HEADlines | Mobility and progress in Southeast Asian higher education

Issue 61: 20 April 2021

Every week, HEADlines brings you the latest news, stories and commentaries

in education and healthcare. This week, get insights on the latest developments in education.

Mobility and progress in Southeast Asian higher education

As of 2021, the Asian International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Programme, an initiative considered an unprecedented success in removing obstacles to student mobility in the region, reaches its 12th year. As studies cement the powerful role higher education plays in influencing international relations, expanding mobility between ASEAN higher education institutions is essential for developing greater understanding, co-operation and unity between countries.

In its 10th commemorative edition, founding editor of Higher Education in Southeast Asia and Beyond (HESB) Professor S. Gopinathan similarly discusses the necessity for greater faculty and student exchange as the foundation for furthering common regional goals in higher education.

Next week, distinguished experts from across ASEAN further expound on such themes, discussing pertinent issues on the future of ASEAN higher education. Sign up for The HEAD Foundation’s webinar The State of Higher Education in the Region here.

The 9th issue of HESB, The HEAD Foundation’s higher education publication, extensively covers issues of regional student mobility.

The 10th commemorative issue of HESB is now available, discussing pertinent issues in the state of higher education in the region.

Education in the Spotlight

The New York Times: A once-in-a-century crisis can help educate doctors

The horrors of COVID-19 may give proponents of the liberal arts an unexpected opening; as the humanities and social sciences do more than shed light on the cultural context of disease, they can also help doctors connect with patients as multidimensional beings.

The Straits Times: MOE to revise vocational curriculum at special ed schools to better build soft skills for work

Singapore's Ministry of Education aims to provide more vocational support to prepare students with disabilities for life after special education, a key concern for them and their caregivers.

The Conversation: 3 ways music educators can help students with autism develop their emotions

Some children with autism have learned to express themselves emotionally through music.

Inside Higher Ed: How peer-to-peer learning can improve your teaching

An after-school scheme in which students are given close support and supervision has seen positive outcomes of improved student attendance and higher confidence and self-esteem levels among participating students.

The Conversation: Bringing 'behavioural vaccines to school: 5 ways educators can support student well-being

Research shows small acts of kindness can make a big difference in classrooms.

TIME: The unexpected ways climate change is reshaping college education

From literature to law, climate change is finding its way into unexpected corners of the academic world.

TIME: States must help schools tackle the climate crisis - beyond what's on the curriculum

Here’s one way for US governors to help the economy recover and build resilience in their communities.

That's all for the week!

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