On 30 March 2022, Ms. Maya Dania, a lecturer of International Development Programme, the School of Social Innovation was invited to be one of four panelists for “SHARE Gender and EDI Research Study”.
This panel discussion moderated by Ms. Gillian Cowell, Portfolio Lead Gender and Inclusion, British Council brought together Dr. Inaya Rakhmani, Head of Asia Research Centre, University of Indonesia; Dr. Zulfa Sakhiyya, Asia Research Centre, University of Indonesia; and Dr. Laurene Chua-Garcia, Vice President, External Relations and Internationalization, De La Salle University, The Philippines; and Ms. Maya Dania, Lecturer, International Development Program, School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand. All panelists expressed their findings and recommendations on how gender, equality, diversity and Inclusion are reflected in higher education system; how higher education can shape gender, equality, diversity and inclusion; and what role of internationalization and mobility is to contribute to more diversity in higher education system. In her presentation, Ms. Maya Dania concluded that internationalization and international mobility can shape academic gender in balance and transform it into gender equality for sustainability.
Moreover, Mr. Yee Teng Low, Alumnus from AIMS Programme (MFU former exchange student) shared his valuable exchange experience in the panel discussion “Voices from The Learners: The Future of the Sustainable Region” held on 29 March 2022. This session also brought Ms. Worawalun Yarn-Arpha, Alumna from SHARE Scholarship Programme; Mr. Chanbora Sek (Bora), ASEAN Master Programme in Sustainability Management Scholarship Awardee from AUN; Ms. Watsachol Narongsaksakul (Nan), Alumna of ASEAN Foundation’s eMpowering Youth Across ASEAN (EYAA) Programme to share their views of how their learning experiences have prepared them to be a regional and a global citizen in the VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity).
The panel discussions were activities of 14th Policy Dialogue held by the European Union Support to Higher Education in ASEAN Region (SHARE) Programme between 29 - 31 March 2022 in hybrid format through the Hopin platform and In-Person in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of Policy Dialogue 14 was ‘The Contribution of Higher Education Partnerships in Southeast Asia towards the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030’. It was designed and delivered in partnership with SEAMEO RIHED, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, the ASEAN Secretariat’s Education Youth and Sports Division (EYSD), the ASEAN University Network and partners. The event gathered the key stakeholders to share information, exchange views, and propose strategies for further higher education partnerships towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, focusing on 1) The power of youth in partnership for the goals; 2) Research-driven sustainable development and research partnerships for the goals; 3) Higher Education Institution partnerships for the goals; 4) Community of Practice development for the goals, and 5) Partnerships and synergy for the goals.
