Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna joins Global Universities in the Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition 2024 in Perth, Australia
Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna’s internationalization efforts are centered on promoting collaboration among global stakeholders in education with the aim of enriching teaching and learning activities in the long run. This is aligned with the institution’s vision of being a global steeple of excellence in professional education and research. In achieving this, the Office for External Relations and Global Linkages connects with global institutions to set the footprint of Mapúa MCL in the international arena.
Last March 4 to 8, 2024, the Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) held its 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Perth Convention Centre, Perth, West Australia as we focus on the theme: Collaborating for sustainable impact: partnerships across the Asia Pacific. APAIE 2024 is an annual conference and exhibition, usually held in March. The main purpose is to provide networking opportunities and to share best practices for professionals in international higher education. A key component is a series of Regional Reports for updates across the Asia Pacific (www.apaie.net).
Mapúa MCL is represented by Assistant Vice-President Prof. James Ronald O. Mesina, who presented Mapúa MCL’s best practices in community engagement and collaborative student participation in one of the sessions. The sharing is about various stakeholders collaborating in the institution’s service-learning and community engagement activities in its adopted Aetas community in Porac, Pampanga, since 2015 and the opportunities for global collaboration, impactful research, and citizen science.
APAIE 2024 is full of networking meetings, sharing of best practices, and exhibitions by more than 200 event sponsors and partners. It was participated in by more than 500 educational institutions globally on 6 continents. Prof. Mesina stressed the importance of international organizations for Mapúa MCL’s strategic efforts of putting the institution on the map for global collaboration. By participating in APAIE, the Office for External Relations and Global Linkages expects at least ten (10) collaborative activities with foreign universities that will focus on research, student and faculty mobility, cultural exchange, and micro credentialing.
As stated on the APAIE website, the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) aims to advance education by enabling greater cooperation between institutions to enrich and support international programs, activities, and exchanges and to promote the value of international education within the Asia-Pacific region. APAIE aims to connect Asia-Pacific higher education organizations with the rest of the world and devotes itself to the principles of mutual respect, diversity, and collective progress.
The next APAIE will be in March 2025 to be held in Delhi, India, with the theme: Cultivating Global Citizens for the Future: The Higher Education Imperative in the Asia Pacific and Beyond.