ASEAN STUDENT MOBILITY PROGRAMME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASEAN UNIVERSITIES EXHIBITION AND FORUM 2025 (AEF2025)

Are you ready to be a part of the future of ASEAN? We invite students from ASEAN universities to represent their institutions in the AEF2025 ASEAN Student Mobility Programme.

Empowering ASEAN Youth for a Sustainable Future

Online Program: 11-17  February 2025
Face-to-Face Program: 19-25 February 2025
Location: Kuala Lumpur & Host Universities Across Malaysia

The ASEAN Student Mobility Programme, in conjunction with the ASEAN Universities Exhibition and Forum 2025 (AEF2025), is a hybrid event that gathers students and industry leaders across ASEAN. Designed to foster innovation, leadership, and collaboration, the program aims to address regional challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through impactful activities and meaningful exchange.

Event Highlights

• ASEAN Young Speaker Contest
  Inspiring speeches by students tackling ASEAN challenges and SDGs.
• ASEAN Future Innovators Challenge
  Collaborative solutions and creative ideas addressing real-world ASEAN issues.
• Exhibition and Forum
  Discussions with ASEAN leaders and industry experts
• Familiarization Visit
  Visit and engage with Malaysia’s local universities.

Why Join?

• Showcase your skills and ideas on an international stage.
• Collaborate with peers across ASEAN to solve real-world challenges.
• Engage with policymakers, industry leaders, and academics.
• Experience Malaysia’s culture and form lifelong connections.

Eligibility

• ITS’ Undergraduate or postgraduate student all batches
• Demonstrated interest in leadership, innovation, or SDGs.
• Proficient in English and committed to the hybrid program.

Your Role as a Participant

• Young Speaker Contest: Deliver a speech on one of these themes:
  1. Empowering ASEAN Youth: Leadership for a Sustainable Future (SDG 4, SDG 8)
  2. Strengthening ASEAN Partnerships: Collaboration for Inclusive Development (SDG 17, SDG 10)
  3. ASEAN Climate Action: Pathways to Sustainability and Resilience (SDG 13, SDG 12)
• ASEAN Future Innovators Challenge: Work with other ASEAN students within the host universities to develop creative solutions and present a 3-minute project video.

The fees of this program is USD 50. The price is include administration fee, tuition fee, meals during the face-to-face program and dormitory.

Check the website of the program http://ciac.uum.edu.my/aef2025

Brochure

The selected participants also responsible for the roundtrip ticket, travel insurance, meals and other personal expenses. 

Here are the required documents that you need to prepare :

1.  CV

2.Original Official Academic Transcript in English version

3. Certificate of Enrollment

4. Scanned of passport information page (Valid minimum one year)

5. Valid English Proficiency Certificate (original). TOEFL ITP/EFL from UPT Bahasa min 500 or you can use IELTS 6.0/TOEFL IBT 68/Duolingo min 100 points/ CEFR B2 Equivalent (Screenshoot from web UPT Bahasa/TOEFL Prediction are not acceptable) 

6. Statement Letter  (please download from here http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange )

7. Statement Letter from parents (in Bahasa), stated that your parents are support you (all financial & mental) to join this program. ITS Students must consult with your parents for the financial aspects

8. Motivation Letter

9. Recommendation Letter from Academic Supervisor/Lecturer

10. GCW/GCA Certificate

The incomplete application will not proceed by Mobility Team.

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS . All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_AEF2025_NAME_NRP”.

The submission deadline extended to on 6 January 2025 ( 09.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 8 January 2025.

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade  at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_ISP_AEF