Gadjah Mada hosts university forum

Gadjah Mada hosts university forum

YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University is currently
hosting a two-week Educational Forum of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations' University Network (AUN).

Gadjah Mada University spokesperson Suwarni said on Tuesday
that the event, which began on Monday, was aimed at enhancing
educational awareness among ASEAN member states.

The annual event is the realization of an agreement reached by
ASEAN member states in 1995.

The University of Brunei Darussalam hosted the Forum last
year.

According to Suwarni, 33 participants from 14 universities in
the 10 ASEAN member states are participating.

They include the University of Brunei Darussalam, Thailand's
Burapha University, the University of the Philippines, University
of Indonesia, Myanmar's Institute of Economics, the National
University of Singapore, Malaysia's Universiti Malaya, Cambodia's
Royal University of Phnom Penh, and Vietnam's National
University.

"The program is also aimed at improving the spirit of
ASEAN solidarity through cultural exchange," Suwarni said.(44)