Abstract
The ASEAN-Japan Build-Up Cooperative Education Program for Global Human Resource Development in Earth Resources Engineering (AJ-BCEP) is spearheaded by Kyushu University and supported by universities in Japan and top universities in the Southeast Asian region. The School on the Move Program started in 2013 as part of AJ-BCEP's three step-wise projects, the other two being the International Internship Program and the Double Degree Program. Among the three, the SOM involves the most number of participants, with 35-40 student participants a year from different Japan and ASEAN universities and involvement of at least three universities organizing each leg of the program. The SOM focuses on student mobility and social engagement between Japanese and ASEAN graduate students in the field of earth resources (mining) engineering. Through lectures, field trips and discussions in different countries, the SOM Program has exposed the students to various theories and practices that contributed to their knowledge and expertise as future earth resources engineers or research scientists. The on-going program has contributed extensively to the development of bachelor and master course students in the earth resources field from ASEAN and Japanese universities, by creating bonds both academic and social, for enhanced educative experiences.
