During the Preparatory Stage (2001-2002) to Phase 1 (2003-2007), the AUN/SEED-Net Project aimed to enhance educational and research capacities of Member Institutions with the following expected outputs:
1. Faculty qualifications are upgraded through acquisition of graduate degrees;
2. Host graduate programs are enhanced;
3. Joint activities and human linkage among Member Institutions are promoted through networking activities;
4. Iinformation dissemination system, activity management system, and communication network are established.
At the end of Phase I, the project objectives were mostly achieved through active exchanges of resources among the Member Institutions and stronger relationship with the Japanese Supporting University Consortium. The Project also created numerous outputs as listed below.
Graduate Programs
To upgrade faculty qualification through Master's Program, PhD Sandwich Program including Short-term Study Program in Japan, PhD Program in Japan, and PhD Program in Singapore
Total 445 Scholarships
311 Master's
66 PhD Sandwich
56 PhD in Japan
12 PhD in Singapore
Collaborative Research
To promote join research activities and joint thesis research supervision
222 Projects (US$ 2,138,538)
Research Publications
To publicize research work done by AUN/SEED-Net scholars and Member Institutions
Over 300 publications in journals and conference proceedings
Special Equipment
To enhance capacity of Host Institutions
92 items (US$ 907,066)
Japanese Professors Dispatch
To provide technical assistance from Japanese professors in joint thesis research supervision, collaborative research activities and seminars
Total 388 dispatches
99 for research activities
289 for field-wise seminars
Short-term Visits to Japan
To strengthen the relationship between Member Institutions and Japanese Supporting Universities
212 visits
Short-term Visits within Member Institutions
To strengthen the relationship between Host Institutions and Member Institutions
44 visits
Field-wise Seminars
To gather experts to discuss the Project and systematize the collaborative research activities
92 seminars
Promotional Trips
To facilitate student recruitment by Host Institutions
238 visitis
The Network also initiated collaboration among the Member Institutions and the Japanese
Supporting Universities to develop human resources and research in critical areas. For examples, the Workshop on Disaster
Mitigation and Management in ASEAN Countries was arranged in 2005 in Phuket, Thailand; the Distance Learning Program on Earthquake
Engineering has been run since 2005 between Chulalongkorn University and Tokyo Institute of Technology; and the special support
was provided for the Emergency Response Program to the Java earthquake conducted by Gadjah Mada University, Kyushu University and
Kyoto University.
Phase II
Phase II of the AUN/SEED-Net Project (2008-2012) has been built on the achievements of Phase I
and the expectations towards the future of the Project by the Member Institutions. The goal of this phase is to establish a
sustainable framework of human resource development network in engineering field, aiming at contributing to the ASEAN region’s
development, under the ownership of the member countries. Four outputs expected in this phase are:
1. Capacity enhancement of the member institutions
2. Collaborative research for industry and community
3. Further strengthening of engineering network
4. Preparation for the Japan-ASEAN Graduate School Consortium of Engineering
Significantly, the Network has extended its outreach to involve non-member institutions as well as industrial and
government sectors, to empower the AUN/SEED-Net alumni network, and to set out interdisciplinary research on the region’s
common issues namely Biotechnology, Disaster Mitigation & Management, Global Environment, Natural Resources & Materials, and
New or Renewable Energy.
