The leading universities of ASEAN
namely Universiti Brunei Darussalam of Brunei Darussalam, Universitas
Indonesia and Universitas Gadjah Mada of Inodnesia, Universiti
Sains Malaysia and Universiti Malaya of Malaysia, University of
the Philippines and De La Salle University of the Philippines,
National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University
of Singapore, and Chulalongkorn University and Burapha University
of Thailand at the initiative of their respective governments
(hereinafter referred to as Participating Universities) and represented
by their Presidents/Rectors/Vice-Chancellors as hereunder indicated:
Dato Abu Bakar Apong
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Prof.Dr.M.K. Tadjudin
Rektor, Universitas Indonesia
Prof.Dr. Sukanto Reksohadiprodjo
Rektor, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Tan Sri Dato' Hj.Musa bin Mohamed
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dato' Dr. Hj. Abdullah Sanusi bin Ahmad
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Malaya
Dr. Emil Q. Javier
President, University of the Philippines
Dr. Andrew Gonzalez
President, De La Salle Univeristy
Prof. Lim Pin
Vice-Chancellor, National University of Singapore
Dr. Cham Tao Soon
President, Nanyang Technological University
Prof.Dr. Charas Suwanwela, M.D.
President, Chulalongkorn University
Ass.Prof. Dr. Phasook Kullavanij
President, Burapha University
DO HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
The Participating Universities, in pursuance of
the Charter of the ASEAN University Network, and as founding members,
shal endeavour to promote human resource and capability development
to further strengthen the existing network of leading universities
and institutions of higher learning in the ASEAN region through
the establishment of the ASEAN University Network, which shall
hereinafter be referred to as AUN.
The AUN shall have the following objectives:
1.) Promote cooperation and solidarity among profesionals,
academicians, scientists, and scholars in the region;
2.) Develop academic and professional human resources in the region;
and;
3.) Promote informaiton dissemination including electronic networking
of libraries, exchanges and sharing of appropriate information
among the members of the academic community, policy makers, students
and other relevant users
Academic institutions of any ASEAN member country may be admitted
to the AUN upon submission of application for such membershp to
the Board of Trustees.
The following shall be the basis for acceptance of membership
of an academic institution:
1.) Recognition of its status as a centre of excellence
in priority disciplines;
2.) Faculty strength
3.) Experience in regional or international programmes; and,
4.) Existence of adequate laboratories, libraries, and other facilities.
This Agreement shall encompass cooperative activities on the following:
1.) Establishment of the AUN;
2.) Student and faculty exchange programmes
3.) Scholarship for study and ASEAN universities;
4.) Information networking among ASEAN universities;
5.) Collaborative research; and,
6.) Other projects that may be agree upon by the AUN.
These activities shall be formulated in consultation
with Participating Universities.
To ensure effective collaboration among Participating Universities,
the members shall endeavour to implement, as best as possible,
the folowing measures;
1.) Waiver of tuition and matriculation fees for selected disciplines
and specific number of scholars;
2.) Authorize the secondment/exchange of faculty members/experts
to academic institutions where their services are required:
3.) Provide subsidy for the accommodaiton of scholar/faculty fellows:
4.) Secure admissions of exchange students/scholars:
5.) Asist students to enable them to participate in on-the-job
training in private firms or companies;
6.) Facilitate the exchange of library materials and publications
electronically or through traditional means;
7.) Authorize the cross-posting of researchers who are involved
in joint research activities to optimize the use of laboratory
facilities in the region:
8.) User resources under the technical asistance programme to
complement AUN funds:
9.) Allocate from the budget of the university such amounts as
may be necessary to suport priorit programmes of the AUN an as
identifie under this Agreement of suplemental implementing agreements;
10.) Secure the support of the public and private sectors for
the AUN programmes; and,
11.) Authorize eminent administrators or faculty members to serve
in the AUN Secretariat or the Board of Trustees when nominated/elected.
The exchange of students, scholars, and fellows, production of
publications, other materials and information networking, and
other related activities may be covered by specific contracts/agreements
between the Participating Universities within the framework of
this Agreement.
In addition to the funds provided by the AUN, the members shall
encourage cost-sharing in the funding of projects for the region.
They shall also develop projects which will generate funds from
other sources such as foundations and companies which are willing
to support relevant projects.
In appropriate cases, technical personnel, governmental agencies
and institutions of other countries may participate in projects
and programmes being carried out under the Agreement at the invitation
of any of the Participating Universities.
Each Participating University shall facilitate entry into and
exit from each territory of personnel and equipment of the other
Party working on or used in joint projects and programmes in accordance
with the laws, rules regulations in force in their respective
countires.
Each Participating University may, when circumstances warrant,
request for the amendment of any provision of this Agreement after
two years from effectivity thereof; provided however, such amendment
will not be undertaken more than once every two years thereafter.
Such amendment shall be approved after all parties concur thereto.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the signing/approval
by member universities. It shall remain in force for a period
of three (3) years and shall continue in force unless sooner terminated
by the member universities. The notice to terminate shall be given
to the "Board of Trustees in writing, three (3) months prior
to its meeting. Projects which, at the expiration of this Agreement,
have already commenced but have not been fully implemented, shall
be carried out to their completion by the parties unless they
shall agree to terminate it simultaneously with the termination
of this Agreement.
Done in Capitals of ASEAN countries in November
1995 in eleven originals in English, all copies being equally
authentic.
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