ASEAN Logics 2009 Kuala Lumpur will be held on the 6th of December until the 18th of December this year.
Brief Introduction
ASEAN Logics (ASEAN Students Engaging Action for Local and Regional Contribution to Society) is specifically focused on increasing the regional awareness among Southeast Asian youths. The Programme seeks to provide a platform for participants to share their knowledge and discuss their roles and responsibilities as youth in addressing the issues in the ASEAN region. The Programme aims to cultivate a continuous network of collaboration among ASEAN Youth as well as building concrete measures for action.
Call for papers
The Call for Papers is open to all undergraduate students of colleges and universities from the ASEAN Region. Any undergraduate may propose papers on the following topics:
1)SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES
2)SUSTAINABLE ECO-TOURISM
3)BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
4)PRESERVATION: TRADITIONAL ART ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
Deadline for submission of Paper: 15th November 2009
In the academic year 2009-2010, the European Union (EU) will fund for 36 Cambodian students and academic staffs to study and teach in Europe under European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus scholarship programme. Remarkably, the number of students is 7 times higher than the previous year which only 5 students were awarded the scholarship through Erasmus Mundus Master Courses. The year 2009 is the second phase of the EU Erasmus Mundus scholarship programme which not only supports the master degree programme but also undergraduate, graduate, doctorate, and post-doctorate levels. Under the new program called “Erasmus Mundus Mobility for Regional Asia” (EMMA), Cambodian students and academic staffs are given a chance to study and teach at European universities in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Turkey.
I am in Europe for almost 8 months as a part of ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship program; I experienced several things from professional aspects to social life in European countries. I would like to begin with my internship experience that I gained from a research institute in Europe. As a part of this Master program (Master of European Forestry); I had a valuable opportunity to do my internship at the Laboratory of Forest Policy in the French Institution of Forestry, Agriculture and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF) for three months (October-December 2008). This internship program offered me the chance to work at European research institution and enhance my knowledge about the forest sectors in European Union. I had a nice working time dealing with European forestry policies in some countries.
After finishing internship in France, I returned in Finland to continue my course at University of Joensuu. Up on my arrival in Finland for the first day, I found the weather was extremely cold (- 9 Co to - 25 Co) and it took me few weeks to adapt. Because Erasmus Mundus is an international program, I met with a lot of friends from different countries and experience wide range of cultures. Furthermore, I was offered a basic Finnish Language Course too and with a basic phrase like “Hello (Moi) and Thank you (Kiitos)” which I always use to speak to Finnish people, I felt quite close to this society although most Finns are a little bit reserve and shy.
Regarding the university itself, the learning environments and facilities are well equipped such as internet access, library, and expertise of the professors. In the university, lectures, seminars, independent work and exams have traditionally been the main study methods. Students have a freedom to take any courses that they want since there are no limitations for students in selecting the study courses.
Anyway, this is the last month here in Finland and in May, I will have a long European Field Trip in Spain, France, Germany, The Netherlands and finally Austria. In this meantime I will finish my first year study and then I am going to continue my second year study at University of Wageningen in the Netherlands from September 2009.
