Time: 4:30pm to 5:30pm (HKT)
Date: Nov 20, 2024
Venue: Hybrid–Room 206, Runme Shaw Building/by ZOOM
Speaker: Dr. Miguel Lim (The University of Manchester)
Chair: Dr. Jisun Jung (The University of Hong Kong)
Registration link: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwfJwsqSyp4o7z0
Abstract:
The role of international partnerships in the field of higher education has steadily risen. The resurgence of geopolitical agendas, the adoption of international research agendas (eg the SDGs), the growing scale of international student and researcher mobility, the role of ‘internationalisation’ metrics as part of global university rankings, and the drive to build ‘world class universities’ are all factors that influence the formation of partnerships among universities in East and Southeast Asia and its external partners. Using insights from our research on the ASEAN region and Sino-Foreign partnerships, our research aims to help scholars and policymakers and implementers understand the rationales and evolution of these partnerships by identifying the various strategic and structural factors around them and highlighting the ethical concerns of the different partners.
About the speaker:
Dr Miguel Antonio Lim is Senior Lecturer in Education, Research Excellence Framework (REF) Coordinator, and Co-Convenor of the Higher Education Research network at the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) at the University of Manchester. He is principal researcher and technical expert on higher education for the ASEAN Secretariat (Intra ASEAN Scholarship Programme). He also leads research networks and projects on the internationalisation of higher education, East Asian, and transnational higher education. He engages with policy makers and university managers in international higher education across the world but particularly in Southeast Asia. More information about Dr Lim’s work is available online.