Workshop Organisation

Workshop Organisation

Workshop Organisation

Theme of the Workshop:

Innovate Higher Education to Enhance Graduate Employability

31st July – 3rd August 2017, Asia Hotel Bangkok, Thailand

The workshop is designed to discuss about how to innovate higher education for higher graduate employability in the knowledge economy. This proposal is triggered by the internationalisation of higher education and current socio-economic development of Thailand, where higher education is struggling to compete with its partners in the Asian region in terms of students’ learning outcomes, particularly their employability.

This workshop will be important and timely for Thailand and the UK researchers, policy makers, businesses and communities to share and discuss scientifically what should be done to secure win-win solutions for improving the quality of higher education, increasing students’ employability, and boosting the economy at the same time. The immediate benefit of the workshop is to provide higher education and policy makers a big picture of the interconnectedness among research, teaching, and industrial partnerships that has been neglected in Thailand for so long. The long-term benefit of the workshop is to promote further collaborations between the UK and Thai researchers in connection with industries in the area of higher education innovation for sustainable development

What is Researcher Links (RL)?

Researcher Links is designed to provide financial support to bring together a UK and Thai cohort of early career researchers to take part in a workshop focusing on building links for future collaboration and enhancing the researchers’ career opportunities. The workshop will be coordinated by two leading researchers one from a UK institution, plus one working in a Thai institution.

Can take part of the Workshop:

  • Two (2) workshop coordinators: one from the UK and one from Thailand;
  • Four (4) mentors: three from the UK and one from Thailand;
  • Maximum of thirty four (34) early career researchers: 17 from the UK and 17 from Thailand, to be selected by the Workshop coordinators by means of an open call. Early career researchers must have a PhD, obtained less than 10 years prior to the workshop - All of the selected young researchers will be sponsored by the workshop organisation.
  • Industries, NGOs, and other Higher Education stakeholders outside the UK and Thailand are welcome to attend if you can fund themselves. We can cover your lunch and refreshment.

The Workshops will be held in English, which means that all the participants must be fluent in English.

Application and Deadline:

The full application below must be completed and submitted by 7th April 2017. Link to the application.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applications must be submitted using the Researcher Links application form
  • Application must be submitted before the above deadline
  • Participants must be early career researchers: Early Career Researchers are defined as holding a PhD for less than 10 years on the starting date of the workshop.
  • Participants must be affiliated to UK and Thai higher education or research institutions at the time of the application.

Quality Assessment

  • Experience and relevance of the applicant’s research area to the workshop
  • Motivation and contribution to the aims of the workshop
  • Description of the long term impact expected through the participation in the workshop
  • Ability to disseminate workshop’s outcomes

Selection Procedure

  • Eligibility check
  • Quality assessment
  • CV review

Notification of results:

Successful applicants will be notified by email by 30th April 2017. If you do not receive email from us after this date, you are unsuccessful.

Requirements:

All participants will be allocated 20 minutes during the workshop to share their thought about how we can innovate Higher Education to enhance our graduate employability.

Equal Opportunities

The British Council is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in all its activities and this includes the avoidance of any bias in the assessment of applications due to gender, disability, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or religious belief. Participants’ selection undertaken by workshop organizers must not contravene this policy. Extra support to enable participation of early career researchers with special needs will be given.

Local

Asia Hotel Bangkok Overview:
The Asia Hotel has 650 well-appointed and tastefully decorated rooms and suites with modern luxuries. Amenities to make your stay enjoyable include 2 large outdoor swimming pools, sauna and health club. For relaxation, there are live entertainment in our lobby bar and cocktail lounge. Dining is also imaginative and exciting. There are 4 restaurants ranging from local delights and snacks to exquisite gourmet, Chinese, Brazilian and Vietnamese cuisines. For meeting and conventions, the Asia Hotel excels with facilities for up to 1,500 people, plus a Business center that has facilities for even a small business meeting complete with secretarial and translation services, photocopiers, telex and facsimile.
Asia Hotel Bangkok Bangkok Location:
Ideally situated in Bangkok’s colorful shopping, business and entertainment center, the Asia Hotel has long been popular with business travelers and tourists. Already in a class of its own, the hotel surpasses your expectations of comfort, service and dining all at the best value in town.

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Contact

Dr Tang Keow Ngang

+66-996702172; +06-0175396315

Dr Hong T. M. Bui