1

May 1-3, 2002

Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand

China and Thailand

15

38

Leadership and Management in HEIs

1. The Forum was called the Presidents Conference of Sino-Thai Higher Education Institutions then, since it was only attended by universities from the two countries.

2. The Constitution of Sino-Thailand Non-governmental Cooperation Conference for Higher Education Institution was drafted.

2

October 11-12, 2003

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

China, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Macao, China

21

114

Globalization of Higher Education in Asia

1. The Forum was renamed the Asian University Presidents Forum.

2. The draft Constitution was renamed as the Constitution of the Asian University Presidents Forum.

3

October 30-31, 2004

Shanghai International Studies University, China

China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, China

24

50

Reform of Asian universities and duties of their  presidents

This session released the Shanghai Declaration of 2004 AUPF.

4

October 7-9, 2005

Pai Chai University, South Korea

China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Russia

57

80

Worldwide Strength and Development Strategies of  Asian Universities’ Education  System

This session put forward suggestions on the amendment of the Constitution of the AUPF regarding the Board of Directors of the Forum.

5

November 16-18, 2006

Bangkok University, Thailand

China, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, China and Cambodia

65

94

The Future of Asian Universities: Visions and  Strategies for Cooperation

6

November 14-15, 2007

Providence University,  Taiwan, Chian

China, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Israel, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan, China

89

160

Service Study, University Fund and Donation and  International Communications

7

September 14-17, 2008

Anhui University, China

Cambodia, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, China, Taiwan, China, etc.

65

121

Education and Employability; International  Communications; University Culture

1. This session formally determined the logo and flag of the Forum, which were intended to be used at each session.

2. This session defined the exact number of sessions that had been held so far and clearly stated that the first Asian University Presidents Forum was initiated by universities from China and Thailand in 2002.

8

October 19-21, 2009

Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, China and the Philippines

45

110

Quality Assurance in Higher Education

An amendment to the Constitution of the AUPF was made for the first time.

9

December 16-18, 2010

Norton University, Cambodia

China, Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Korea, Israel, Cambodia, the Philippines, Sudan and Australia

17

55

Challenges and Prospects for Higher Education  Institutions

The list of HEIs attending previous sessions, together with the flag and logo of the Forum, was handed over to the next host.

10

November 14-16, 2011

VIT University, India

India, China, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Israel, Iran, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia, Fiji, the U.S.etc.

55

450

Impact of Globalization of Higher Education  Institutions on the Asian Economy

This session proposed to set up an official website for the Forum.

11

October 28-31, 2012

Dongseo University, South Korea

Korea, China, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Iraq, Lithuania, Russia, and Mongolia, etc.

68

140

The Era of Asia: Creating a Cooperative Network of  Asian Universities

Busan Declaration was released during this session.

12

October 7-9, 2013

Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia

Malaysia, China, Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Yemen, Singapore, Pakistan and the Philippines

67

150

Leadership in the Transformation of Asia:  Opportunities and Challenges

AUPF theme song was officially released during this session.

13

October 22-25, 2014

Christian University, Thailand

China, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Cambodia, Taiwan, China, Poland, Israel, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Japan and Bahrain

60

140

Transcultural Challenges for Innovation in Higher  Education

14

November

5-8, 2015

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies,  China

China, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Palestine, the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Israel, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, USA, UK, Peru, Russia, Canada, Cape Verde, Mauritius, etc,

80

171

Asian Higher Education Connectivity: Vision, Process and Approach

Guangzhou Declaration was released during this session. The second amendment was made to the constitution of the AUPF.

15

October 31- November 2, 2016

Asia University,  Japan

China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Israel, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia, Poland and Taiwan, China

39

104

Bridging Global Diversity in Higher Education

16

November 21-23, 2017

the  Philippine Normal University, the Philippines

China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia,  Poland, India and Taiwan, China

91

170

Innovations  & Foresight: Education Solutions for a Better World

17

November 6-8, 2018

Petra Christian University，Indonesia

China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Cambodia,  Poland, India, Lithuania, Timor Leste and Taiwan, China

63

140

Disruption at the Crossroads: Innovative Engagement  and Future Challenges for Higher Education

　

18

November 22 –24, 2019

Daffodil International

University (DIU)

China, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Taiwan, China.

38

73

Future of Entrepreneurship Education and Experiential Learning:

Determinants of Developing Successful Entrepreneurial Eco-System in Asian Economies.
　

19

November 30 - December 1, 2020

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Korea, UK and Thailand

46

198

Cooperation and Development of Asian Higher Education in the New Circumstances

The Forum was held online for the first time.

20

October 29-31, 2021

Zhejiang Yuexiu University

Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Japan, India, the Philippines, Spain, New Zealand, UK, Germany, Poland, France, Taiwan, China, Macao, China and China

72

191

Building an Asian Higher Education Community in the Post-epidemic Era