On October 29, SOI Asia delivered presentations at the MicroCASA Project Consortium meeting, held from October 28 to 30, 2024, at SOI Asia partner institution Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in Manila, Philippines. This meeting was part of a series of discussions organized by MicroCASA Erasmus+ under the theme “White Paper: Action Plan for Micro-credentials Adoption in Higher Education for Southeast Asian Countries.”
Achmad Husni Thamrin from Keio University introduced SOI Asia, ARENA PAC, and Inxignia’s current status and future direction. Husni highlighted that while the Inxignia team is advancing technologies related to microcredentials, they anticipate that MicroCASA partners will lead in establishing best practices for issuing microcredentials and promoting inter-institutional recognition.
In a second session, Andrey Ferriyan, a member of the Inxignia team at Keio University, addressed inquiries and provided hands-on guidance on how to issue badges and certificates using Inxignia. Both sessions resulted in valuable insights, with MicroCASA partners asking detailed questions about Inxignia and suggesting several new features.
From SOI Asia, Achmad ‘Abazh’ Basuki (UB) and Alwin (UNRAST) also attended the meeting. The team left Manila looking forward to strengthening collaboration with MicroCASA partners to promote microcredentials and digital badges across the Asia-Pacific region.
