UMAP 1st Board Meeting 2018

On April 25, 2018, the First UMAP Board Meeting 2018 was held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) GSB in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

There were representatives from Brunei, China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Canada and Mexico also submitted the Power of Attorney. One of the significant decisions was to approve the establishment of sub-National Secretariats in eligible UMAP countries/territories, which will enable UMAP to expand its network and activate programs.

After the productive meeting, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) hosted Board Members to dinner and and a tour of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

UMAP is looking forward to continuing discussions and developing further collaborations.

Call for UMAP Research Net 2018

Proposal collections for the UMAP Research Net (URN) 2018 has just started.

With URN, UMAP aims to promote academic mobility and collaboration, and to promote effective interaction and exchange among scholars, researchers, and educators across cultures. A research funding of up to 5,000 USD will be provided to selected works.

Deadline for proposal submission is June 4, 2018.

For more information, please read the attached file below:

Application form and sample past research papers can be found in the UMAP Programs page.

We look forward to receiving your brilliant ideas!

Selected UMAP Research Net 2016 Reports

The final project reports for the UMAP Research Net 2016 has been uploaded on the UMAP Website.

Please refer to the following link below for the details of the researches:

http://umap.org/archives/umap-research-net-2016-final-reports/

UMAP Research Net 2016 Final Reports

Participation in APAIE 2018 Conference

On March 27-28, UMAP participated in the APAIE 2018 Conference at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Three sessions were held by UMAP members on the following topics:

*Presentation files are available from the links below
(1) Harmonizing Disparate Credit Transfer Schemes and New UCTS
        By Prof. Taiji Hotta
(2) The Future of Regional Cooperation and Student Mobility
        By Dr. Victoria Panova, Mr. Tomohiko Hikichi, Dr. Jaeho Hwang,  Prof. Shingo Ashizawa
(3) University Mobility Networks in Asia: What are they good for? 
        By Prof. Shingo Ashizawa (File 1), Dr. Taiji Hotta (File 2), Dr. Imran Ho Abdullah (File 3), Prof. Christopher Ziguras

The UMAP sessions at the conference were a tremendous success with a total of 130 attendees present.

UMAP 2nd Task Force Meeting

Start of Student Application for UMAP SSTP (Program C)

We are pleased to announce the start of student applications for the Super Short-Term Programs (SSTP) offered by member universities of UMAP.  If you are interested in participating in one of these programs, please review the information in the following link about the  programs’ contents, length, available credits, and tuition and other fees before applying: http://umap.org/programs/c/

The application period will run from April 6th until June 17th, 2018.  

(Please note that there are two cutoff dates, where applications will arrive to the UMAP IS and be nominated to each host university, as follows: May 8th and June 17th)

To apply, please complete the following two steps before the cutoff date:  

• APPLICATION — Students complete the application form for the desired programs in WORD format and submit it to the UMAP Coordinators at your home university/ institution. The application form can be downloaded from the UMAP website (http://umap.org/forstudents/ ). UMAP Coordinators collect the submitted applications and send them all together to UMAP International Secretariat via email at umap-is@umap.org .

• REGISTRATION — UMAP Coordinators register coordinator’s name, home university, program(s) their students would like to apply for, and other information on UMAP’s super short-term programs registration webpage in the following link: http://umap.org/members/. 

*Notice to Students: please DO NOT SEND your applications directly to the UMAP International Secretariat! We will not accept them from students. Instead, please contact the UMAP Coordinator of your home university. If you do not know the person, please inquire the person in charge of the International Student Exchange at your home university.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us on our website.

New UMAP Full Membership Countries

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This year

Canada, China, and Mongolia

have recently become 

Full Members of UMAP

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All accredited public and private institutions in these countries are now eligible to participate in UMAP Exchange Programs once they sign up as a participating university with the UMAP International Secretariat.

Procedures on how to join UMAP can be found in the following link: http://umap.org/prospective-members/

We look forward to welcoming you to our network!

Release of UMAP Summer Program 2018 Application and Details

Dear students who wish to apply for the UMAP Discovery Camp 2018,

The long awaited day has finally arrived! Details about the program activities, student eligibility, and application process have been finalized on the UMAP website.

This year, the program will be held on July 22 – August 4 in Bangkok, Thailand. Please check out the following leaflet for an overview of the program:

*Note that home university coordinators are requested to provide a nomination letter for their selected students to submit along with the application.

For more detailed information and procedures on how to apply, please visit: http://umap.org/forstudents/#join

We hope to see you all there!

Ad Hoc Meeting in Washington D.C.

On February 19, 2018, the UMAP International Secretariat (Prof. Shingo Ashizawa) along with eight additional specialists from Canada, ISEP, U.S.A., and Japan had an ad hoc meeting at Marriot Wardman Park, Washington, D.C. Topics such as ‘promotional activities and membership development of UMAP in North America’ were discussed.  The potential development of new programs which attract universities and students in North America was also introduced at the meeting.