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Mobility, Mutual Recognition and aSean coMMunity building

Philippines 113 350 371 170 148 11
Singapore 306 840 960 39 30 1
Thailand 457 1,316 1,361 1
Vietnam 64 54 620 1,141 748

Total 6,959 12,467 10,253 0 5,138 4,895 572 2,262 2,171
Source: Calculated by author from UNESCO UIS database

Table 3. Malaysian Students in Indonesia

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1,052 2,775 2,882 2,227 Not available 2,516
Source: Compiled from UNESCO UIS database

Figure 2. ASEAN student mobility
Figure 2. ASEAN student mobility
ASEAN International Student Mobility

260000
240000
220000
200000
180000
160000
140000
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
ASEAN outbound Intra-ASEAN

Source: Calculated by author from UNESCO UIS

AUN, SEAMEO-RIHED and ASEAN

Since its establishment in 1995, AUN has been engaged in strengthening university cooperation
within ASEAN, promoting cooperation and solidarity among scholars, academicians, and researchers
in ASEAN Member States. In 2008, AUN became one of ASEAN’s sectorial ministerial body responsible
for higher education cooperation and development which mandates its serving as a policy-oriented
body in ASEAN higher education. Re-established in 1993 (originally established in 1959), SEAMEO-
RIHED’s mission has been to foster efficiency, effectiveness, and harmonisation of higher education in
South East Asia through systemic research, empowerment, development of mechanisms to facilitate
sharing and collaborations in higher education.

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