UMAP

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific

Brief Overview

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) is a consortium of Higher Education Institutions and partners collaborating to increase study abroad opportunities across the Asia-Pacific region through various short and long-term in-person and virtual exchange programs, as well as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) experiences.

With approximately 20 active members representing countries around Central Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Rim, including East and Southeast Asia, Australia, and North, Central, and South America, UMAP strives to facilitate greater understanding of member countries’ cultures, economies, and societies through collaborative partnerships and increased exchange activities. Since its founding in 1991, UMAP’s membership across the region has steadily grown.

Members

  • UMAP has 547 member universities from 20 countries and territories. Membership is open to countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region, and each member can be represented by universities, government institutions, or higher education ministries.
  • Full list of members: https://umap.org/member-directory/ 

ITS activities highlights

  1. May 17, 2019: ITS attended the First UMAP Board Meeting 2019 at Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan.
  2. November 13th 2019: UMAP International Conference 2019 at Hotel Nikko in Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. November 14, 2019: The Second UMAP Board Meeting 2019 held at Hotel Nikko in Bangkok, Thailand.
  4. ITS is currently UMAP national secretariat for Indonesia.

Cooperation with UMAP Members

  • Sending 4 ITS Students to Okanagan College, Canada for fall semester exchange in 2019 & 2020
  • As the keynote speaker at UMAP meeting Philippines Regional in 23-34 Oct 2019

Gallery of ITS Students in Okanagan College Canada Fall 2019

 

 

Scope

Access to UMAP gives Indonesian higher education institutions the following:

  1. Student and faculty mobility through exchange programs in Asia-Pacific institutions.
  2. Short-term international programs through Program C.
  3. Virtual and online international learning opportunities.
  4. Academic credit transfer through UCTS.
  5. Access to selected scholarships and mobility funding.
  6. Research collaboration and staff mobility through UMAP Research Net.
  7. Strategic partnerships with UMAP member institutions to support internationalization

Potential Activities

Potential activities with ITS through UMAP include student exchange programs, short-term academic programs, virtual international learning, and COIL-based collaboration with UMAP partner institutions. ITS could also offer Program C activities such as short courses, summer programs, cultural exchange, entrepreneurship programs, SDGs-related projects, and technology-based learning experiences. Through UMAP, ITS can strengthen academic credit transfer using UCTS, support staff mobility for international office development, and join research collaboration through UMAP Research Net. These activities can help ITS expand international partnerships, increase student mobility, and build stronger academic collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region.

Second UMAP Board Meeting 2019 at Hotel Nikko in Bangkok, Thailand.

Contact

  • Website: http://umap.org/
  • ITS Contact person: Assoc. Prof. Unggul Wasiwitono (Director of ITS Global Engagement); Ms Maulani Rachmaning Putri (Office Manager of ITS Global Engagement); Ms. Nastiti Primadyastuti (Staff of ITS Global Engagement)