KUALA LUMPUR, 15 November 2017 \u2013 Fifty-seven delegates from 39 universities around the world attended the Asia Technological Universities Network (ATU-Net) Presidents Roundtable held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), near here today.<\/p>\n
The meeting was organised in conjunction with the \u201c7th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) 2017 in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
The ATU-Net was established in response to a need for mutual support in dealing with increasing numbers of international students coming to the Asia region.<\/p>\n
The ATU-Net aims to support university stakeholders to advance the quality reputation of international education in Asia through increased cooperation and cohesion.<\/p>\n
The main objectives of the ATU-Net are to enhance student exchanges and enable pump-priming of collaborative research projects between global technology universities.<\/p>\n
Thus far, a total of 23 universities from the Asia region including UTM have joined the ATU-Net.<\/p>\n
All technological universities in Asia are invited to become members of the ATU-Net.<\/p>\n
The ATU-Net Presidents Roundtable theme is \u201cLeadership for Changing Higher Education in the 21st Century\u201d.<\/p>\n
The session will include a keynote address by Professor Dr. Kim Seon Miin on \u201cFuture Higher Education: Innovating Entrepreneurial University\u201d and a panel discussion on \u201cAre Asian Universities Ready for the 21st Century Challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n
The panelists for this session are Professor Dr. Feliciano Alagao \u2013 Vice-Chancellor, Mindanao State University \u2013 Illigan Institute of Technology, Philippines; and Professor Ir. Dr. Rezuwan Kamaruddin \u2013 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The panel discussion will be led by Professor Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia.<\/p>\n