As part of SEAMEO RIHEDs 60th Anniversary Celebrations this year, the 2019 Southeast Asian Higher Education (SEA-HiEd) Inter-regional Research Symposium will be held on 14-15 November 2019 at the Hotel Nikko in Bangkok, Thailand. The Research Symposium will bring together new and experienced researchers to explore the current state and future direction of higher education and development in the areas of inclusive and accessible quality higher education, entrepreneurship and employability, digitalisation and international and cross-border higher education.