On 19-20 March 2018, SEAMEO RIHED organised the Expert Meeting on Preparation of Operating Guidelines for GMS-UC Development project, Support for Capacity Building of the Greater Mekong Sub-region University Consortium (Phase 1), at Pullman Bangkok Hotel G in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was attended by regional and international professional experts in a sphere of higher education in Southeast Asian countries. The project was operated in cooperation with ASEAN Secretariat and supported by the Government of Japan under the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Framework.

In the meeting, the experts have interactively discussed and distributed a variety constructive ideas covering four main areas: University President/Rector Forum; Management Leadership Development Workshop; Harmonisation Workshop and Cross-border Education Workshop; and Teaching Capacity Development Workshop and Research Capacity Development, aiming to promote harmonised higher education among the member countries.