Representatives from over 25 member universities of the ASEAN UniversityNetwork (AUN) gathered at the annual Steering Committee Meeting of theASEAN Credit Transfer System (ACTS) in Hanoi on April 1-2.

Hosted by Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU - Hanoi), the 7 thevent focused on how to develop the network sustainably and smoothly.

Participantsdebated the expansion of the Credit Transfer System at both universityand postgraduate education programmes. They also promoted credittransfer between the AUN and other universities outside the network.

Southeast Asian universities focus on enhancing integration and access to international education standards.

Theconferences offered a forum for regional universities to designate acommon AUN education standard, increasing the effectiveness ofcooperation among the universities.

VNU – Hanoi Vice RectorNguyen Kim Son affirmed that his university will contribute actively tobuilding AUN policies as well as developing scholarship sources forstudents as part of its efforts to ensure sustainable operation of thenetwork’s credit transfer system.

AUN Management DirectorNantana Gaiaseni said since its first meeting in 2009, ACTS activitieshave increasingly developed, adding that she hopes additional non-AUNmembers will join the ACTS.

By February 2015, as many as 1,518 credit transfer programmes had been implemented within the network.

The ACTS now groups 32 universities from 10 ASEAN member nations andJapan. Vietnam has three universities participating in the network,including Can Tho University, VNU-Hanoi and VNU – Ho Chi Minh City.-VNA