AIMS Members

Last updated January 2024.

The Members of the AIMS Programme comprise Member Countries, their governments and nominated universities. Currently, the Programme has a total of 80 participating universities across 10 Member Countries, creating a diverse regional network for student mobility and broader academic collaboration.

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Member Countries

Member Countries are represented by their respective governments and lead national implementation of the AIMS Programme. The list below provides the ministerial bodies responsible for higher education in each Member Country that oversees the planning, execution and evaluation of the Programme. The Member Countries are also the Signing Parties of the Letter of Intent of the AIMS Programme.

List of Member Countries and bodies responsible for the AIMS Programme

Brunei Darussalam
Higher Education Division, Ministry of Education

Cambodia
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Indonesia
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology

Japan
Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Malaysia
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education

Philippines
Commission on Higher Education

Republic of Korea
International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Education

Singapore
Higher Education Group, Ministry of Education

Thailand
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

Vietnam
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training

Universities

There are currently 82 universities participating in the AIMS Programme. All participating universities are nominated by their respective national government to participate in the Programme under selected disciplines. Through close coordination with national governments, AIMS universities support the management of student mobility at the institutional level. For an overview of the participating universities by Member Country, click here.

About Member Countries and their accession

On 9 April 2013, the Letter of Intent of the AIMS Programme was signed by the national authorities responsible for higher education of the 6 participating Member Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines. This was followed by an Addendum to the Letter of Intent, signed by Japan on 7 June 2013 and by the Republic of Korea on 8 November 2016, confirming their membership to the AIMS Programme.

During the 13th Annual Review Meeting and on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the AIMS Programme, a Revised Letter of Intent was signed by all participating Member Countries, including Singapore as the 9th Member Country, on 11 November 2019. On 8 November 2024, Cambodia signed the Addendum to the Letter of Intent and became the 10th Member of the AIMS Programme.