Description of the Initiative
The Expert Working Group was established to discuss interregional credit transfer mechanisms and learning outcome systems amongst ASEM member countries. The mission of the Expert Group is to facilitate dialogue, enhance understanding, strengthen mutual-trust, and promote cooperation in areas of credit transfer mechanisms and learning outcomes systems, with emphasis on working out concrete and feasible plans and activities while taking into consideration the diverse higher education systems in the ASEM partner countries, in order to foster the establishment of ASEM interregional credit transfer mechanisms, to facilitate recognition of credits and learning outcomes.
Aims and objectives
- Facilitate dialogue, enhance understanding and strengthen mutual-trust;
- promote cooperation in areas of credit transfer mechanisms and learning outcomes systems; and
- foster the establishment of ASEM interregional credit transfer mechanisms,
- facilitate recognition of credits and learning outcomes.
ASEM Partners and Stakeholders currently involved
Belgium (French and Flemish Communities), Brunei Darussalam, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Portugal, Romania, Thailand and UK, ASEAN University Network (AUN) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED).
Progress and Achievements
- Work on grade conversi