The European Higher Education Fair-EHEF2009 Symposium took place on 30 October 2009 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok. The theme of the Symposium was Thailand-EU cooperation in higher Education: common interests and shared commitments.

The main objective of the European Higher Education Fair-EHEF2009 Symposium was to address Thai-EU higher education policy and cooperation issues. The Symposium provided a platform for high-level dialogue between government officials, key senior managers and policy makers from Thailand, the ASEAN region and Europe, and representatives from higher education institutions and academic networks.

The aims of the Symposium were to:

• Facilitate collaboration between EU and Thai higher education institutions
• Exchange information on policy issues and practices through sharing key development issues in academic cooperation between senior educationalists and policy leaders
• Create a forum for strategic and policy dialogue to enhance mutual understanding of priorities and possible future cooperation areas
• Identify common agendas, possible cooperation areas and to develop mutually beneficial collaborative projects.

Chairs, panellists and speakers at the EHEF Bangkok 2009 Symposium

Symposium programme:

The programme of the Symposium included two plenary and three parallel sessions. You can download the presentations below.

Plenary discussion 1: Facing global challenges: International collaboration as a prerequisite for relevant education and research

Lesley Wilson

Michal Karpisek

John Law

Sermkiat Jomjunyong

Parallel Session 1: Collaboration in quality assurance between Thailand and the EU

Somwung Pitiyanuwat

Leendert Klaassen

Achim Hopbach

 Marc Wilde

Parallel Session 2: Internationalization for quality improvement in higher education

Apichat Sopadang

Philippe Gourbesville

Rui Yang

Nikola Macharova

Parallel Session 3: Governance and management in higher education in Thailand and the EU

Frank van der Duyn-Schouten

Krissanapong Kirtikara

Sudjarwadi

Maria Helena Nazara

Plenary discussion 2: EU-Asian academic responses to climate change

Chirapol Sintunava

Sitanon Jesdapipat

Anders Granlund

Sudip Rakshit

• Download the final programme including speakers, chairs and panelists.
  
• Download the Symposium Practical Guide here. The guide will provide all the practical information you need to know as a symposium particpant.

The European Higher Education Fair-EHEF2009 Symposium is an event of the European Commission and will be implemented by a consortium composed of three European agencies EUA, DAAD and Nuffic.