I also take this opportunity to reflect on this passing year to find the following:
1. Efforts and development of internationalization (IZN) of higher education in Thailand, GMS, ASEAN, and Asia are evident and I couldn't be happier!
2. My keywords consistently used are 'Future Trends', 'New Normal', 'Autonomy', 'Vision and Missions', 'Generations', 'Quality', and 'Sharing'. Added ones are 'Purpose', 'Empathy' and 'Ethics' as part of the key attributes to focus and instill into our higher education and society. Obviously, I see the chance for IZN to help promote all these issues through its crucial mechanisms like exchanges and collaboration, which need at least semi-structured approaches.
From a few forums I attended, I think I'll strongly emphasize to our higher education the need to collaborate, not to compete among our own selves or even with others across our borders in order for us to sustain productively and healthily. Since I just listened to another recent book summary on, 'Bring Human to Work', I also wish to urge our community to care for and enhance our own 'being human' especially in the era of AI and Machine Learning!
By the way, owning 'Alexa' turns out to be my learning highlight this year too kaaa!
3. Volunteer activities have brought so much learning, hope, and joy. I hope to do more whenever I can with friends and networks.
4. Besides strong family ties that I always feel blessed, projects I've been involved and the US trip this year proved that decades of relationships with friends and networks have genuinely warmed my heart and soul!
My 2018 has been real busy yet rewarding in many ways. May I thank you all for the invites, advice, opportunities, cooperation, and friendship na ka.
I hope 2019 will be brightened with our joint efforts and caring hearts to heighten quality of our own selves and the circles we belong, both morally and academically.
See you all in 2019 ka.
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