How internationalization work at home in the Philippines.

1. JOCLARISSE ALBIA
Educational Leadership and Management Development
National Chung Cheng University
Taiwan
WORKING TOWARDS REGIONALIZATION
The Case of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
IN PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION:

2. PHILIPPINES
Regional collaboration
Integration of educational priorities
One of the top producers of
human resource in Southeast
Asia
RATIONALE
ASEAN
INTEGRATION
Filipino professionals:
College-educated,
proficient in English BUT
underemployed

3. 2. Explain the institutional resources that facilitate regionalization efforts
and initiatives; and
OBJECTIVES
How is the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
working towards regionalization in higher education?
1. Describe the current/existing approaches and initiatives in
regionalization;
3. Explain how the ASEAN Integration is driving the regionalization efforts
of the university.

4. LITERATURE
Amador (2013)
Policy
framework
for ASEAN
R&E collaboration
Expansion in
AUN membership
Mutual recognition
of degrees
Synchronization of
academic calendar
State of ASEAN studies
Academic
mobility
Regional
scholarships
Issues for Philippine Higher Education to address in preparation for ASEAN Integration

5. LITERATURE
Rosaroso, Yap, Gador (2015)
Initiatives on Internationalization of Education of Selected HEIs in the Philippines
• Study tours, alignment of curricular programs with international frameworks,
attendance in international workshops and conferences
• Lack of international linkages
• Lack of standard operating procedures and processes
Killingley and Ilieva (2015)
Opportunities and Challenges in the Internationalization of the Philippine HEI Sector
• Low number of inbound students and faculty due to visa procedures
• Limited number of foreign HEIs in the country
• Low research productivity
• Membership in the SEAMEO RIHED, involvement in establishment of the ASEAN Quality
Assurance Framework

6. GUIDING CONCEPTS
Knight (2013) : FOPA Model
Neo-Institutionalism
March and Olsen (2007)
• Goals
• Values
• Individual actors
• Processes
UNIVERSITY
Response of national institutions to
regional integration (Woldegiorgis,
2013)
FUNCTIONAL
POLITICAL
ORGANI-
ZATIONAL

7. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
DATA EVIDENCE REGIONALIZATION
APPROACHES
(Knight, 2013)
THEORETICAL
MAPPING
Regionalization
initiatives and efforts
- Current / Existing
- Areas to address
Influence of ASEAN
Integration
- Entry / leverage points
- Opportunities / potentials
- Prioritization
Functional
Organizational
Political
UPLB’s position on
regionalization
- Goals
- Values
- Actors
- Processes
Institutional Resources
that facilitate
regionalization efforts
- Available
- Areas to address

8. METHODOLOGY
DESIGN
CASE STUDY
PARTICIPANTS
UPLB Faculty, REPs,
Administrators
DATA
GATHERING
Questionnaire
Interviews
Document review

9. FINDINGS
CURRENT APPROACHES [Extent of Implementation]
1
Synchronization
of academic
calendar
2
Membership in
AUN
3
University as a
center of excellence
Joint/double
degree
offerings**
4
Recognition of
credits and
degrees from
Quality
assurance and
accreditation of
programs
Mobility of
students
5
Research
engagement
with regional
bodies
Mobility of
teachers and
research
personnel**
Membership in
research consortia
in the region

10. FINDINGS
CURRENT APPROACHES [Extent of Implementation]
6 7 8 9 10
Scholarships for
students and
faculty**
Engagement of
REPS in R&E
projects with
regional
focus**
Visiting
professors from
other ASEAN
universities
Integration of
ASEAN concept
in courses
Research
collaboration
with other
ASEAN
universities
Collaborative
teaching/
instruction with
ASEAN
universities
Degree program
on ASEAN
studies
Course
offerings (GE)
on ASEAN
studies**

11. FINDINGS
INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES
STAFF PHYSICAL PROCESSES
• Course development
• Area of specialization of staff
• Research
University facilities Presence of department in-
charge of regionalization
efforts
Knowledge on ASEAN culture
and relevant disciplines (i.e,
regional development and
governance)
“world-class” facilities • Streamlined process (i.e.,
bureaucratic procedures in
procurement)
• Better understanding of
regionalization goals and objectives

12. FINDINGS
INFLUENCE OF ASEAN INTEGRATION
Centers of Excellence
ENTRY
POINTS
Expertise of faculty,
REPs and scientists
Niche development
POTENTIALS
Enhanced academic
mobility
Sharing of resources >
Enhanced
collaborations
PRIORITIZATION
Program
competitiveness
Big picture of regionalization
of stakeholders

13. CONCLUSIONS
Functional and
Organizational approaches
INITIATIVES
• Agency in-charge of
regionalization efforts
• University facilities
INSTITUTIONAL
RESOURCES
• Alignment of higher
education system
• Academic mobility and
collaborative programs
• Institutional agreements,
membership in regional
organizations
Organizational architecture
ASEAN
INTEGRATION
• Functional - entry points and
opportunities (niche
development, program
competitiveness)
• Organizational - opportunities
for exploring partnerships for
resource-sharing
• Political – primary consideration
in decision-making of university
officials

14. CONCLUSIONS
UPLB’S REGIONALIZATION EFFORTS AND THE ASEAN
INTEGRATION
GOALS VALUES ACTORS PROCESS
Focus on functional
(program / academic
competitiveness) and
organizational approaches
(partnerships and regional
affiliations)
Balance between
meeting national
and regional
demands
Program heads
(deans); need for a
more cohesive body
for streamlined
efforts
Challenge to
address
organizational
bureaucracies and
structures

15. RECOMMENDATIONS
• Expanding collaborative learning programs (promotion of regional
culture)
• Enhancing organizational culture through improved organizational
processes and structures
• Role of university leadership in influencing national decision-
making (policy-making) concerning higher education regionalization
• Cross-comparison study on regionalization efforts and initiatives of
various universities in the Philippines

16. Thank You!
WORKING TOWARDS REGIONALIZATION
The Case of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
IN PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION: