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Page 2/12 ONLINE PREPARATORY PHASE Tuesday, 5 September 2017, at 08:00 GMT Mandatory webinar Thursday, 14 September 2017, at 08:00 GMT Mandatory webinar Monday, 25 September at 08.00 AM GMT Mandatory webinar Wednesday, 27 September at 08.00 AM GMT Mandatory webinar September 2017 Mandatory webinar Asia-Europe Education Ecosystem Celebrating 10 years of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Education Process Higher Education for Sustainable Futures - How do we do it? Regionalisation of Education Education Diplomacy & Collaboration in Action Benchmarking Higher Education System Performance A look at the education function Crash-course in Policy Development Tips & tricks on How to Co-write Effective Policy Papers Ms Nadia REYNDERS Flemish Government, Ministry of Education ASEM Education Secretariat 2017-2021 Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN Director Education Department Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Professor WANG Libing Chief of Section & Mr Wesley TETER Senior Project Officer Educational Innovation and Skills Development (EISD) UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education Ms Marlène BARTES Policy Officer & Mr Gianpaolo SURIANO Policy Officer European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture Ms Cláudia SARRICO Higher Education Policy Analyst Directorate for Education and Skills, Skills Beyond School Division Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Representative Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS) (tbc) Slack (e-platform) Between August October 2017 Thematic Deep-dive Brainstorm & Collaborate (B&C) Team task Individual task
Page 3/12 DAY 0 - SUNDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2017 Throughout the day Arrival, check-in and registration at YMCA International House YMCA International House (map) 16:00 17:00 The SMU-way of Education Tour by the SMU Ambassadorial Corps (ASMU) The faces and spaces of Singapore Management University (SMU) (optional) 17:00 Depart from hostel to SMU 17:30 18:00 Briefing for Participants ASEF Education Department and SMU Team 19:00 21:00 Welcome Reception Growing up in Singapore: From third world to first world education Professor Leo TAN ASEF Governor for Singapore
Page 4/12 DAY 1 - MONDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2017 8:30 Departure to Venue SMU Labs (map) WELCOME 9:00 9:15 9:15 9:30 Looking back to look forward Part 1 How education has shaped me and paved my way Professor Arnoud DE MEYER Singapore Management University (SMU) Ambassador Karsten WARNECKE Executive Director Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 9:30 9:45 Group Photo PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION 9:45 10:45 Tri-sector Dialogue on Quality Education Objective: Provide food-for-thought on achieving quality education from a business, policy, social and university point of view Ms Bernise ANG Principal and Methodology Lead Zeroth Labs Ms Safi SABUNI Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Mr Bervyn LEE PENG HUI Associate Dean of Students Singapore Management University (SMU) Dr Martina METTGENBERG-LEMIERE Head of Insights and Capacity Building Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Moderator: Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN Director Education Department Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 10:45 11:15 Caffeine Pit Stop
Page 5/12 DAY 1 - MONDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2017 BREAKOUT DIALOGUE SESSION 11:15 12:00 IQ/EQ Chit-Chat with Panellists Objective: Opportunity for in-depth personal conversation between panellists and ARC6 students to share ideas and perspectives Ms Bernise ANG Co-founder Syinc Ms Safi SABUNI Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Mr Bervyn LEE PENG HUI Associate Dean of Students Singapore Management University (SMU) Dr Martina METTGENBERG-LEMIERE Head of Insights and Capacity Building Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) 12:00 13:30 Lunch & Brain Aerobics 13:30 14:00 Rapid Fire Presentations in Plenary Objective: Summary of the online preparatory phase of the Students Forum by student representatives of each Working Group Theme #1: Interdisciplinarity in Education and Research Theme #2: Lifelong Learning: Holistic and Global Education Theme #3: Access to Quality Education
Page 6/12 DAY 1 - MONDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2017 14:00 15:30 Borderless Learning & Sharing Objective: Share innovative practices across Asia and Europe on the key issues that surround quality education, and provide input to Policy Recommendations for the 6 th ASEM Education Ministers Meeting (ASEM ME6) Theme #1: Interdisciplinarity in Education and Research How can education/research build upon the diversity and inherent interdependencies of academic disciplines? Moderators: Ms Lucia LOPOSOVA Vice- Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) Mr TAN Wee Bian National University of Singapore Students Union (NUSSU) Mentor: Representative Asian University Theme #2: Lifelong Learning: Holistic and Global Education What are the suitable approaches in combining values, knowledge and skills training to make universities a hotspot for building more socially and environmentally responsible universities and graduates? Is learning on-the-go the future of education? Moderators: Ms Safi SABUNI Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Ms SEAH Zhi Yan Students Association Singapore Management University (SMUSA) Mentor: Representative European University
Page 7/12 DAY 1 - MONDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2017 Theme #3: Access to Quality Education Which strategies could universities adopt to integrate disability, technology and financial issues in ensuring an inclusive education curriculum and what could be the role of the students in this process? Moderators: Mr Helge SCHWITTERS European Students Union (ESU) Mr GAN Rui Yun Nanyang Technological University Students Union (NTUSU) Mentor: Prof Fernando REMIÃO Pro-Rector University of Porto 15:30 16:00 Caffeine Pit Stop BREAKOUT BORDERLESS LEARNING & SHARING (CONTINUED) 16:00 17:30 Each thematic working group continues 17:30 19:00 Dinner with a view of Singapore s Skyline & Erasmus+ Networking Evening Hosted by the Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Association (ESAA) DAY 2 - TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2017 8:30 Departure to Venue SMU School of Law (map) BREAKOUT BORDERLESS LEARNING & SHARING (CONTINUED) 9:00 10:30 Each thematic working group continues
Page 8/12 10:30 11:00 Caffeine Pit Stop BREAKOUT BORDERLESS LEARNING & SHARING FORMULATE 11:00 12:30 Formulate Objective: Explore potential solutions to the key issues that surround quality education and start formulating policy recommendations for the 6 th ASEM Education Ministers Meeting (ASEM ME6) Theme #1: Interdisciplinarity in Education and Research Theme #2: Lifelong Learning: Holistic and Global Education Theme #3: Access to Quality Education 12:30 14:00 Lunch BREAKOUT BORDERLESS LEARNING & SHARING FORMULATE (CONTINUED) 14:00 15:30 Each thematic working group continues 15:30 16:00 Caffeine Pit Stop BREAKOUT FINALISATION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 16:00 16:30 Representatives of the 3 Working Groups present the outcomes 16:30 17:30 Finalisation Objective: Finalise the policy recommendations for the 6 th ASEM Education Ministers Meeting (ASEM ME6) Moderators: Mr Helge SCHWITTERS European Students Union (ESU) Ms SEAH Zhi Yan Students Association Singapore Management University (SMUSA)
Page 9/12 DAY 2 - TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2017 17:30 19:00 Break 19:00 21:00 Asia-Europe Cultural Evening with Dinner Prepared and organised by the ARC6 Student participants DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2017 8:30 Departure to Venue SMU School of Law (map) THOUGHT WORKSHOPS 9:00 11:00 Workshop #1: Opportunities and obstacles for mobility of underrepresented groups in HE Ms Magalie SOENEN Flemish Government, Ministry of Education ASEM Education Secretariat 2017-2021 Workshop #2: Sport, Sustainable Development but why Women? Workshop #3: Benefits of Erasmus for student networks: Intercultural communication and international cooperations Ms Lilamani DE SOYSA Director for International Relations Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies (TIAS) University of Tsukuba Ms Inês MOREIRA Erasmus+ Trainer Erasmus+Student and Alumni Association (ESAA) 11:00 11:15 Walk to SMU Labs
Page 10/12 DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2017 11:15 12:15 Looking Back to Look Forward - Part 2 Intergenerational Conversations on Quality Education Singapore s Pioneer Generation Moderator: ARC6 Student Representative 12:15 13:30 Lunch 13:30 17:00 STUDY VISIT Museum Visit or Local Tour LocalTour hosted by the Students Association Singapore Management University (SMUSA), Nanyang Technological University Students Union (NTUSU) and National University of Singapore Students Union (NUSSU) 17:00 18:30 Refreshement time prior to the Welcome Reception 18:30 Departure to Welcome Reception 18:00 ARC6 Rectors Conference Welcome Reception Together with the ARC6 Rectors Conference participants
Page 11/12 CO-ORGANISED BY The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) promotes understanding, strengthens relationships and facilitates cooperation among the people, institutions and organisations of Asia and Europe. ASEF enhances dialogue, enables exchanges and encourages collaboration across the thematic areas of culture, education, governance, sustainable development, economy and public health. ASEF is an intergovernmental not-for-profit organisation located in Singapore. Founded in 1997, it is the only institution of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEF runs more than 25 projects a year, consisting of around 100 activities, mainly conferences, seminars, workshops, lectures, publications, and online platforms, together with about 125 partner organisations. Each year over 3,000 Asians and Europeans participate in ASEF s activities, and much wider audiences are reached through its various events, networks, and web-portals. For more information, please visit www.asef.org A premier university in Asia, the Singapore Management University (SMU) is internationally recognised for its world-class research and distinguished teaching. Established in 2000, SMU s mission is to generate leading-edge research with global impact and produce broad-based, creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the knowledge-based economy. SMU education is known for its highly interactive, collaborative and projectbased approach to learning, and for its technologically enabled pedagogy of seminarstyle teaching in small class sizes. Home to around 10,000 undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and professional, fulland part-time students, SMU is comprised of six schools: School of Accountancy, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Economics, School of Information Systems, School of Law, and School of Social Sciences. SMU offers a wide range of bachelors, masters and PhD degree programmes in the disciplinary areas associated with the six schools, as well as in interdisciplinary combinations of these areas. SMU has an emphasis on generating rigorous, high-impact, and relevant multidisciplinary research that addresses Asian issues of global relevance. SMU faculty members collaborate with leading international researchers and universities from USA, Europe, China and India, as well as with partners in the business community and public sector, through its research institutes, centres and labs. SMU s city campus is a state-of-the art facility located in the heart of downtown Singapore, fostering strategic linkages with business, government and the wider community. For more information, please visit www.smu.edu.sg
Page 12/12 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPPORTED BY MEASUREMENT TOOLS & TANGRAM The ARC6 design combines 2 components: measuring tools as used across various academic disciplines and tangram puzzle pieces. The measuring tools portray methodical calculations while the tangrams portray creativity and disruption. The contrasting use of these elements depicts two divergent views of quality education: 1) that quality education can be measured through fixed parameters, and 2) that quality education is a process with outcomes that go beyond mere assessment tools. Historically, tangrams were invented in China and then taken to Europe by sea voyagers in the early 19 th century. This resonates with the role of ARC in promoting intellectual, people-topeople exchanges between Asia and Europe. A measuring jug, as used in chemistry to measure the volume of a liquids or solids, was selected for the ARC6 programme design. Mixing diverse and unusual elements, the programme invites participants to be creative as they consider the composition of quality education in the future. ASEF s contribution is with the financial support of the European Union.