send further inquiries to int.development@global.unair.ac.id.

2. APD (Airlangga Post-Doctoral Fellowship)

APD is a three-month program designed to provide opportunities for promising young researchers to incorporate their knowledge into the relevant fields and enrich their research experiences with Universitas Airlangga. Those considered eligible are foreign academics (of non-Indonesian nationality) from leading domestic and foreign universities/university institutions or Indonesian diaspora/academics affiliated with foreign universities who possess a doctorate degree, with a maximum of five years from the date of graduation (proven by the date of graduation on the diploma issued by the university/higher education institution), and already have publications in reputable international journals.

Registration Period
1 February to 31 August 2022
(Both general application paths and faculty/research center recommendations)

 Implementation Scheme

Due to the current pandemic situation, no offline scheme options will be provided. Therefore, the program will be conducted online.

For more information, visit APD webpage or send inquiries to: int.research@global.unair.ac.id

3. Academic Lecture

Academic Lecture at UNAIR offers opportunities for international academics to deliver an online course, online guest lectures, or writing clinics in a seminar class. An active professor/senior/lecturer (associate professor, assistant professor/lecture) in an overseas university, and/or any diaspora/Indonesian citizen who is affiliated with overseas universities and currently serves as an active academics and willing to deliver a lecture session for at least 1 topic from any courses relevant to their expertise is considered eligible as participant.

Please note that courses are subject to availability in each department/faculty at UNAIR. Therefore, please be advised to access them at unair.ac.id.

The registrations will be opened into three terms:

Q1. Registration: February – 11 March 2022; Program Activity: 12 March – 26 June 2022
Q2. Registration: 1 May – 31 July 2022; Program Activity: 1 August – 18 November 2022

For more information,  visit Academic Lecture webpage or send your inquiries to Miss Mellya Junita Ulfa at inboundstaff@global.unair.ac.id.

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UMAP Canada Scholarship Program Information Session

The UMAP International Secretariat hosted a virtual information session on March 1, 2022 to introduce the new Scholarship Program for students going to or from Canada on physical or virtual mobility programs.  The scholarship is funded with the generous support of Global Affairs Canada.  For more program information, please visit:  https://www.vcc.ca/international/about/umap/umap-scholarships/  and watch the information session below.

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UMAP Photo Contest 2022

Ready to win a complimentary registration to the APAIE 2022 Virtual Conference, March 27-31?  Start taking pictures! Submit 1 to 5 photos via our online contest form.  Show us something unique and interesting that shares an accomplishment or tells a story.  Eligible themes include your institution, programs, office, goals, or students working to promote the UMAP network.  Complete details here: http://umap.org/photocontest/ 

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