“ And to be able to meet my obligation as a front number amongst the other stakeholders in striving for human existence in a world having both high quality of environment and stable economy. These are my commitments in service to my Country, to the Asean Natons and to the World”
This is one of the few quotes from the oath-taking session in the 4th Economic Business Student Summit (EBS) which was held on March 2-6 2011 in Manila, the Philippines. The first two years of the conference were hosted by the Student Senate of the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and then followed by Prasetiya Mulya Business School on its third year. The 4th Economic Business Student Summit was the first time this summit was held outside Indonesia, and it was hosted by De Lasalle University in Manila, the Philippines. This event was held on march 3-6, 2011 and was attended by around 80 delegates from Indonesia, Filipina, Myanmar and Brunei Darussalam. There were 20 delegates from Indonesia; 14 from University of Indonesia (UI), 5 from Prasetya Mulya Business School, and a single delegate from Gajah Mada University (UGM)
This year’s EBS summit took the theme of “Fostering Advancement in the ASEAN Region Through Innovation and Unity”. The oath stated at the beginning of this article could depict the objectives of this summit, which was to promote understanding about ASEAN as one entity, especially among students who come from ASEAN countries . The summit aimed to forge friendship and solidarity among youths who are expected to incorporate the ASEAN’s goals after this 3-day summit. This is especially important considering the importance of ASEAN has grown significantly since 2000, especially in economics and trade sectors.
This EBS summit consisted of many conference sessions, creative presentations, paper presentations and focus group discussions. Delegates involved in the summit were focused on establishing a strong student network in order to build a solid ASEAN Community by discussing economics and business issues involving ASEAN and the world. Coordinated economic policies and standardized business practices were some of the fundamental matters that make the assimilation of 10 different economies, such as ASEAN, to be a great challenge for member countries.
For that purpose, the delegates were encouraged to understand strategic plans from ASEAN countries at the very beginning of the summit, especially on the issue of enterpreneurial challenges which lately has become hot topic in empowering ASEAN economic development. Tangible products for ASEAN from this summit were also engendered, the most significant including the inception of the South East Asian Economic Student Network (SEACON) as an established student network and become a formal yearly event under the ASEAN secretary supervisor.
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