SUBJECT: ADVANCED COMMUNICATION THEORY
ASSIGNMENT 1
The topic that I might
potentially work on my thesis would be about “Building relationship in the context of educational cooperation
between Indonesia and Thailand towards ASEAN Community 2015”.
Over the years,
Indonesia and Thailand have enjoyed well established cooperation in various
sectors, particularly in educational sector. Student exchange program, dual
degree program and other undertakings regarding educational institution have
been continuously conducted between the two nations. Education improvement both
in quality and quantity has always been the concern of the cooperation for both
countries.
One of the efforts for
the quality improvement of educational institutions in both countries could be
made through partnership program. Indonesia and Thailand as parts of ASEAN
member countries have potential in strengthening relationship through
educational cooperation program in various ways.
As stated on ASEAN official
website, ASEAN views education as the vehicle to raise ASEAN awareness, inspire
the “we feeling”, and create a sense of belonging to the ASEAN Community and
understanding of the richness of ASEAN’s history, languages, culture and common
values.
This issue would be
worth studying as a feasibility study for Indonesian educational institutions
in analyzing their needs in establishing, developing, as well as maintaining
cooperation with other countries within the region. It also would probably be a
sample for other Southeast Asian countries that share the same needs in the era
of ASEAN Community 2015, where the promotion of improved standards will be
prioritized, and better access to education through networking and
institutional collaboration among ASEAN countries will be highlighted. In order
to build relationship with other people/institutions from other countries, one
should pay attention to characteristics of people from different culture,
customs, and values, as well as the best communication approach that would be
suitable to deal with them. That would be considered as key success factors of
the process.
The reason why I am
choosing this topic is because at my office, SEAMOLEC (Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Centre), I am
currently working in a task force for educational cooperation between Indonesia
and Thailand since the year 2008 up until now. Therefore, I could easily get
access to information, materials, observational results and the opportunity to conduct
surveys or to do interview to specific persons/officials of the program when
doing my thesis.
Reference:
Overview of ASEAN
Education Ministers Meeting (ASED). Retrieved from
2008, January. ASEAN
Economic Community Blue Print. Retrieved from
