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SEA-EU-NET 2 Date: January 27th, 2015

D4.2.2 - Report on diaspora and alumni communication patterns

EU FP7 Contract Number: 311784

Report on diaspora and alumni communication patterns

Deliverable Number: D4.2.2

Deliverable Nature: R

Deliverable dissemination level: PU

Work Package Number: 4

Work Package Title: Analysis

Task Number: T4.2

Task Title: Qualitative analyses of research strengths, cooperation

patterns and opportunities

Submission Date: 27.01.2015 Update:

Publication Date (Public) 27.01.2015

Task Leading Partner: NASATI

Contributing Partners: KNAW, EUResearch, ZSI GmbH

WP4: Analysis - Dissemination Level: PU

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Document Revision History

Version Date Comment Author

First Draft 18 January 2015 Dao Manh Thang / NASATI

Review V1.01 21 January 2015 Patrick Ziegler / DLR

Review V1.02 26 January 2015 WP4 Leads

Review V1.03 27 January 2015 Patrick Ziegler / DLR


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Contents

Background .................................................................................................................. 4

Approaching methodology ........................................................................................... 5

Current status of EU alumni associations in SEA ............................................................ 6

Types of EU-SEA alumni associations ......................................................................... 6

EU alumni associations supported by EU government or organisation ..................... 6

EU alumni associations established by students from a specific university ................ 6

EU alumni associations established by specialization ............................................... 7

Scale and activity ....................................................................................................... 7

Communication ........................................................................................................ 8

Potential to cooperate ............................................................................................... 9

Key EU-SEA alumni associations .................................................................................. 10

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Vietnam........................................ 10

Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association – Southeast Asia Chapter ...... 11

Alumniportal Deutschland - Indonesia .................................................................. 12

German Alumni Association - Malaysia (GAAM) ................................................... 13

Germany Alumni Green Group - Vietnam (GAG) .................................................. 14

Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) - Indonesia .................. 16

Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) Thailand ...................... 16

Vietnam Belgium Alumni - Vietnam (VBA) ............................................................ 17

UK alumni network in Thailand ............................................................................ 18

Suggestion and conclusion.......................................................................................... 19

Attachment 1: ......................................................................................................... 21


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Background Southeast Asian (SEA) alumni of EU educational and research organisations

are an obvious source and ally to build and promote science and technology

cooperation between the two regions.

Building on their knowledge of European research as well as their

intercultural experience and potential influence in the SEA national innovation

systems, they can play a vital role to initiate and accelerate bi-regional

cooperation efforts.

Developing strong relationships with key contact points of existing Alumni

groups and associations will ensure access to a large pool of SEA individuals in

Science, Technology and Business. Alumni groups are predominantly organised

on a national level – which offers opportunities to create regional SEA linkages

around specific thematic fields.

In the framework of the SEA-EU-NET 2 project, Task 3.4 was designed to

build an EU-SEA Alumni network. The specific objective of this Task 4.2 is to

open up and maintain communication channels to existing SEA alumni networks.

Thereby, alumni networks will play an increasing role in promoting a broader bi-

regional scientific exchange and research cooperation.

This Task will lever the efforts of existing national initiatives seeking to

strengthen alumni ties with the EU such as Thailand’s Reverse Brain Drain Project

and the Vietnamese initiative to build up a database of EU Alumni.

Specific objectives:

- Identify active alumni networks in SEA and establish a partnership with

the main contact persons of the networks;

- Engage with alumni groups to support specific activities (like

nominating experts for thematic workshop, identifying SMEs for

company visits, or the dissemination of information on funding

opportunities and STI cooperation in general/at large);


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- Build up trust between the project and interested and committed

alumni networks and capitalise on influential positions of key alumni;

- Facilitate strong relationships, contacts and exchanges among alumni

groups according to the selected societal challenges;

- Encourage alumni to register as experts in the CORDIS Database.

Several activities have been implemented:

- A list of Main Contact points at SEA Alumni groups;

- Providing regular communication towards EU-SEA alumni;

- Create partnership with key alumni groups to jointly organise regional

Alumni meetings;

- Involve committed alumni in the organisation of events/activities.

Approaching methodology NASATI, as the task leader responsible for building up the EU-SEA alumni

network, with the support of many project partners has been implementing some

concrete activities for setting-up EU-SEA alumni network. In order to find,

understand and work with EU-SEA alumni associations, a bottom-up method has

been chosen.

How to find EU-SEA alumni group:

- Working with relevant local agencies/partners to identify and collect

information on EU alumni associations in SEA countries;

- Collaboration with relevant EU partners to identify and collect

information on EU alumni associations in SEA countries;

- Working with the existing, familiar EU-SEA alumni groups.

EU alumni information collection:

- Survey questionnaire was designed to gather information on EU

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- Interview via email/Skype/social networks;

- Organizing Workshops with EU-SEA alumni groups to identify the

mechanisms to facilitate strong relationships, contacts and exchanges

among alumni and to strengthen relationships between Southeast Asia

alumni and their professors/ universities/ colleges in the EU.

Current status of EU alumni associations in SEA EU alumni associations in SEA these days are very diversified and scattered.

There are hundreds of alumni groups in the region but most of them are not

linked amongst each other. Therefore, it is quite difficult to “unite” them or find

a national contact point. Their activities and set-ups differ considerably from

country to country, they are varying in size and their activities.

Types of EU-SEA alumni associations

Basically, EU-SEA alumni associations can be classified in three main

groups, which are depending on different supporting resources, and differ in

scale and purpose.

EU alumni associations supported by EU government or organisation

These EU alumni associations normally get support and funding from an

EU government or an international organization for their activities in one SEA

country. For example, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is an

organisation which promotes higher education worldwide and especially supports

the exchange of students and researchers. Likewise, the British Council is also

very famous in SEA, working with strong support of the British government.

EU alumni associations established by students from a specific university

It is very common to see an EU alumni group founded by students from

the same university/college in any country. Normally, anyone graduating from


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one EU university/college can invite some other students from the same

university/college to set up an alumni group. Therefore, this kind of alumni is

rather “closed” to the outside world. It is not easy for someone who is not “in

the list” to join and become a member (not in the list means he/she did not

attend that university/college).

EU alumni associations established by specialization

Similar to EU alumni group set-up by those who graduated from the same

university; there is another type of EU alumni association built up by students

from the same specialization. It means that no matter what university they

studied at, all students who graduated from one EU country and share the same

interest in one specialization would establish an EU alumni group. This kind of

alumni group is also restricted.

Scale and activity

Because EU-SEA alumni associations differ from country to country, they

are, of course, different by scale and the purpose of their activities. Most of their

activities focus on:

- Creating a network for members to get connected (networking);

- Fostering linkages among alumni;

- Enriching and sharing experience in work and life;

- Facilitating alumni’s professional career development;

- Matching partnerships between alumni and interested partners;

- Diverse areas of cooperation (research, business...);

- Carrying out charitable/Social activities;

- Supporting scientific activities.

EU alumni groups with support from an EU government or international

organization are the biggest group with strong resources. There are some groups

with thousands of members that might even get partly supported by an Embassy


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such as the French alumni in Vietnam (UAVF), the Vietnam Belgium alumni (VBA

with more than 1700 alumni) which then develop many programmes for local

alumnis and the interested society in general.

For example, the DAAD groups support students, who like to learn the

German language and offer consulting and scholarships to study, live and

research in Germany. Also, after the stay in Germany, the DAAD keeps contact to

the Alumni, offers further trainings and networking meetings and help and

assistance in general. The DAAD regional office in Hanoi provides information

about general DAAD offers for alumni in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar

and regularly invites DAAD alumni to events and activities.

Similarly, The Erasmus Mundus Association (EMA) offers an international

professional and personal network for Erasmus Mundus students and graduates.

Its members can join professional networks and service teams to network and

become active within the Association. Job boards and special entrepreneurship

sections are offered to members. The SEA chapter unites EMA members from

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,

The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The group recognized the

needs to create strong bonds and increase mutual cooperation between EM

student/alumni in the region in order to support each other in areas like

employment, providing feedback to Erasmus Mundus Courses, social involvement

in the region and the promotion of the programmeme, as well as cooperation

with the local EU Delegations.

On a smaller scale, EU alumni associations established by university

members or by specialization often concentrate on activities within the scope of

their university’s issues or their interest of specialization. The number normally

ranges from dozens to hundreds of members.

Communication

Communication is very important for any alumni group. With the

development of the information technology (IT) and the rising of social networks,

EU-SEA alumni members tend to prefer those tools. Facebook and some other WP4: Analysis - Dissemination Level: PU

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social networks are considered the best methods because they are efficient, up to

date, easy to access and more favourable while the web portal is in contrast static

and needs a lot of skill and effort to maintain. Nevertheless, traditional

communication channels are still being utilized, such as:

- Websites/Online forums/ Online portals;

- Email groups;

- Newsletters, magazines, letterheads;

- Brochures/forms;

- Other related marketing materials.

Potential to cooperate

Although the interest of EU-SEA alumni member is much diversified many

of them have paid attention to science and technology (S&T) development,

especially, S&T information which is relevant to the careers or lives of their

members.

Representatives of alumni networks agree to the formation of a network

alliance comprising of alumni association representatives. Through this network,

information on European funding and fellowships can be shared with thousands

of EU alumni living and working in Southeast Asia. The alumni associations will

also play a key role in forming research partnerships through scientific workshops

and brokerage events.

Therefore, it is clear that the potential to support EU-SEA alumni

associations would be a win – win situation for both regions. It will be much

better if financial support would be available meanwhile the alumni groups can

act as a “filter” to help the SEA-EU-NET project to access ASEAN researchers in

the EU more efficient to create a better network among ASEAN and EU

researchers and organizations.


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Key EU-SEA alumni associations

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - Vietnam

DAAD is an organization for the international exchange of students and

researchers with its headquarters in Bonn. In 2012, the DAAD supported more

than 75.000 Germans and foreigners. The offers range from a year abroad for

young students until the doctorate, from an internship to guest lecturing, from

information exchange to coachwork for universities abroad.

The focus of the DAAD's work is the support of young talents and the

encouragement for internationalisation. High-performing students are supported

by numerous programmes and are lifetime partners for Germany. Moreover the

DAAD wants to raise interest for the German language, literature and culture and

support the learning process of the language.

An increasing number of Vietnamese people are interested in studying and

researching in Germany. More than 5.500 are studying at German universities;

more than 6.000 Alumni are already back in Vietnam. Among these Alumni there

are many who would like to report on their experiences: an excellent premise to

start the DAAD Ambassador programme in Vietnam.

DAAD Vietnam support alumni to continue contact between students and

their German host universities to maintain a professional, academic and personal

relationship with Germany. DAAD Vietnam also publishes regular information

and news-bulletins, contributing to an extended academic exchange between

Germany, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

The DAAD regional office in Hanoi provides information about the general

DAAD offers for alumni in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar and regularly

invites DAAD alumni to events and activities.


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Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association – Southeast Asia Chapter

The SEA chapter unites EMA members from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,

East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore,

Thailand, and Vietnam.

The idea of establishing an EMA SEA Chapter dates back to the 1st

November 2008, when a group of EMA members gathered in Jakarta for the 3rd

EMA networking event to share their experiences in the European Higher

Education Fair (EHEF). The group recognized the needs to create strong bonds

and increase mutual cooperation between EM student/alumni in the region in

order to support each other in areas like employment, providing feedback to

Erasmus Mundus Courses, enhance social involvement in the region and to

promote the programmeme, as well as cooperation with the local EU

Delegations.

The country based communication platform for Erasmus Mundus Alumni

and prospect students are:

- Erasmus Mundus Network Cambodia:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/35170649056/

- Erasmus Mundus Network Indonesia:


- Erasmus Mundus Network Malaysia:


- Erasmus Mundus Network Myanmar:


- Erasmus Mundus Network Philippines:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PinoyErasmusMundus/

- Erasmus Mundus Network Thailand:


- Erasmus Mundus Network Vietnam:



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https://www.facebook.com/groups/PinoyErasmusMundus/





Main goals are:

- To promote Erasmus Mundus as a European programmeme of

excellence in international education;

- To strengthen regional cooperation between members from different

countries and increase mutual collaboration;

- To serve the interests of the members, notably by providing a forum for

networking, communication and collaboration;

- To initiate projects and activities with positive social and environmental

impact towards EMA and its stakeholders;

The main Activities are:

- The participation in European Higher Education Fairs (EHEF) in the

region;

- The organization of Erasmus Mundus pre-departure briefings for newly

selected students;

- The close cooperation with the EU Delegations in the region;

- Organization of networking events in the region and within each

member countries;

- The promotion of Erasmus Mundus through social networks and

events;

- The support and organization of projects that create social and

environmental benefits;

- The promotion of Erasmus Mundus through EM – SEA promotion

volunteers.

Alumniportal Deutschland - Indonesia

The Alumniportal Deutschland is a joint project of five organisations from

the field of international cooperation. The aim is to address all alumni whether

they studied, conducted research, worked or took German classes, whether they


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received a scholarship or came as a “free mover” to Germany. The Alumniportal

is an addition to the classic alumni work of these organisations or anyone else. It

is supposed to bring all Germany alumni from around the world together at one

central stage where all information are put together.

The Alumniportal is sponsored by the Federal German Government.

The network provides information free of charge and is open to Germany-

Alumni, that is, individuals from around the world who have studied, worked or

conducted research in Germany, anyone who has received education or training

at a German institution abroad is welcome to become a member of the portal. It

also offers a platform for companies, universities and organisations operating at

international level who wish to stay or get in touch with German-Alumni.

- 89.000 members (50-100 registrations per day) from

- 180 countries;

- 2.000 companies & organisations, universities.

Main activities:

- Develop the interest in the German language;

- Study and continuing education;

- Share Science and research results;

- Share Jobs and career paths;

- Meet through webinars and events;

- Develop expert databases.

German Alumni Association - Malaysia (GAAM)

The German Alumni Association Malaysia (GAAM or formerly known as

German Alumni Association Kuala Lumpur) was formed on 29 September 2003.

GAAM was part of the legacy left by the previous German Ambassador to

Malaysia H.E. Mr. Jurgen A. R. Staks.


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The role of GAAM is the perseverance of Malaysian interests to foster

greater cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and Malaysia with

the intention that the Membership to the Association is open to all individuals

and corporations with the same common interests.

Up to now, the alumni network has more than 200 registered members

with 3 types of memberships available:

Ordinary: Open to Malaysian citizens who are older than 18 years old and

working or residents of Malaysia and who have benefited from German

education and training with the given right to vote and hold office.

Associate: Open to all those who are interested in the objectives of the

Society with the given right to vote only.

Corporate: Open to all companies operating in Malaysia, who are

interested in the activities of the Association with each membership be

represented by not more than three of its elected personnel during the Annual

General Meeting with the right to vote, contribute ideas and participate in the

Association’s programmes.

GAAM has identified several targeted activities and programmes, in which

GAAM welcomes partnerships and sponsorships for their activities: sports &

recreational activities, charity, networking event, annual gala, education, etc.

GAAM members can connect via:

- GAAM website;

- GAAM facebook;

- GAAM letterhead;

- GAAM office;

- GAAM brochures/forms.

Germany Alumni Green Group - Vietnam (GAG)


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The GAGGroup has been founded at an Alumni Meeting at the German –

Vietnamese Centre of the Hanoi University of Technology in June 30, 2008.

GAGGroup’s mission is to provide a synergistic network for alumni

professionals in the area of Environmental Protection, in order to promote

exchanges of knowledge, research results, experiences, and information among

the GAGGroup members and other stakeholder organizations.

GAGGroup will assume the role of a professional agent in the area of

environment, providing assistance to its members by:

- launching a professional forum for specialists;

- presenting members’ research results;

- participating in research projects/initiatives;

- enhancing members’ research capacity;

- approaching research funders;

- developing professional connections with international partners.

The GAGGroup will

- administer a diversified Environment Specialist Database;

- provide research incubators/project for its members;

- organize seminars, conferences and training courses concentrated on

all issues related to environmental protection;

- provide internships/thesis and research project supervision/coordination

services for German and Vietnamese students and researchers;

- network with other professional bodies and associations.

Currently GAGGroup’ activities are coordinated by a core group consisting

of 7 members and there are 49 Germany Alumni registered as GAGGroup official

members since June 30, 2008. In September 2009, GAGGroup warmly

welcomed 4 new international members from Indonesia, Thailand, Syria and

Egypt.


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Members of GAGGroup should:

- be alumni from training programmes in Germany;

- be professionals/interested in the areas of environment;

- complete official registration procedures (details about the registration

will be announced in the website of GAGGroup);

- hold any nationality.

Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) - Indonesia

The EMA (Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association) in Indonesia

mostly focuses on:

- Serving the interests of Students and Alumni;

- Providing a forum for networking, communication and collaboration;

- Promoting Erasmus Mundus as a European programme of excellence in

international education.

The goals of the EMA Chapter in Indonesia are:

- Promoting EM in the region as the center of European Education

Excellence;

- Enhancing alumni/student networking in the region by conducting

networking activities;

- Leasing with universities and industries to open opportunities for EM

graduates;

Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) Thailand

Similar to the EMA in Indonesia, the EMA in Thailand is quite strong and

has a lot of ongoing activities in Thailand and the SEA.

- Established in 2008;


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- Working in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union

to Kingdom of Thailand;

- Annual participation in the European High Education Fair (EHEF) to

provide information about the Erasmus Mundus programmes and

scholarship by the alumni.

- Annual participation in the reception for the Erasmus Mundus

awardees organized by the Delegation of the European Union to

Thailand together with Ambassadors and representatives from EU

member states in Thailand and Business sectors;

- Providing information/lectures in international seminars organized by

the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand in ASEAN countries.

The topic are about higher education, networking opportunities in

Thailand and ASEAN and research opportunities in Europe (2009-

2011);

- Attending research fairs in Thailand, Laos PDR and Myanmar;

- Community development; teaching English, book donations etc;

- Collaborations with the business sector such as the EU-ASEAN Business

Center in Thailand and the professional sector to network and support

Thai EM graduates on their career path.

Vietnam Belgium Alumni - Vietnam (VBA)

Vietnam Belgium Alumni has been established in 1978 with the members

graduating from DGD, VLIR, CUD, universities (Liège, VUB, Flander region,

Wallonie region). Now, the number of members is about 1700 alumni.

VBA has the following goals:

- To foster the linkages among Vietnamese alumni;

- To enrich their alumni experience;

- To facilitate alumni’s professional career development;


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- To match partnerships between Alumnis and interested partners:

Belgium and EU countries;

Diverse areas of cooperation (research, business).

UK alumni network in Thailand

The British Council works to promote the UK as the ideal destination for

education. Throughout the year the group holds events to engage prospective

students, students, and stakeholders.

The British Council’s UK Alumni network is the largest and strongest

alumni network in Thailand. It holds 6000+ alumni and the number is growing

progressively every year. The network connects and engages its alumni in

meaningful activities to create initiatives for greater good.

The British Council Job Fair for UK alumni provides opportunities for UK

graduates to receive information on career opportunities and add value -

following their UK study.

- The opportunity for qualified candidates to gain an international

perspective and English language skills necessary to succeed in a

modern business environment;

- The opportunity to recruit qualified candidates for companies,

especially for niche areas of work;

- The chance for alumni to contact potential employees;

- The possibility for alumni to gain a different view on work and live in

the competitive workplace of nowadays;

- The chance to gain insight and meet well-known firms to pursue a

career, especially in an international environment;

- Networking, work opportunities, self-development plans.


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Suggestion and conclusion The formation of a network alliance comprising of alumni association

representatives from EU and SEA could lead to the establishment of a strong

European lobby group in the region with outreach into various parts of society.

This might not be a tangible and measurable outcome but a very effective,

subliminal impact on the Southeast Asian countries in general. A programme to

connect Alumi representatives from the two regions could strengthen the links

between both regions and create a network. Through this network, not only

information targeted on research and innovation can be shared with literally

thousands and thousands of European Alumni living and working in Southeast

Asia.

Alumni associations can also play a key role in forming research

partnerships and enhance cooperation between both regions. A lot of prominent

decision makers of Southeast Asian societies are members of European Alumni

associations and would receive information shared via these networks. A

coordinated long-term effort like the one SEA-EU-NET is currently trying to

establish would ensure serious impact. Again, the funding of such a coordinated

action would be the key to success.

Moreover, the strengthening of intra-ASEAN exchange between Alumni

organizations would lead to increased impact.

Because most of the alumni associations are working on a voluntary basis,

it is necessary to develop a permanent funding source and a

programme/roadmap to ensure efficient long-term impact. A programme like this

should focus on the expectations and needs of these groups.

Also, the set-up of an EU-SEA alumni database is very important, as well as

an alumni contact point who might be the focal point for the dissemination of

information to the rest of the members – this is currently being done by the SEA-

EU-NET project but would have to be maintained beyond the funding lifetime of

the project. Until now, some of the alumni contact points have been identified

(see Attachment 1)


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It is essential to identify more representatives from other EU-SEA alumni

groups. Thanks to them, EU activities can be advertised to broader potential

audiences.

Finally, the INCO-NET project SEA-EU-NET currently serves as the “bridge”

to connect alumni groups in SEA to alumni groups in the EU. If alumni from both

regions will contact and share information via SEA-EU-NET communication

channels, they will enjoy a lot of benefits, not only within the project framework,

but also in a wider sense and by this create a win - win situation for both region’s

societies.


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Attachment 1:

SEA Country European Cooperation Country Overview-List available? Name of Alumni-Group Foundation Date

Number of Members Information on Membership

Duration of Stay in European Country

Areas of Research Objectives, Activities, Meetings, etc. Webaddress Contact Person Comment

Thailand Netherlands

NAATThe Netherlands Alumni Association Thailand 1971 ? alumni from the Netherlands varies varies

• to organize forums, meetings and network events • to promote opportunities for alumni in Thailand to re-establish, maintain and strengthen their contacts and bonds with their former host-institutions and with the Netherlands • to enhance the acknowledgment and recognition of alumni and encourage them to be active http://www.naat.or.th/en/?home [email protected]

Thailand Germany Humboldt-Club Thailandformer AvH Foundation scholarship holders http://www.thaiavh.com/

Prof. Dr. Pakawadee Sutthivaiyakit: [email protected]

Homepage does not work properly at the moment, information here received from: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/alumnivereinigungen.html

Thailand Germany http://www.daad.or.th/e DAAD Alumni Thailand ? ?former Thai students or researchers in Germany varies varies

• to set up a network of experts• to collect and provide information about ongoing research collaborations• to exchange information on existing support programs (EU, ASEAN, ASIA-Link etc.)• to invite experts for lectures on their specific subject and to organize seminars• to support German universities in getting in contact with their former students. http://www.daad.or.th/en/19656/index.html

no contact person mentioned, but further links

DAAD Information Center Bangkok in collaboration with the VTD (Verein der Ehemaligen Thai Studenten in Deutschland) wishes to help in establishing a network with and between alumni of all German host institutions within Thailand => this homepage is starting point

Thailand GermanyAssociation of Former Thai Students in Germany (VTD) 1967 870

former Thai students in Germany varies varies

Networking, support members professional development, foster cultural exchange between Germany and Thailand No official homepage found [email protected]

Information received from: http://www.bangkok.diplo.de/Vertretung/bangkok/de/09/13-Thai-Deutsche-Kulturstiftung.html and http://www.daad.or.th/en/19656/index.html

Thailand UK Thai-UK alumni network 2000 ?

Thais who have studied in/ finished degrees in the UK + Thai professionals who have links with UK varies varies

• professional development events • networking opportunities • career opportunities • information, news and events sharing http://www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/study-uk/alumni

british council: [email protected] send e-newsletter

Thailand EU

EMA - Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association 2006

about 9000 for all countries

newly accepted and current students of Erasmus Mundus Master or PhD Programmes; alumni of Erasmus Mundus Programmes varies varies

• international professional and personal network for Erasmus Mundus students and graduates• Jobs board and special entrepreneurship section• channel of communication for students, alumni, universities and the European Commission http://www.em-a.eu/en/about-ema.html

country representative: Chaidarun Iamphak, Mutjalin Nualnim;[email protected]

South-East Asian Chapter of EMA, which unites members from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam was established in 2008: http://www.em-a.eu/en/about-ema/regional-chapters/south-east-asian-chapter.html


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Singapore UK https://www.britishcouncil.org.sg/en/education-uk/uk-alumni-groups-and-societies=> list of UK Alumni Groups in Singapore + web-addresshttp://www.britishalumni.org.sg/resources/alumni-groups-in-singapore

Singapore UK The British Alumni Singapore 1986 ?graduates from 80 British universities varies varies

• promote and enhance the interest and welfare of its members • encourage mutually beneficial networking• guidance to students who intend to study in the UK http://www.britishalumni.org.sg/

no mail address, conact form available here: http://www.britishalumni.org.sg/contact/feedback-comments

Singapore UK

Oxbridge - The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore ? ?

persons resident in Singapore who have been or are members of Oxford or Cambridge University varies varies organization of social gatherings and events http://www.oxbridge.org.sg/new/

no contact person, only general mail address: [email protected]

Singapore France French Alumni 1980 ?former Singaporean students in France varies varies

• promote, foster, maintain friendship among Alumni members, provide a networking forum.• foster exchanges with French speaking communities in Singapore.• initiate and/or support any project which the Alumni deems deserving for its members or the community.• promote social and cultural exchanges with other French Alumni having similar objectives in the ASEAN region. www.frenchalumni.org

Mr. LIM Boon Chye (?), general mail address: [email protected] homepage has not been updated since 2010

Singapore EU

EMA - Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association 2006 about 9000 for all



country representative: Mohamed Sirajuddin Sulaiman,[email protected]



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Indonesia Germany http://www.daadjkt.org/iDAAD Indonesia Alumni ? ?Indonesians who studied or pursued research in Germany varies varies

• Continue contacts between the alumni themselves and with their German host institutions, DAAD. • Maintain professional, academic and personal ties with Germany by providing a regular information service.• Contribute to deepening and extending academic exchange between Indonesia and Germany.• Use the experience and knowledge gained by the alumni to the benefit of the current generation of scholarship holders and those interested in studying in Germany. http://www.daadjkt.org/index.php?alumni

keep a mailing list with all German Alumni (not only DAAD scholarship holders);publish Alumni Journal (NADI)

Indonesia Germany PAHSI-Alumni Association 2003 57 (2009)

former Hanns Seidel Foundation scholarship holders varies varies

organize conferences etc. to provide its members with:• networking opportunities• contacts to German economy• recommendations for applicants of HSF Scholarship and joint German Culture explorations http://www.hss.de/southeastasia/en/indonesia/pahsi-alumni

contact via Hanns-Seidel: [email protected]

Indonesia Germany

PAJPerhimpunan Alumni Jerman, Vereinigung Deutsche Alumni ? ? ? ? ? ?

http://www.paj.or.idhttp://paj-aceh.org/id/#top ? homepage only in Bahasa Indonesia

Indonesia Germany Alumni of AvH Fellows ? ?former AvH Foundation scholarship holders ? ? ? http://www.opi.lipi.go.id/utama.cgi?depan&&&&&108278619 ? homepage only in Bahasa Indonesia

Indonesia Sweden Forum Alumni Swedia

established as a group/ mailing list in 2007, beacame formal organization in 2013 Facebook-Group:

former scholars from Swedish universities (e.g. Lund University, Stockholm University, Uppsala University) varies varies

Organization of Swedish Education Exhibition, seminars in cooperation with external organizations/ companies in Indonesia, Swedish Culture Show http://www.facebook.com/groups/alumniswedia/5313502235 no contact person mentioned

homepage of Facebook group; organizations' official homepage could not be found

Indonesia Netherlands

IKANED (Ikatan & Keluarga Alumni Nederland)Holland Alumni Association Indonesia 1986 6.557 (2013)

all Indonesian (included family members) who lived, studied or engaged in academic research in the Netherlands varies varies

• building and strengthening the network of Holland alumni in Indonesia• supporting the aspiration of its members to back the Indonesian government’s programmes in the areas of society, economy, culture and education• supporting Dutch institutions promoting higher education in the Netherlands http://www.ikaned.org/https://www.hollandalumni.nl/files/d

NESO Alumni Officer: Ms. Nyimas Dian Fitriani, [email protected]

IKANED is the sole official Dutch alumni network in Indonesia

Indonesia NetherlandsIHS Alumni Association Indonesia 2000 about 600

Alumni of courses on urban and housing issues provided by HIS (for government officials, employees of academic institutions, private companies) urban and

housing issues

Networking events (with other Alumni Groups, relevant institutions etc.); plan to organize workshops on specific topics http://www.eur.nl/index.php?id=211008

Mellyana Frederika: [email protected]

Indonesia UK UK alumni in Indonesia ? ?Indonesians who have stdudied in the UK

varies (at least 3 months) varies objectives: keeping in touch and building networks http://www.britishcouncil.or.id/en/study-uk/alumni

no official contact person, but website includes contact form

Indonesia EU

EMA - Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association 2006

about 9000 for all countries



country representative: Fenny Amalo;[email protected]



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