The ASEM education secretariat

(AES)

ASEM members

• 27 EU member states

• 16 Asian countries

• European Commission

• ASEAN Secretariat

What is ASEM?

The Asia-Europe Meeting provides an open forum for policy makers and officials to address matters of common interest

• summit meetings every two years (first 1994) • ministerial conferences accompanying the process

The ASEM education process on

ministerial level I

2008: 1st ASEM Education Ministers‘ Conference in Berlin, Germany

ASEM education topics

Recognition

Quality assurance

Learning outcomes

Qualification frameworks

Mobility

Lifelong learning

Vocational education

Accreditation

…set up a strategic Asia-Europe education partnership…

The ASEM education process on ministerial level II

2009: 2nd ASEM Education Ministers‘ Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam

…establish a rotating ASEM Education Secretariat to ensure effective coordination and sustainable progress of the ASEM education process…

the ASEM education secretariat

Location: established at the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Staff: colleagues from DAAD (2), Belgium (1), China (1), Indonesia (1) and Vietnam (1)

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)

ASEM Education Ministers Meeting

ASEM Education Secretariat

Upper Structure:

Sponsors:

the ASEM education secretariatis designed to• support the organisation of international ASEM

seminars worldwide• coordinate and map different ASEM initiatives• establish and maintain working relations with

other European-Asian networks

feed in the Education Ministerial conferences

Year Key words Activities

2009

Lifelong Learning

Quality Assurance

Mobility

• LLL (ASEM LLL Hub/Thailand in Bangkok July 2009)• LLL (ASEM LLL Hub/Vietnam in Nha Thran October 2009)• Regional approaches to quality assurance (EAHEP in Bangkok, October 2009)• Participation in ASEMundus (DAAD, as of October 2009)

2010

Credit system

Quality Assurance

Vocational Education Training

Employability

• ASEM University Business Forum (Thailand, Bangkok March 2010)• Meetings of 3 pilot groups of experts on

– *credits and learning outcomes (Germany, in Berlin April 2010)– *quality assurance and qualification frameworks (Korea/France/Cyprus 2010)– *recognition of higher education qualifications (Austria 2010)

• Quality assurance in VET (ENQA/Asian countries/ASEM secretariat Oct. 2010)• Attractiveness/employability in VET (China/Germany Nov. 2010)• EU Asia portal providing information on jobs and learning opportunities in ASEM• Biennial Asia-Europe Rectors’ Conference (next: Korea Oct./Nov. 2010) • Senior Officials Meeting

2011Ministerial Meeting on Education

• ASEM Ministerial Meeting on Education (ASEMME3) in Denmark 2011• ……• ……

ASEM EMM: Activities 2009 - 2011

Thank you very much for your attention

www.asem-education-secretariat.org