On Nov. 23-24, 2012, AOTULE celebrated its 5th anniversary and commemorated this memorable event at the Univ. Malaya (UM) AOTULE annual meeting hosted by the Faculty of Engineering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The UM AOTULE meeting had over 150 participants including Deans, faculty, staff and students. An admin staff meeting was held for the first time in a parallel session and allowed staff members to exchange opinions on best practices and issues relating to student exchanges. In addition, at the meeting banquet past AOTULE executive chairmen were given certificates of appreciation for their service to AOTULE.
Concerning student exchanges, in 2013 the total number of AOTULE exchange students will exceed 100, which is an important landmark to be in the triple digits.
.The steering committee is looking forward to this year's AOTULE meeting at Chulalungkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2013, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013.
