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SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (SEA-
CTS)SEAMEO RIHED’s Progress Report
The 5th DGs/SG/CHE Meeting
24-25 March 2011Nha Trang, Vietnam
Introduction
“Mobile Students believed that a diversified education provides them with increased confidence, maturity, linguistic competence and academic ability”
“Inability to transfer academic credit is an academic barrier to mobility”
Sean Junor and Alex Usher, 2008Sean Junor and Alex Usher, 2008
Higher Education Harmonization: The Way towards ASEAN Community in
2015 Visible and transparent information on higher
education system, degree system, QA system and CTS are essential.
StudentMobility
Quality Assurance
System
Credit TransferSystem
ASEAN Community 2015
Driving Force
Student MobilityStudent Mobility
Quality Assurance Quality Assurance EnhancementEnhancement
CreditTransfer System
ASEAN Community in 2015 ASEAN Community in 2015
Globalization/ Internationalization
In Europe, since 1980s,the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) was established.
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Existing Credit Transfer Systems
In Asia-Pacific region, Credit Transfer Schemes called UCTS Mobility was introduced by University in Asia and the Pacific or UMAP in 1993.
UCTSUCTS
ASEAN University Networks (AUN) established a credit transfer system called ASEAN Credit Transfers System (ACTS).
ACTS
ECTS: Since 1980sUCTS: 1993ACTS: 2009SEA-CTS: ?
•Under the Erasmus Program as a credit transfer system
•The credit system for higher education used in the European Higher Education Area, involving all countries engaged in the Bologna Process
• A voluntary-based system for conversion of credits between different higher education systems.
• Dedicated to the internationalization of HE system through student mobility and credit transfer among 438 participating universities in 21 Member Countries/Territories.
ECTS●UCTS●ACTS
1980s 1993 2009
• Focusing on AUN’s Member Universities. At present, there are 26 AUN’s member universities.
• Preparing students for ASEAN integration by 2015 and to help promote harmony, understanding and the ASEAN spirit in the region.
What is the suitable system for allHEIs in all member countries in
Southeast Asian Region?
ECTS2011
SEAMEO RIHED’s initiative on
the Southeast Asian Credits
Transfer System (SEA-CTS)
The 3rd Meeting of Directors General, Secretary General, and Commissioner responsible for HE in SEA
Jan 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
Credits Transfer System was among those prioritized areas leading to the establishment of a harmonization process, together with:
• Quality Assurance Framework (QA) and Qualification Framework (QF);• Diploma Supplement;• Research Cluster;• Leadership Development Program; and• E-Learning and Mobile Learning Program
The 3rd Meeting of Directors General, Secretary General, and Commissioner responsible for HE in SEA
Jan 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
• It was agreed that Thailand and SEAMEO RIHED offered to develop the a template of ASEAN Credit Transfers System, based on the existing UMAP Credit Transfer System (UCTS), to be promoted across the region.
• Along this line, on the occasion of organizing a special forum of UMAP/AUN/SEAMEO RIHED, UCTS International Conference on New Dynamics of Student Mobility& UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme: Connecting the Asia-Pacific Higher Education, during 28-29 June 2010, Bangkok, a back-to-back event, SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS was together convened.
• The purpose of this Forum was for providing an opportunity for the distinguished senior officers responsible for Credits Transfer System from all SEAMEO member countries to form first step of policy oriented consultation on the issues of higher education mobility towards harmonization based on lessons learned from UCTS, as well as other existing Credits Transfer Mechanisms.
SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS
A Special Forum of UMAP/AUN/SEAMEO RIHED, UCTS International Conference on New Dynamics of Student Mobility& UMAP Credit
Transfer Scheme: Connecting the Asia-Pacific Higher Education,
28-29 June 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS
Focus of the meetingFocus of the meeting
•The possibility to bridge the existing CTS in the region;•The overlapping of UCTS and ACTS;•The balance number of inbound and outbound students (both at national and international level) i.e. students might be favored to one country than another. And;•In SEA Region, bilateral agreement on CTS preferred than multilateral
What to do together?
SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS
Focus of the meetingFocus of the meeting What to do together?
On Country Reports and Presentations from member countries, the gathered information reflected that there are currently 2 stages for CTS in the region—the Beginning Stage and the Implementing Stage as provided below.
In addition, when each country member representative attending the Forum were asking to select for the that response to the success of the conversion system of credits and grades for student mobility in SEA region (i.e. applicable to all HEIs in all member countries), it appeared that the Beginning Stage countries preferred ACTS, while the Implementing Stage countries preferred UCTS.
SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS What to do together?
Most Effective Model of Credits Transfer System for SEA
Most Effective Model of Credits Transfer System for SEA
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SEAMEO RIHED’s Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Lesson Learned from UCTS
OUTCOMEOUTCOME What to do together?
The Six Recommended Key Principles for Credit Transfer System in Proposing SEA-CTS, that were proposed and agreed at the Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Regional Credit Transfer System: Lesson Learnt from UCTS, are:
1) SEA-CTS is to be used for credits transfer in higher education program; 2) SEA-CTS is to be used to transfer credits for single courses or groups of courses in higher education programs or equivalent; 3) Only grades attaining the following levels or above shall be transferred: C or 2.00 score level or equivalent for a Bachelor’s Degree, and B or 3.00 score level or equivalent, or the S score level for Graduate’s Degree; 4) Content of the credits to be transferred should be comparable to three quarters of the course being credited; 5) For a Bachelor’s Degree, credits to be transferred shall not exceed one-third of the total credits of a study program into which they are preferred; and 6) A transferred credits shall not be included in the calculation for the cumulative grade point average (optional)
Future direction of Southeast Asian Credits Transfer System Future direction of Southeast Asian Credits Transfer System
The future on establishing Southeast Asian Credit Transfer System (SEA-CTS) that applicable to all HEIs in all member countries in the region might be too complicated and take a long time to develop.
Yet, it is possible and the benefits return from achieving is enormous. If all member countries in Southeast Asian Region collaborating closely and persistently implementing together with other prioritized areas, i.e. Quality Assurance Framework and Student Mobility, enhancement toward the harmonization in the Region, the goal for having SEA-CTS established is not beyond reality.
The future on establishing Southeast Asian Credit Transfer System (SEA-CTS) that applicable to all HEIs in all member countries in the region might be too complicated and take a long time to develop.
Yet, it is possible and the benefits return from achieving is enormous. If all member countries in Southeast Asian Region collaborating closely and persistently implementing together with other prioritized areas, i.e. Quality Assurance Framework and Student Mobility, enhancement toward the harmonization in the Region, the goal for having SEA-CTS established is not beyond reality.
What to do together?
Meeting ObjectivesMeeting Objectives
•The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region Meeting may wish to take note of the completion of the SEA Policy Forum on the Theme; Regional Credit Transfer System: Lessons Learnt from UCTS held in Bangkok, Thailand in June, 2010.
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREDITS TRANSFER SYSTEM (SEA-CTS)
The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region
Meeting 24-25 March 2011, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Meeting ObjectivesMeeting Objectives
The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region
Meeting 24-25 March 2011, Nha Trang, Vietnam
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREDITS TRANSFER SYSTEM (SEA-CTS)
•The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region Meeting may wish to recognize on the agreement made on the Six Recommended Key Principles for Credit Transfer System in Proposing SEA-CTS that were proposed and agreed at the Southeast Asian Policy Forum: Regional Credit Transfer System: Lesson Learnt from UCTS held in Bangkok, Thailand in June, 2010.
Meeting ObjectivesMeeting Objectives
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREDITS TRANSFER SYSTEM (SEA-CTS)
The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region
Meeting 24-25 March 2011, Nha Trang, Vietnam
•The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region Meeting may wish to recommend on the potential collaboration, framework development, and future direction for the establishment of SEA-CTS in the region.
Meeting ObjectivesMeeting Objectives
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CREDITS TRANSFER SYSTEM (SEA-CTS)
• The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region Meeting may wish to encourage ministries responsible for higher education to give financial and in-kind support to participate in future collaborations toward the achievement of implementing SEA-CTS.
The 5th Directors General, Secretary General, Commissioner responsible for Higher Education in Southeast Asian Region
Meeting 24-25 March 2011, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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