Experience more on ITS Global Engagement

Introduction

What is Outbound Staff Mobility (OSM)?

A program specially designed for ITS non-academic staff to broaden their experience abroad, get international exposure, strengthen relations with other staff(s) in partner universities and institutions in ASEAN. It is first initiated in 2013.

Objectives of Outbound Staff Mobility:

  • Giving new insights and experiences of working in the professional diverse work place
  • Building professional networking between non-academic staffs from both universities
  • Strengthening the cooperation between both parties by increasing the number of staff mobility

Process and Upgrading

Level up!: Upgrading session

During the upgrading/workshop, participants are actively involved in class activities to improve their global competences such as communication in English, building and managing professional networking, business letter, updated knowledge about ITS, etc. So that, they could be ITS delegates which represent ITS and their unit/department during the internship period in partner universities.

Call for OSM 2023

History

Over the years, the number of non-academic staffs who are interested in joining and doing internship through this program has been increasing (as shown in the graph below). The designated partner universities have also become diverse, not only in Thailand but also in Malaysia.
  • 2013

    6 non-academic staffs

    • Chulalongkorn University
    • KMUTT
    • Thammasat University

  • 2014

    15 non-academic staff

    • Asian Institute of Technology
    • King Mongkut’s Univ. of Technology Thonburi
    • Thammasat University
    • Mahidol University
    • Suranaree University of Technology
    • Kasetsaart University

  • 2015

    14 non-academic staff

    • Asian Institute of Technology
    • King Mongkut’s Univ. of Technology Thonburi
    • Thammasat University
    • Chulalongkorn University
    • Sirindhorn Intl Institute of Technology
    • Kasetsaart University

  • 2016

    30 non-academic staff

    • AUN/SEED-NET Secretariat
    • King Mongkut’s Univ. of Technology Thonburi
    • King Mongkut’s Institute of Tech. Ladkrabang
    • Mahidol University
    • Sirindhorn Intl Institute of Technology
    • Asian Institute of Technology
    • Suranaree University of Technology

  • 2017

    37 non-academic staff

    • Kasetsart University
    • Chulalongkorn University
    • King Mongkut’s Institute of Tech. Ladkrabang
    • Mahidol University
    • Sirindhorn Intl Institute of Technology
    • Asian Institute of Technology
    • King Mongkut’s Univ. of Tech. North Bangkok
    • Rajamangala University of Technology

Activities Recorded

Statistic of Mobility 2013-2020 for Outbound Staff Mobility

  • Workshop
  • Short Program
  • Promotion
  • Outbound Staff Mobility
  • Management Meeting
  • Keynote Speaker
  • Internship
  • International Student Recruitment
  • Exhibition
  • Erasmus Staff Mobility
  • Consortium Program
  • Benchmarking Visit

Backgrounds of OSM Participants

  • Administration
  • Academic Support
  • Human Resource
  • Finance
  • Infrastructure
  • Public Relation
  • Library
  • ICT
  • Laboratory Support
  • Student Development

The Outbound Staff Mobility (OSM) 2023 program has allowed as many as 79 administrative staff to upgrade their language & interpersonal skills and professionalism, and 48 administrative staff to experience internship and exchange best practices of internationalization at home at ITS partners universities.

Here are the snapshots

OSM 2023: Stories shared, inspirations ignited

Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thailand

Rajamanggala University of Technology Thonburi (RMUTT), Thailand

Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), Thailand

Tarlac State University, Philippines

Tarlac Agricultural University, Philippines

University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UNIMY)

Kasetsart University Thailand

King Mongkut’s University of technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB)

Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand 

University of Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman)

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)

(Upcoming) Mahidol University, Thailand 

(Upcoming) Universiti Sains Malaysia – School of Distance Learning