The Asia-Pacific Association for International Education

ASIA - PACIFIC ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (APAIE)

The APAIE is a non profit organization whose key objective is to strengthen  and stimulate Higher Education in the Asia-Pacfic Region and the rest of the world.
Its key objective is to increase competition within institutes of higher education in the Asian-Pacific Region and promote the quality of international programs, activities and exchanges- with the aim of harmonizing efforts and developing internationalization.

The association was founded in 2004 by the University of Korea by means of  an initiative with thirteen institutes of higher education. The University of Guadalajara has a bilateral agreement with the University of Korea and the University of Auckland. The twelve countries that form part of this initiative are listed below:

Griffith University, Australia
Renmin University, China
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of Delhi, India
Brawijaya University, Indonesia
Waseda University, Japan
University of Korea
University of Auckland, New Zealand.
University of the Philippines

National University of Singapore

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Kasetsart University, Thailand
University of Hawai, United States

OBJECTIVES:
1. To enable International Relations decision makers from HEI in the Asia-Pacific Rim region - with the aim of promoting communication, networking and personnel development.
2. To facilitate the mobility of students, professors, researchers, and academic staff; to develop inter-institutional collaboration.
3. To provide HEI members with  the necessary academic and financial resources.
4. To incorporate best practice and cooperation policies for institutions and Higher Education agencies in the region.
For further information, please contact: www.apaie.org

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific Rim (UMAP)

UMAP was originally founded in 1993. It is a voluntary association consisting of governmental and non-governmental bodies. It is comprised of Institutes of Higher Education in the region.

UMAP seeks to achieve greater international integration in the various countries and regions of the Asian-Pacific via increased cooperation for institutes of higher education and the provision of  mobility programs for students and university personnel.
The University Members of UMAP are currently working on standard agreements for the recognition of academic studies carried out by students who participate in mobility programs. For this, a UMAP Credit Transfer Pilot project is being used. The participation of universities in this process is, however, done on a voluntary basis.

The objective of the UMAP credit transfer is to increase student mobility while ensuring at the same time  that HEI value the work that is carried out by students.

For further information, please visit: http://www.umap.org/About/index.html

English version edited & revised:  5-6-09