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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
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66 PhD Sandwich
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56 PhD in Japan
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12 PhD in Singapore
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| 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.
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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. |
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