COLLABORATION MODEL FOR ASEAN UNIVERSITY NETWORK: A CASE STUDY OF PHRANAKHON RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY AND NETWORKING UNIVERSITIES IN ASEAN COUNTRIES

Suebwong Kalawong

doi:10.12955/cbup.v4.837

Abstract

One prominent strategy of the university network of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to promote collaboration between the ASEAN universities. Although there are Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) among Asian Universities, the number of collaborative actions are considered extremely low. More than 10 years, PNRU implement on collaboration policy with other ASEAN’s universities. The processes and obstructions of the collaboration between universities in ASEAN were studied by the researcher. This study showed present situation of PNRU and other ASEAN’s universities collaboration. Therefore, the collaboration model between universities in ASEAN was established. The findings revealed that PNRU pursued collaborative activities covering only student and personnel exchange programs. The collaboration obstacles were: 1) policies and goals, 2) implementation plans, 3) university bureaucracy, and 4) language proficiency. A model for university collaboration comprised collaboration processes and principles. A collaboration model for the ASEAN university network involves clear goals, financial and resource support, implementation planning, and raising awareness of participants for collaboration.

Highlights

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is composed of ten country members in Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia
At the 21st ASEAN Summit, held November 21, 2012, in Phnom Penh, these member countries reached an agreement of launching the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on December 31, 2015
The frameworks need to include details of plans, projects, and activities that encourage the faculties, staff members, and students to acquire language skills and knowledge about ASEAN, so that they are prepared for the launch of the AEC

Summary

Introduction

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is composed of ten country members in Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia. The Office of Higher Education Commission of Thailand (OHEC) supports Thai universities in establishing frameworks for collaboration between Thai universities and universities in other ASEAN countries. The frameworks need to include details of plans, projects, and activities that encourage the faculties, staff members, and students to acquire language skills and knowledge about ASEAN, so that they are prepared for the launch of the AEC. The organizational practices that include rule, regulation, and structure are influenced by their environment constraint To retain their legitimate organizational existence, the universities need to emulate each other in representations and be acknowledged for their core value (Beckert, 2010). Vangen and Huxham (2012) argued that collaborative governance is a notion of co-ordination across organizational boundaries and with institutions that share the same goal, but to achieve this, they needed to only use their own resources.

Research Methodology

Udayana University Total

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