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An exciting update from Universiti Malaya! Dr. Welyne Jeffrey Jehome, anthropologist and senior lecturer from Universiti Malaya, together with Dr. Bob Aubrey, founder and chair of the advisory board of the ASEAN Human Development Organization (AHDO), revealed in the 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting that Universiti Malaya’s International Masters in Human Development Programme is now ready for launch. This international master programme conceived in 2021 aims to nurture professionals who will put human development into practice at their respective organisations. After two years in the making, the door will now open for the future champion of human development in ASEAN.

The 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting was convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 5 July 2023, with gracious hosting from Universiti Malaya. After various discussions on ‘changes’ that are happening in the educational landscape and the expectation of the people, the 3rd panel discussion positioned ASEAN higher education as the ‘change-maker’ itself. Bestowed with talents and potentials as it is, the door is wide open for ASEAN higher education to extend its influence and be the driver for greater goods in the global community.

The world has entered an age when ‘knowledge’ is ‘expiring’ fast. With new disruptions coming up one after the other, the knowledge and skills students learn in class can quickly go obsolete. How can ASEAN higher education keep up with this? In the 2nd session of the 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting “Meeting the expectations of the people,” top executives of AUN Member Universities discussed how ASEAN higher education can nurture the skills and virtues that will remain relevant to the upcoming generation and “future-proof” them, even in the volatile, fast-changing world.

On 5 July 2023, top leaders of three AUN Member Universities, together with the ASEAN Secretariat, gathered to explore the big picture of higher education and how ASEAN and AUN can be a better part of it in the 1st session of the 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting “Mapping the Big Picture.” As the world is well-settled in the era of multipolarity, the door is wide open for partnership and collaboration in the developing world. How can ASEAN higher education maximise this occasion? Trek through this terrain of opportunities with AUN leaders and the ASEAN Secretariat.

The AUN is gearing up to organise the highly anticipated onsite gathering, the AUN Rectors' Meeting, in Kuala Lumpur on 5 July 2023, hosted by Universiti Malaya. In this year’s highlighted morning open session, leaders from AUN Member Universities, along with invited guests, panelists, and local participants will gather to delve into the theme of "Changes in Global Higher Education and How Top Universities in ASEAN Respond". The session will inspire lively exchanges of ideas and shape the future of ASEAN higher education.

Data is a powerful enabler that serves to drive new insights, innovate, and bring forth new knowledge. It is a highly valuable resource that institutions should not neglect in proper safekeeping. But how does one keep data securely and effectively utilize it? Dr. Taizan Chan, Chief Data Officer of National University of Singapore, is here to explain how their data infrastructure answers this question.