IAPCHE is divided into five regions–Africa, Asia/Oceania, Europe, Latin America, and North America. The IAPCHE Board is made up of two members from each region. Each region has an advisor to the Secretariat. Click here for Board Members and Regional Advisors.
Dr. J. Dinakarlal
5, Holy Cross Nagar
Nagercoil – 629004, India
Office phone: (91)-465-226-0153
E-mail: asiaoceania@iapche.org
Skype: dinakarlal
J. Dinakarlal, Editor of Asia/Oceania and Director for Asia/Oceania
Dr. Dinakarlal taught English for thirty-four years at Scott Christian College (Autonomous), India and served as dean. He has conducted several national level training programs for students, teachers, and administrators for All India Association for Christian Higher Education and served as consultant to their program on alcohol, drug, AIDS, and tobacco. He has associated himself with the Student Christian Movement of India and YMCA in several capacities. He is trained in Christian leadership by Haggai Institute, Singapore. Recognizing his contributions to higher education, he was honored with the prestigious national Rev. Fr. TA Mathias Award for Innovative College Principals/Teachers. As an academician, he has served peer teams of NAAC, assessing and accrediting colleges in India and has made several presentations on higher education in seminars and conferences. He has several publications to his credit. His interests include ecology and environment, alcoholism and drug addiction, personality development, human rights, women’s studies, value education, and Christian leadership.
Asia/Oceania Council Members
Dr. T. J. Tseng (presiding) Taipei, Taiwan�
tj_tseng@yahoo.com
Mr. J. Dinakarlal, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India�
dinalal@sancharnet.in
Dr. Peter Tze-Ming Ng, Shatin, Hong Kong
peterng.cuhk@gmail.com
Dr. Bridget Mary Aitchison, MacQuarie Park, Australia
principal@southland.edu.au
Mrs. Mrinalini David, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
csibacas@gmail.com
Dr. David Lim, Quezon City, Philippines
cmiphil53@yahoo.com
Dr. Bong-Ho Son, Gyunggi-Do, South Korea
bongson@snu.ac.kr
Dr. Hisakazu Inagaki, Tokyo, Japan
hisa.inagaki@nifty.com
National Council of Churches in India
Student Christian Movement of India
IAPCHE events in the Asia/Oceania region are listed below:
(In reverse date order)
20-25 February, 2012
UKRIDA and IAPCHE invite you to the Faculty Enrichment Program JAKARTA
Jakarta, Indonesia
Theme: Teaching for Christ
Read the article in the September 2011 issue of Contact
9-12 September, 2010
International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education
co-sponsors Conference of Principals of Christian Colleges in India
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Organized by IAPCHE and SCMI
Theme: Strengthening through Networking
4-9 November, 2009
Shillong, India
Theme: Better Christian Teachers: An Enrichment Program for
College Teachers
Host: Bethel, MSMHC Prayer Center
View the brochure
May 11-16, 2009
Manila, Philippines
Teaching for Transformation
Pedagogy with Christian Worldview
Host: Asian School of Development and Cross-cultural Studies
3-8 November, 2008
Bangalore, India
Theme: Christian Higher Education in the Context of Globalization
Host: Student Christian Movement of India & IAPCHE
Click here to view the brochure
3-6 May, 2008
IAPCHE Taipei 2008 Regional Conference
Host: Christ’s College
Theme: Christian Higher Education in Asia/Oceania: Moving towards a New Vision
For more information please click here.
13-17 January, 2005
Regional Conference for Asia/Oceania
Chennai, India
Host: Bishop Appasamy College and St. Christopher’s College
Click here to download conference report.
23-26 October, 2002
Manila Leadership Conference
Philippines
Theme: “Developing a Christian Academic Community in Asia/Oceania”
Host: University of Los Banos
Click here for report and pictures.
Click here for papers presented at MLC.