Intermediate Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM)

On 18 and 19 November 2024, ASEM Education Senior Officials and Stakeholders met in Bangkok, Thailand and attended the Intermediate Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM). 

The meeting was hosted by the Thai Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) under the theme:

“Navigating the Digital Age: Lifelong Learning and Future Skills for a Hybrid World”

Agenda of the ISOM 2024

Minutes of the ISOM 2024 (coming soon)

Participants list of the ISOM 2024

 

Day 1: 18 November 2024

1. Welcome and Introduction

1.1 Welcome by the Thai Authorities

• Pichet Pothipakdee, Ph.D., Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Thailand
• Supachai Pathumnakul, Ph.D., Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand

1.2 Welcome by the ASEM Education Secretariat (AES)

• Dr. Luca Lantero, Head of the ASEM Education Secretariat

2. Adoption of the agenda

3. Adoption of the Minutes from the SOM2 and ASEMME9 held in January 2024

• 2nd Senior Officials’ Meeting Minutes (SOM2) (24 January 2024, Malta)
• 9th ASEM Education Ministers’ Meeting Minutes (ASEMME9) (25-26 January 2024, Malta)

4. Keynote “Empowering the Global Workforce: How Digital Transformation is Redefining Education and Lifelong Learning” by Assoc. Prof. Bundit Thipakorn

• Discussion with the audience

5. Updates from the ASEM Education Expert Groups (EGs)

• EG1 on Sustainable Development Goals and Education
• EG2 on Recognition and Balanced Mobility
• EG3 on Lifelong Learning and TVET
• EG4 on Digitalisation

6. Updates on the Workplan 2022-2026 by the AES

7. Updates from the ASEM Partners

8. Summary of the Day and Closing Remarks

 

Day 2: 19 November 2024

9. Opening of the 2nd Day with Welcoming Words

10. Presentation “Academic Recognition Practitioners’ Experience with Digital Solutions and Artificial Intelligence for Mobility and Recognition of Qualifications”

11. Parallel Workshops

Workshop A: “From Campus to Career: Redefining Equity, Access & Success in Higher Education in the Digital Age”

Workshop B: “Transforming Education and Skills Development for the Digital Age”

Workshop C: “Five Key Steps for Lifelong Learning in a Knowledge Based Economy: Learning Capital Accumulation in Context”

11. Reporting from the Workshops

12. Updates from the ASEM Stakeholders

13. Looking towards SOM1, SOM2 and ASEMME10

14. AOB

15. Closing Remarks

 

Participation in this event was by invitation only.