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| Kuala Lumpur, 12 November 2009 - UCSI University successfully launched its first International Education Conference at Putrajaya-Mariott Hotel, Putrajaya. The two-day conference, themed Weaving the Tapestry of International Education was attended by academic members as well as students from local and international higher education institutions. The three main keynote speakers were Associate Professor Dr. Gavin Sanderson, the Deputy Director from the Learning and Teaching Unit, of University of South Australia, Associate Professor Dr. Miki Sugimura from Sophia University, Japan and Associate Professor Li Tao from Fudan University, China. |
 Participants of UCSI University’s 1st International Education Conference listening attentively to Dr. Gavin’s keynote address |
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One of the highlights of the conference
was the forum entitled Leadership in Internationalising Higher
Education which was led by UCSI University’s very own President,
Peter T. S. Ng. The forum discussed many issues pertaining to the
internationalisation of higher education, from the perspective of
leaders in the education industry. According to Dr. Gavin, internationalisation
is both a response to, and a reflection of, globalisation process.
“There needs to be a differentiation between internationalisation
and globalisation,” he says. Dr. Gavin also revealed that 1 out
of 4 of the students in Australia is from outside of Australia,
while Dr. Sugimura said that there are currently 130,000 international
students in Japan, with 62.7% of them from China. |
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| The second
day of the conference saw parallel sessions between academic staff
from various higher education institutions, which provided each
participants with a clearer insight into the internationalisation
of education from an Asian perspective. The Education Conference was organised by UCSI University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching Excellence. The Centre’s Director, Dr. Irene Tan Ai Lian, stressed the importance of educators acquiring understanding and knowledge of issues regarding internationalisation. “Having a working knowledge about internationlising higher education is important, especially for educators, as these issues are being discussed globally.” She also said that it was also important to see internationalisation from a Malaysian perspective. “This conference also serves to spark conversations, and to get educators to think about internationalization, and its impact on today’s education sector.” The conference was attended by representatives from a number of local as well as international higher education institutions, including Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Helmut Schmidt University,Hamburg, Germany and Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. |
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