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Overview
ASEF, the University of Groningen (RUG) and the ASEAN University Network (AUN), co-organised the 3rd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3) on 25-26 September 2012 in Gronigen, the Netherlands. Themed Universities, Businesses and You: For a Sustainable Future, the Conference built on the results of the 2nd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC2; October 2010, Korea) and the priorities laid out in the conclusions of the 3rd Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (ASEMME3; May 201, Denmark). ARC3 was enriched by a select number of side-events geared to enhance the quality of content and visibility of the stakeholders’ process. Read More about the ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC).
Objectives
- To strengthen the stakeholder process and further enhance its articulation within the ASEM Education Process
- To integrate student participation into the stakeholder process
- To contribute actively to enhancing working relations, institutional exchange and cooperation of universities within and between the regions
- To develop recommendations for the 4th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (ASEMME4; May 2013, Malaysia)
- 1st Asia-Europe Students’ Forum
- 3rd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3)
- Academic Speed Dating
- Rectors’ and Students’ Meet and Greet
Facts and Figures
Countries
– 37 countries from Asia and Europe
– 81% of ASEM countries represented
– 21 countries from Europe
– 16 countries from Asia
Universities
– 60 universities participating
– 29 universities from Europe
– 31 universities from Asia
– 16 Universities in the World Top 200 of Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012
– 29 Universities in the World Top 400 of Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012
