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EU extends support for ASEAN higher education The European Union (EU) has extended its support for higher education in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region until the end of 2022, helping to keep a programme running that allows students to get scholarships at or transfer between universities across the region, writes Jayanty Nada Shofa for the Jakarta Globe. First launched in 2015, the EU Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) programme facilitates intra-mobility for students in the ASEAN region via credit transfer and scholarship schemes. The EU-funded p...

Can ASEAN broker a deal to end Myanmar violence? dw.com 11 hrs ago David Hutt © Provided by dw.com Anti-coup protesters use fire extinguishers to create smoke cover against riot police during a demonstration in Yangon The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc faces its toughest test in decades on Saturday when its leaders hold a special summit in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to discuss the political turmoil in Myanmar. So far, the bloc's response to the crisis has been mixed. Brunei, which holds the ASEAN chairmanship this year, issued a strong statemen...

ACTS eyes expansion to benefit from regional trade flows 12:05 | 16/04/2021 The new online customs transit management system – the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) – will benefit ASEAN cross-border traders, with further expansion to more ASEAN member states and EU-ASEAN economic initiatives to intensify in the future. Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to ASEAN, and Paul Mandl, team leader of the ARISE Plus Programme, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy the system's benefits and future prospects. Paul Mandl, team leader of the ARISE Plus Programme (l...

IMAGE:  Top (left-right): Mr Igor Driesmans, European Union Ambassador to ASEAN; Professor Goh Yihan, Dean of SMU School of Law. Bottom (left-right): SMU Associate Professor of Law Pasha Hsieh; SMU Assistant... view more  Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Will a pandemic reverse the wave of protectionism that has swept across the globe in recent years? Such a prospect may seem incredible with global trade having fallen by over 30 percent this year, but the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are determ...