Malaysia National Conference on Internationalisation at Home (IaH)

PERSIDANGAN KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MENGENAI Internationalisation at Home (IaH)

The virtual conference was held on 26th July 2022 from the FRIENDS Teahouse at the APU campus.

Persidangan maya itu telah diadakan pada 26 Julai 2022 dari Kedai Teh FRIENDS di kampus APU.

Organisers: (Penganjur)

  • Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)
  • Berjaya University College (BUC)

Internal Speakers (Penceramah Dalaman):

  • Professor Dr. Andrew Seddon (Senior Director, Partnerships & Standards, APU)
  • Associate Professor Dr. Jason Turne (Senior Head of School, School of Business, APU)
  • Associate Professor Wong Bee Suan (Head of School, School of Computing, APU)
  • Assistant Professor Ronald Willie Binati (Head of Programme, BUC)

External Speakers (Pembesar Suara Luar):

  • Professor Dr. Mushtak Al-Atabi (Provost and CEO (Heriot-Watt University Malaysia)
  • Associate Professor Dr. Shankar Chelliah (Associate Professor, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
  • Ayse Deniz Ozkan (Vice-Director responsible for Global Education and Partnerships at Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey)

Student Speakers (Penceramah pelajar):

Boot Camp Attendees (Peserta Kem Boot):

  • Chan See Mun
  • Kiew Jiun Jie
  • Koo Jie Lin
  • Ng Shuang Yin

Digital Story Winners (Intakes 092022 and 112022) (Pemenang Cerita Digital (Pengambilan 092022 dan 112022))

  • Benjamin Eli Willie
  • Mery Setiowaty Lenore


Conference Report (Laporan Persidangan):

The FRIENDS project Internationalisation at Home (IaH) National Conference coincided with APU’s 3rd Annual FRIENDS Day celebrations on July 24th 2022.

Projek FRIENDS Pengantarabangsaan di Rumah (IaH) Persidangan Kebangsaan bertepatan dengan sambutan Hari FRIENDS Tahunan APU yang ke-3 pada 24 Julai 2022.

The event started with an introduction to the APU and BUC FRIENDS teams, with an introduction to Erasmus+, and to the FRIENDS project.

Acara bermula dengan pengenalan kepada pasukan APU dan BUC FRIENDS, dengan pengenalan kepada Erasmus+ dan projek FRIENDS.

The FRIENDS family was introduced to set the context of the project across SE Asia, and to provide some background into the need for students to demonstrate an ability to work with people from different cultures during their internships and when they move into employment.

Keluarga FRIENDS telah diperkenalkan untuk menetapkan konteks projek di seluruh Asia Tenggara, dan untuk menyediakan beberapa latar belakang tentang keperluan pelajar untuk menunjukkan keupayaan untuk bekerja dengan orang dari budaya yang berbeza semasa latihan amali mereka dan apabila mereka memasuki pekerjaan.

The background to Internationalisation at Home (IaH) was provided to identify the skills required for the future careers. The main points raised would be referred to within the guest speakers’ sessions late in the conference.

Latar belakang Pengantarabangsaan di Rumah (IaH) telah disediakan untuk mengenal pasti kemahiran yang diperlukan untuk kerjaya masa depan. Perkara utama yang dibangkitkan akan dirujuk dalam sesi penceramah jemputan lewat persidangan.

As this event coincided with 3rd Annual FRIENDS Day celebrations the conference also provided the United Nations International Day of friendship definition which states “Friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities” … “by accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of trust“ … “to achieve lasting stability, weave a safety net that will protect us all, and generate passion for a better world where all are united for the greater good.”

Memandangkan acara ini bertepatan dengan sambutan Hari FRIENDS Tahunan ke-3, persidangan itu juga menyediakan definisi persahabatan Hari Antarabangsa Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu yang menyatakan “Persahabatan antara rakyat, negara, budaya dan individu boleh memberi inspirasi kepada usaha damai dan membina jambatan antara masyarakat” … “dengan mengumpul ikatan persahabatan dan membina hubungan kepercayaan yang kukuh“ … “untuk mencapai kestabilan yang berkekalan, jalinkan jaringan keselamatan yang akan melindungi kita semua, dan menjana semangat untuk dunia yang lebih baik di mana semua bersatu untuk kebaikan yang lebih besar.”

The conference continued by providing details of the activities conducted at both APU and BUC over the last two years and concluded the opening session with some feedback from students to indicate what they thought of the intercultural passport module and the Teahouse activities.

Persidangan diteruskan dengan menyediakan butiran aktiviti yang dijalankan di kedua-dua APU dan BUC sejak dua tahun lepas dan mengakhiri sesi pembukaan dengan beberapa maklum balas daripada pelajar untuk menunjukkan pendapat mereka tentang modul pasport antara budaya dan aktiviti Teahouse.

The first speaker, Professor Dr. Mushtak Al-Atabi, Provost and CEO (Heriot-Watt University Malaysia) introduced the concept of soft skills through his ability to weave stories into his message. The student participants well engrossed with his session I found it enlightening.

Penceramah pertama, Profesor Dr Mushtak Al-Atabi, Provost dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (Heriot-Watt University Malaysia) memperkenalkan konsep kemahiran insaniah melalui kebolehannya menganyam cerita ke dalam mesejnya. Para peserta pelajar sangat asyik dengan sesi beliau, saya dapati ia mencerahkan.

Following the first speaker it was time for the APU student boot camp winners to be interviewed about their experiences of the module and of the boot camp, as well as identifying the lessons learned and count these lessons will assistant in their future careers.

Selepas penceramah pertama, sudah tiba masanya untuk pemenang kem latihan pelajar APU ditemu bual tentang pengalaman modul dan kem latihan mereka, serta mengenal pasti pelajaran yang dipelajari dan mengira pelajaran ini akan membantu dalam kerjaya masa depan mereka.

The second speaker, Ayse Deniz Ozkan, Vice-Director responsible for Global Education and Partnerships at Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey, provided a session on intercultural awareness at what this means for everybody no matter if they are a student and lecturer, or a general member of the public.

Penceramah kedua, Ayse Deniz Ozkan, Naib Pengarah yang bertanggungjawab untuk Pendidikan dan Perkongsian Global di Universiti Istanbul Aydin, Turki, menyediakan sesi mengenai kesedaran antara budaya tentang maksud ini untuk semua orang tidak kira sama ada mereka seorang pelajar dan pensyarah, atau ahli umum daripada orang ramai.

The final speaker of the day was associate professor Dr Shankar Chelliah associate professor Connor School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, who spoke on the need to be globally minded to be competitive in the job market and to become a future entrepreneur.

Penceramah terakhir pada hari itu ialah profesor madya Dr Shankar Chelliah profesor madya Connor School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, yang bercakap mengenai keperluan untuk berfikiran global untuk berdaya saing dalam pasaran kerja dan menjadi usahawan masa depan.

Following the final presentation, it was time to reveal the winners of the September 2021 and November 2021 Intercultural Awareness and Cultural Diversity student digital stories. The winning stories were announced, and played, followed by interviews with two of the four winners who were available to join the event.

Selepas pembentangan akhir, tiba masanya untuk mendedahkan pemenang cerita digital pelajar Kesedaran Antara Budaya dan Kepelbagaian Budaya September 2021 dan November 2021. Kisah-kisah pemenang diumumkan, dan dimainkan, diikuti dengan wawancara dengan dua daripada empat pemenang yang tersedia untuk menyertai acara tersebut.

Once again, the students were able to provide some good understanding of culture and cultural awareness through their own personal experiences, which assisted them to win their prizes.

Sekali lagi, para pelajar dapat memberikan pemahaman yang baik tentang budaya dan kesedaran budaya melalui pengalaman peribadi mereka sendiri, yang membantu mereka memenangi hadiah mereka.

The session concluded with a round up from all the presenters with a clear message that Internationalisation at Home (IaH) is vital for students moving forward into their careers and should be considered as a vital element for all institutes of higher learning.

Sesi ini diakhiri dengan perbincangan daripada semua pembentang dengan mesej yang jelas bahawa Pengantarabangsaan di Rumah (IaH) adalah penting untuk pelajar melangkah ke hadapan dalam kerjaya mereka dan harus dianggap sebagai elemen penting untuk semua institut pengajian tinggi.

The event is available to watch on YouTubebelow (Acara ini tersedia untuk ditonton di YouTube di bawah):

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