Date: November 21-23, 2017

Location: Manila, the Philippines

Host University: the Philippine Normal University

Number of Attendees: 170

Number of Participating Countries and Regions: 12

Number of HEIs attending: 91

Theme: Innovations& Foresight: Education Solutions for a Better World

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The 16th session of the AUPF was held in Manila, from 21 to 23 November 2017. Philippine Normal University (PNU), in cooperation with the University of Santo Tomas, Philippine Women’s University, Our Lady of Fatima University, Bicol University, and Adamson University, were the hosts of the event.

The three-day forum, which was themed " Innovations & Foresight: Education Solutions for a Better World", aimed to provide opportunities for Asian universities to collaborate, promote dialogue on education, and strengthen collaboration in various fields. Through collaborative thinking and sharing, this forum was conducted to strengthen the social responsibility and international strategic partnership of Education leaders in Asia.

The forum mainly aimed to achieve the following outcomes:

(1) Policy recommendations in the field of education, especially in the areas of policy formulation, science and technology and teaching;

(2) Develop joint initiatives, collaborative activities and innovative solutions to different concerns in higher education, and strengthen collaboration among universities participating in the Asian University Presidents' Forum.

The 2017 AUPF provided a venue for networking of Asian universities within and beyond the region. It also allows the participants to forge agreements between and among themselves to initiate inter-institutional and collaborative projects.

Delegates of the 16th AUPF

Opening Ceremony of the 16th AUPF

Flag Handover Ceremony

Standing Committee Members of the AUPF