LANGKAWI: The Asean Higher Education Ministers' Roundtable: Envisioning the Next Decade and Beyond has officially begun.
The meeting started at about 2.30pm on Thursday (June 19), attended by Asean Higher Education Minister and delegates.
The meeting also saw the participation of higher education ministers from Asean member states and Timor Leste, as well as senior representatives from Myanmar and the Asean Secretariat.
Among those present were Malaysia Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Brunei Minister of Education Datin Seri Setia Dr Romaizah Mohd Salleh, and Indonesia Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Brian Yuliarto.
One of the key outcomes of the meeting would be the Asean Leaders' Declaration on Higher Education: Towards an Inclusive, Sustainable and Prosperous Asean, which would serve as a foundational document or new blueprint to strengthen higher education in the region over the next decade.
The roundtable is one of the main events under the Asean Ministers of Education and Higher Education Roundtables (#EduRoundtables2025) and Events, taking place on the resort island from Tuesday to Thursday.
Malaysia, which holds the Asean Chairmanship for 2025 under the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability,” hosted the 46th Asean Summit and Related Summits from May 23 to 26 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
This marks Malaysia’s fifth time as Asean Chair, having previously held the role in 1977, 1997, 2005 and 2015.
