UTM to host first-ever APAIE in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is set to be the lead host for the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Conference and Exhibition 2019 (APAIE).
The event, the first-ever in the country, is held from today to Friday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). It is co-hosted by Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Management and Science University, Universiti Teknologi Petronas and Universiti Tenaga Nasional.
Themed “Diversity and Inclusivity of Higher Education in the Asia Pacific”, APAIE 2019 is the largest academic non-medical conference in the country with more than 2,500 delegates from 58 countries expected to attend. More than 330 booths have been sold out.
It will bring together professors, international relation officers, academic officers and scholars from across the globe.
It will be attended by ambassadors from more than 15 countries, who will share new developments in international education and internationalisation in AsiaPacific higher education institutions.
Participation in APAIE 2019 will provide opportunities for Malaysian higher education institutions to expand their international networks and increase global visibility in line with Shift Eight Global Prominence of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education).
The event will benefit the hosts in terms of research collaboration, academic exchange, joint publication and rankings and these will boost the quality of education.
UTM won the bid to be the lead host for this event in 2016, and the accomplishment will boost its global prominence and branding in the higher education landscape.
It is also to support the university’s sustainable development goals initiatives to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Thus with this hosting, UTM aims for all public and private universities in Malaysia to get insights into education from all around the world to be implemented at the university level for quality education.
Among the event’s highlights is the keynote speech by Permaisuri of Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah tomorrow.
Apart from that, there will be APAIE 2019 Presidents' Roundtable, morning session and visits to lead host and co-hosts campuses today and on Friday.
The growing attendance at the vent reflects the growing interest in the region, as well as recognition of the Asia-Pacific region’s important role in international education.
Increased collaborations with international institutions of higher learning will help local higher education institutions initiate more research projects, increase student and staff mobility and secure international grants, such as the Mevlana programme with the Turkish higher education sector and Erasmus+ with European countries.
Ninety per cent of APAIE 2019 attendees are international delegates with more than 40 per cent of them from European countries.
To register for this event, visit https://www.apaie2019.org/