The idea of establishing EMA SEA Chapter is dated back to 1^st November 2008, when a group of Southeast Asian EM alumni, gathered in Jakarta at the 3^rd EMA networking event. During dinner, they shared their experience, thoughts, feedback, and vision which they have as an EM alumni. Further, they recognized and agreed that there is a need to create a stronger bond between alumni in the region to cooperate in promoting EM as the program of excellence higher education in Europe, collaborate in various areas such as job information, improving EM policy, giving continuous feedback to EMMC, having tighter relationship with industry to promote EM graduates as skillful and qualified individuals, and contributing in various conferences and events held by EMA.




EMA SEA Chapter members are the EM students & alumni from 11 Southeast Asian countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. EMA-SEA Chapter held its first regional networking event in Bangkok, from Oct 31 to Nov 1. The event was attended by around 30 EM alumni from Southeast Asia Region. This regional networking event was following the successful networking event held back in Jakarta, November last year, where the Chapter was initiated. The two-day event was coincidentally at the same time with Bangkok European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) ’09 which is a part of European education fair and symposium marathon in the cities around Southeast Asia.