EU Inter University Network for Teaching and

Research in Public Procurement Regulation

Asia Link Project

Presentation by
KHAW Lake Tee
University of Malaya
24-25 August 2009
Background
 Project – EU Asia Inter-University Network for
Teaching and Research in Public Procurement
Regulation [EUA-TRIPPR]
 Grant of about €500, 000
 A consortium of 5 universities
◦ 2 from Europe – Nottingham University and Copenhagen
Business School
◦ 3 from Asia – Central University of Finance and Economics
(Beijing), Xinjiang University and University of Malaya.
◦ Project leader is Prof Sue Arrowsmith of Nottingham
University
 Duration of Project – 7 January 2008 – 7 January
2011
Objectives of Project
 To facilitate Asian developing countries in
formulating coherent and effective domestic
frameworks for regulating public procurement
and ensuring effective implementation
 Facilitating effective partnerships by Asian
developing countries in international trade
agreements on procurement
 Facilitate EU Asian trade with respect to public
procurement

To establish an EU-Asia inter-university network

for teaching and research in public procurement
Three Main Activities
 Curriculum development
◦ Developing innovative curricula – postgraduate –taught courses and
PhD research
◦ Producing supporting texts and translations
 Human resource development
◦ Workshops and training courses – delivery of courses, research and
establishment of procurement centres
◦ Academic exchanges – Europe - Asia
 Institutional and systems development
◦ Training, workshops
◦ Establishing a permanent academic network
◦ Databases/bibliography on public procurement law; Chinese dictionary
◦ 3 international conferences in three different regions
◦ Policy papers
Academic Network
 Public Procurement Academic Network (PLAN) :
see http://www.publicprocurement.org;
 Launched in January 2009
 A permanent global network of academics
(professors, researchers etc) interested in issues
relating to procurement law and regulatory policy.
 Facilitates contacts among academics in public
procurement
 Publicising research and publications, seminars,
conferences in public procurement
 Events, news, research projects
Membership
 Two categories of membership
◦ Academic members
 Full or part time
 Law
 Other disciplines such as economics, business
management, public policy and political science, with
interest in the regulatory policy in public procurement
◦ Associate members – non-academics but who
have engagement or interest in academic work
relating to public procurement (government,
industry, international organizations, students of
taught courses in universities
Updates
 Academic membership (June 2009)
◦ 200: 141 from Europe, 32 from Asia, 12 from
Africa, 13 from North America, 2 from the
Caribbean and 1 from Australasia
 211 members (18 Aug 2009)
 Associate membership
◦ 228 (18 Aug 2009)
 14 institutional members