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