“I love the way the course gives participants freedom to think about any possible solutions. Before I came here, I thought there would be an absolute rule that those who work with cultural heritage must follow. This is a very good best-practice approach to allow people to grow by their own thought, but within corrected/right norms, and especially to keep asking “why?” every time when making a decision on one thing.”
- Anonymous feedback from Sarawak 2015 participant
“I have more self-confidence in decision-making on what to do and what not and confidently share it with colleagues.”
- Anonymous feedback from Sarawak 2015 participant
“Yes, there is something different with CollAsia. The use of GROUP WORK/ACTIVITY was not a way to avoid boredom but instead to teach the value of working as a team, and the importance of discussing within the groups. I'll never look at a group activity the same way again.”
- Anonymous feedback from Indonesia 2016 participant
“A little knowledge sometimes can change so many perspectives.”
- Anonymous feedback from Indonesia 2016 participant
“Yes, this course is different with the others. The differences are in the method. Some training activities only focus on conservation techniques, but this course is focused on the way of thinking about conservation, and it's good.”
- Anonymous feedback from Indonesia 2016 participant
“The friendships formed among the participants, and the realization that boundaries in terms of race, religion and culture have no place on earth.”
- Anonymous feedback from Korea 2017 participant
“The whole experience was good and useful. One can even start a career plan based on the experience from this course, because it opened many doors of thought for research and networks.”
-Anonymous feedback from Korea 2017 participant
“[… . I think after the course, I have better communication methods and also better management methods. Like what I learned, I try to find the best in each person and persuade them to actively take part in the work of our archives. What I try to apply into my work is always preparing well for every job and to try to brainstorm to find best solution to do it (…).”
-Participant from Vietnam (CollAsia 2018 Survey)
“My CollAsia experience gave me a greater appreciation for the significance of every object in a collection and to realize that every object might be subject to its own handling requirements […]”
-Participant from PPN (CollAsia 2018 Survey)
“The experiences encouraged me to do more – that there infinite possibilities of programs/ activities/ modalities that may be implemented, most especially education programs anchored in collections, within the context of Philippine culture, and within the context of the study of Collections Management.”
- Participant from Philippines (CollAsia 2018 Survey)
“I used all the knowledge to work with my collections. It helps me a lot to think deeply about how, what, and why the collections appeared, and what they faced in that condition. The lessons were very important to have a brainstorm and a basic idea to move forward.”
- Participant from Cambodia (CollAsia 2018 Survey)