Background Information

The Asia-Pacific region is currently the most dynamic part of the world with respect to economic growth, science, technology and innovation. In order to explore new strategic partnerships with this region, the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) commissioned ETH Zurich as a Leading House (LH) in 2013.

Since then, the LH conducted a series of workshops, calls for small projects and other activities, which revealed Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam to be of major interest to the Swiss science community.

The goal of the workshop is to intensify the scientific collaboration with these five countries and to explore the potential for expanding bilateral and multilateral collaboration.

The workshop addresses representatives from ministries of higher education, research and innovation, as well as national S&T agencies and university leaders of the five Asian countries and Switzerland. It will involve representatives of regional networks and development banks.

ContactDr. Barbara Becker ETH Global barbara.becker@sl.ethz.ch Patricia Heuberger-Meyer ETH Global patricia.heuberger@sl.ethz.ch Mobile +41 78 846 58 21

Workshop with Research Agencies from Switzerland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam

2-3 November 2016, Singapore ETH Centre (SEC)

ETH Global

VenueSingapore-ETH Centre (SEC)1 Create WayCREATE Tower, #06-01Singapore 138602Tel +65 6601 4053

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

14.00-16.00 Collaboration Policies and Funding Mechanisms of National S&T Agencies Malaysia: Yew Ngin Sang, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Indonesia: Muhammad Dimyati Markum, Director General of Strengthening R&D, The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education Bambang Setiadi, President, National Research Council of Indonesia Thailand: Somnuk Sirisoonthorn, Senior Director of International Collaboration and Networking Division MTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) The Philippines: Marieta B. Sumagaysay, Executive Director, National Research Council of the Philippines, Maribel G. Nonato, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation, University of Santo Tomas, Manila Vietnam: Vu Tuan Hung, Deputy Director, Department of Scientific Management, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

16.00-16.30 Coffee break16.30-17.20 Regional and Multilateral Case Studies Involving Swiss Institutions «Building-up a Swiss-ASEAN Learning and Teaching Network»

Teresa L. Freiburghaus, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) «Joint Translation and Interpreting Development Effort in Thailand and the ASEAN region» Michaela Albl-Mikasa, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences; Maneeratana Sawasdiwat Na Ayutthaya, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi «Future Cities Laboratory Regional Research Partnership Model», Stephan Cairns, Singapore ETH Centre (SEC)

17.20-17.30 Wrap-up Day 1 and Outlook Day 2 Barbara Becker, ETH Global

19.30 Networking dinner, Restaurant VINEYARD 33 Hyderabad Road, #02-02 Hort Park, HortPark

Thursday, 3 November 2016

09.00-10.30 Introduction to Multilateral Science Organisations and Singaporean Science Initiatives NN, National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) (tbc)

Bernard Li, Director Program, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC, Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation

10.30-11.00 Bus transfer11.00-12.00 Excursion to BASH (Build Amazing Start-ups Here), Singapore’s

biggest integrated start-ups space12.00-12.30 Bus transfer12.30-14.00 Lunch14.00-14.45 ASEAN-Related Networks and Regional Funding Agencies «ADB's experience in South East Asia »,

Wolfgang Kubitzki, Principal Social Sector Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

«EU-ASEAN-Science and Technology Cooperation», Susanne Rentzow-Vasu, Regional Representative, EURAXESS Links ASEAN; Phawika Rueannoi, SEA-EU-NET, International Relations Officer, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

14.45-15.15 Coffee break15.15-16.15 Parallel Working Groups (tentative topics)

1. Regional cooperation 2. Bilateral government agreements 3. Joint project evaluation and review criteria 4. Joint priority setting 5. Funding models and agencies

16.15-16.30 Conclusions and Next Steps Barbara Becker, ETH Global

16.30-16.45 Closing Address Thomas Kupfer, Swiss Ambassador to Singapore

16.45-18.00 Farewell Reception at Singapore ETH Centre (SEC)

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

09.00-10.30 Facultative Visits to the Singapore ETH Centre Value Lab: Wei Zeng, Collaborative Interactive Visualisation & Analysis

Lab (CIVAL) Coordinator Future Cities Laboratory Exhibition: Stephen Cairns, Programme

Director & Principal Investigator for Urban-Rural Systems Advanced Fibre Composite Laboratory : Aurel von Richthofen, Module

Coordinator Alternative Construction Materials

10.30-11.00 Registration and coffee11.00-11.10 Welcome Peter Edwards, Director, Singapore ETH Centre (SEC) Mauro Moruzzi, Ambassador and Head of International Relations,

Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

11.10-11.20 Goals of the Workshop Barbara Becker, ETH Global11.20-12.00 Swiss Higher Education Landscape «Overview of the Swiss Higher Education System»,

Anouk de Bast, SERI «The Role of the Swiss National Science Foundation», Stéphanie Boder-Pasche, SNSF

12.00-12.30 Switzerland's Strategy 2017-2020 and Future Collaboration with Asian Countries

Mauro Moruzzi, SERI12.30-14.00 Networking Lunch