Day 1 Thursday 19 May 2016

Time

Session & Presenters

7.45 am

Arrival & Registration of Guests

8.30 am

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Event

9.00 am

Official Opening and Welcome Remarks

Representative, State Government of Victoria

9.10 am

Keynote Address
YBhg Dato Prof Dr Asma Ismail
Director General
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia

9.20 am

Morning Tea

Session 1: INTERNATIONALISATION, TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION AND MOBILITY

9.45 am

Presentation on the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)

Commission On Higher Education (CHED), Philippines (tbc)

10.30 am

Panel discussion on transnational education Australian education in the ASEAN region

Moderator:
Datuk Parmjit Singh, Executive Director, Asia Pacific University, Malaysia
Panellists:
Representative from the Commission On Higher Education, Philippines (tbc)
Christopher Ziguras, President, International Education Association of Australia
(IEAA), Australia
Professor Helen Bartlett, Pro Vice Chancellor, Monash University Malaysia
Assoc. Prof Dr. Rozilini M Fernandez-Chung, Vice President (Quality Assurance), HELP
University, Malaysia
Ms Tracy Harris, Trade Commissioner, Austrade Singapore
Ms Sarah Richardson, Research Director (India), Australian Council for Education
Research, Australia

11.15 am

Q & A with Participants

12.00 pm

Lunch

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Session 2: STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND HOLISTIC OUTCOMES

1.15pm

Panel discussion on making a difference towards positive impacts and enhanced outcomes for
graduates
Moderator:
Dr Pradeep Nair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Taylors University, Malaysia
Panellists:
Ms Elizabeth Lee, Senior Executive Director, Sunway University & Sunway Education
Group, Malaysia
Ms Melissa Banks Director, International, Swinburne University of Technology,
Australia
Mr John Molony, Pro Vice-Chancellor International, Deakin University, Australia
Mr Zaim Mohzani, recent graduate, Monash University Australia
University of the Philippines (tbc)

2.15 pm

Q & A with Participants

2.45 pm

Presentation on student experience through mobility & joint programmes

Mr John Molony, Pro Vice-Chancellor International, Deakin University, Australia

3.30 pm

Afternoon Tea

4.00 pm

Scholarships and student mobility

Ms Karen Welsh, Counsellor (Education & Science), Australian High Commission Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia

4.30 pm

End of Day 1

5.15 pm

Participants networking session

Day 2 Friday 20 May 2016

Time

Session & Presenters

8.00 am

Arrival & Registration of Guests

Session 1: DUAL SECTOR DELIVERY: FROM VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING TO HIGHER EDUCATION
8.30 am

Panel discussion on dual sector delivery: higher education and vocational education & training
Moderator:
Professor Dato Dr Khalid Yusoff, Vice-Chancellor, UCSI University, Malaysia
Panellists:
Dr Mohd Naim Yaakub, Politeknik Malaysia, Head of Special Project TVET, Ministry of
Higher Education, Malaysia
Professor Dr Garry Clayton, Vice-Chancellor DRB HICOM University of Automotive,
Malaysia
RMIT University, tbc
Mr Leon Choong, President, Kaplan Singapore, Singapore
Mr Kelly Smith, Pro Vice-Chancellor International, La Trobe University, Australia
Victorian TAFE Association (tbc)
Centre for International Vocational Education Cooperation, Office of the Vocational
Education Commission (OVEC) Thailand (tbc)
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9.15 am

Q & A with Participants

9. 30 am

Morning Tea

Session 2: GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY

9.45 am

Debate: Graduate Employability should be the Ultimate Outcome for Universities

Moderator:
Professor Nick Bisley, Executive Director Asia, La Trobe University, Australia
For:
Ms Nina Adlan, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Schools, Malaysia
Ms Salika Suksuwan, Executive Director, Human Capital, PwC Malaysia
Against:
Mr Ron Parks, Director Industry Engagement, RMIT University Vietnam, Vietnam
tbc

Session 3: BLENDED LEARNING

11.00 am

Panel discussion on blended learning including online education and edutech platforms
Moderator:
Professor Janet Gregory, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University Sarawak, Malaysia
Panellists:
Ms Kay Lipson, Strategic Director, Swinburne Online, Australia
Mr Wan Ahmad Saifuddin, CEO, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
Dr Kulari Lokuge-Dona, Associate Director, E-Learning, Monash College, Australia
Professor Dato Dr Mohamed Amin, Professor of Technology-enhanced Learning,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Christopher Harris, Head of School, Diploma Studies & Senior Director, Industry
Relations, Kaplan Singapore, Singapore

11.45 am

Q & A with Participants

12.15 pm

Closing Remarks
Datuk Parmjit Singh, Deputy President, Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and
Universities (MAPCU)
Ms Celia Yeo, Education Services Director, Victorian Government Business Office, SE
Asia

12.30 pm

End of Forum and Lunch