RESEARCH STRATEGY OF INDONESIA & THAILAND TOWARD ASEAN COMMUNITY 2015

PROF. DR. IR. DIDIK SULISTYANTO

Former Education and Culture Attach, Embassy of Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok,Thailand, August 04, 2012

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Lao PDR Pop : 6,1 mil GDP : US$ 3,727 GDP Per Capita: US$ 623

--Ten Nation, One Community-ASEAN in Figures

Myanmar Pop : 57 mil GDP : US$ 5,922 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 106 Viet Nam Pop : 84 mil GDP : US$ 52,809 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 635

Thailand Pop : 65 mil GDP : US$ 176,559 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 2,726

Philippines Pop : 85 mil GDP : US$ 97,685 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 1,160

Brunei Darussalam Pop : 380,000 GDP : US$ 6,248 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 16,882

Cambodia Pop : 13,8 mil GDP : US$ 5,523 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 404

Malaysia Pop : 26 mil GDP : US$ 130, 654 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 5,001
Source: ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2006

Singapore Pop : 4,4 mil GDP : US$ 116,711 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 26,821

Indonesia Pop : 222 mil GDP : US$ 280,265 mil GDP Per Capita: US$ 1,275

ASEAN COMMUNITY 2015

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ASEAN Community of Security ASEAN Community of Economy ASEAN Community of Social Culture

Opportunities People to People Contact On ASEAN Education

Education Quality Profesionalisme Networking Learning Process Quality High Quality of Human Resources, with Student Mobility and Credit Transfer for ASEAN Student (UMAP, AIMS Program)
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PLANNING OF DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CONTACT ON ASEAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

INCREASING MOBILITY OF EXCHANGE STUDENT,TEACHER, LECTURE BETWEEN SCHOOL AND UNIVESRITIES IN INDONESIAN,ASEAN AND OTHERS COUNTRIES
INCREASING SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITIES PARTNERSHIP INCREASING HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDONESIAN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITIES WITH ASEAN AND OTHERS COUNTRIES
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Objective of People to people contact between School and Universities Indonesia-Thailand

To provide opportunity for Indonesian-Thai teachers, lecture and students to spend time together for exchanging knowledge, and experiences as well as learning each other culture in order to sustain relationship and develop learning network in ASEAN Community

 Internationalizing general education. Infusing majors in a variety of disciplines with internationalized

content and methods. Creating majors or minors, or certificates with international focus. Internationalizing professional school curriculum. Integrating study or internships abroad into the curriculum. Developing foreign languages across the curriculum. Creating joint curriculum (between domestic and foreign institutions). Developing policies and programs that encourage faculty to Source: internationalize the curriculum. THE INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES PROGRAM
Center for Institutional and International Initiatives, American Council on Education 7

 Curriculum Development, Professional Development of Schools, Staff and

Administrators, International Development Projects, Institutional Linkages, Community Linkages, International Student and Teacher Programs, Exchange Programs, Sister Schools, Double Degree Program,

Double Degree Program 2008-2012

Double Degree Program Indonesia- Thailand
Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Burapha University, Ban Saen, Rajamanggala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Kings Monguts University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Asian Insititute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Prince Songkhla University (PSU), Hat Yai, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Mahidol University, Bangkok Kasetsart University, Bangkok Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen Assumption University (ABAC),Bangkok Naresuan University, Phitsanulok
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Research Target Indonesian DGHE

1. To improve organization health on University for good research management and Optimum research achievement and creativity, 2. To empower researchers to share knowledge, 3. To work synergically for organization success,

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Indonesian Research Priority

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Food Sufficiency and Security, Agriculture and Estate Crops, Poverty Alleviation, Nutrition and Tropical Diseases, Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity, IT, Disaster Mitigation and Management, Energy and Renewable Energy

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Indonesian Research Priority

10. Defense Technology, 11.Manufacture Technology, 12. Infrastructure, 13. Transportation, 14. Marine and Fisheries,

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Indonesian Flagship Program

1. 2. 3. 4. International research Collaboration and Publication, Research Center of Excellent (RCOE), Integration of Research and Graduate Education, Priorities and varieties Top Down Research programs,

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Challenges and Future Direction

1. Limited Government budget, 2. Low publication number, 3. Linkage between research and graduate education, 4. Linkage between research and Industry, 5. IT in research management, 6. Industrial and other Stake holders acceptance to research result for linkage and relevance,
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Challenges and Future Direction

7. Diverse Universities condition in pursuing research, 8. Low percentage of University Staff earning PhD. Degree.

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Future Direction
1. Increase Research Center of Excellent (RCOE), 2. Synergic effort in pursuing research for benefit the Nation and Global society, 3. Research funding based on output and outcome evaluation

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Thailand Research Topic

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Biodiversity for Economic Value, Tropical Marine Biology and Fisheries, Climate Change, Food Security, Renewable Energy, Biotechnology, Culture and Social research, Biotechnology,
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Thailand Research Topic

9. Culture and Social research, 10. Research on Disaster,

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Establishment ASEAN Research Clusters

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Health and Medicine, Agriculture and Food, Energy, Environment and Biodiversity, Social Science, Basic Science.

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Recommended 4 Priorities Areas for Bilateral Technical Cooperation, Indonesia - Thailand

(1) (2) (3) (4) Agriculture, Health, Energy and, Education and Culture. Intensifying cooperation in those areas would promote human security, food security and energy security of the two countries.

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Commitment to ASEAN Community 2015

Indonesia and ASEAN Countries have committed funding to support exchange students, research, exchange lecture under Student Mobility and Credit Transfer, highlighting the importance of the programme to progress ASEAN Community 2015
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We are looking forward to having better collaboration in the future

Khob Khun Krab

HP/ Email:
HP: 08124982150 sulis2303@yahoo.com www.didiksulis.blogspot.com
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