120 varsities attend virtual Asean-EU fair

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A file photo of students participated in SHARE, a student scholarship programme of EU and Asean to strengthen regional cooperation in higher education. share-asean.eu

Held virtually on Saturday, the Asean-EU Higher Education Fair (AEHEF) introduced thousands of students to universities in two continents, leveraging the academic excellence and diversity from them.

The fair, which saw the participation of around 3,000 students, featured over 120 leading universities from both Southeast Asia and Europe.

Hosted jointly by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU), the AEHEF was organised to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the dialogue relations between the two regional blocs.

“Higher education plays a vital role in the post Covid-19 recovery and the efforts to address the evolving challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, digital transformation, or aging population,” the host said in a joint statement, adding that the online event was also inspired by the Asean-EU joint vision and a firm commitment to strategically drive higher education towards a greener and sustainable future.

The statement added that higher education plays a vital role in the post-Covid recovery and the efforts to address the evolving challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, digital transformation, or aging population.

The participating students got the chance to have live discussion with exhibitors, including Ecole Ferrieres – Hospitality, Gastronomy, and Luxury (France), Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia), National University of Singapore, University of Groningen (Netherlands), University College Dublin, University of Sopron, University of Latvia and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.

It also saw participations from partners and programme such as the Asean University Networks, Erasmus+, EURAXESS Asean, the Global Campus of Human Rights Asia Pacific and SHARE, a student scholarship programme by EU and Asean.

“Asean Secretariat is proud to do this event’s collaboration with the EU as it aligns with the recent launch of the Roadmap on the Asean Higher Education Space 2025 and its implementation plan,” said Rodora Babaran, director of human development, Asean Socio-Cultural Community Department, Asean Secretariat.

Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to Asean said, “Through this virtual higher education fair, we have been able to spread the word on EU and Asean study opportunities to an even wider and diverse range of students and academics from across Asean.”

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