Agence universitaire de la Francophonie in Southeast Asia : 20 years of collaboration Conference on "Impacts of Globalization on Quality in Higher Education" SEAMEO - RETRAC - Ho Chi Minh City - June 2013 Antananarivo - Beyrouth - Bruxelles - Bucarest - Dakar - Hanoi - Montréal - Paris - Port-au-Prince - Yaoundé

I. AUF in the World II. Recent development and strategy in Asia-Pacific III. International training programs IV. Supports to research projects and networks V. Other services to institutions and individuals VI. Some impacts on quality in higher education

3 I. AUF in the World One of the most important university associations in the World 786 higher education members (universities and research centers) 70 offices in 98 countries, 10 regional offices For Asia-Pacific, regional office in Hanoi (since 1993) Mission : Contribute to... Solidarity between higher education institutions using French language The development of a scientific community respectful of cultural and language diversity. For the period, AUF main focus : Promote international training programs Support research projects and teams networking Encourage and assist institutions in modernization of university governance

II. Recent development and strategy in Asia-Pacific AUF presence in Asia-Pacific 1 regional office for 20 years in Hanoi 2 institutes : Tropical medecine and Computer sciences 4 local offices 9 digital centers 73 member universities 108 employees

1. Four key topics since 2011 Social sciences and Humanities Health Sciences for engineers French language 2. New services offered 3. Geographic expansion since 2010 New members in China, Japan, Korea, India,... New countries recently invited (Indonesia, Malaysia...) II. Recent development and strategy in Asia-Pacific

III. International training programs 84 international bilingual, trilingual or French speaking training programs in Vietnam (65), Laos (7), Cambodia (11) et China (1) in many fields : law, economics, tourism, medecine, pharmacology, agronomy, computer science, physics, civil engineering, renewable energies, etc. Two main levels : bachelor and master degrees

Facts More and more students involved (4 200 students in year 2000 => in 2012) Students trained at a higher level (master degree) International diplomas granted High quality programs, internationaly recognized => very attractive for students More job opportunities and more interesting opportunities for bi and trilingual students III. International training programs

AUF supports to programs and teachers Various supports for the launch of a new program (2 or 3 years) Collaboration of universities through AUF network, double diplomas Teachers' training, expertise, promotion, etc. AUF supports to students Regional and international mobility of the students (scholarships) Sponsor tuition fee Free official French language testing Support to extra-curricular activities (contests, summer schools, clubs, etc.) III. International training programs

Support to researchers' mobility Support to inter-universities research projects Support to scientific events in the region Project of a doctoral school in social sciences and humanities Regional training and research project in health : « Cancer and infectious agents » IV. Supports to research projects and networks

V. Services for institutions and individuals Services for institutions Promotion of international training programs Improving university governance : digital network systems (DNS), conferences on credits systems, quality insurance, etc. Modernization of tools : DNS projects, digital university television, etc. Services for individuals Digital centers in universities (IT training, access to scientific databases, etc.) Specific preparation to study in French speaking countries Entrepreneurship clubs, occupational integration...

VI. Some impacts on quality in higher education Teachers with high quality training New, innovative, high quality programs in local universities Collaboration between universities through French language Concept of mobility inside the region well accepted

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