Alumni stakeholders / Arith Syakir Bunsu ... [et al.]

Several foreign universities in various parts of the world have been actively engaging with their alumni. Alumni involvement activities at institutions in the United States are widely recognized as the most successful on a global scale. Several major 'best practices with worldwide ramifications have developed from these experiences, which enhance alumni participation with their old university. The key stakeholders of a university, as is generally known, are the founders, the administration, the faculty and staff, the students, and the alumni. The finest practices recognize that alumni are possibly the most important stakeholder for sustaining a university's and its students' long-term growth. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should include alumni associations as part of their organisational hierarchy to achieve this. Universities and colleges should have a formally established governance structure for their alumni association that clearly defines the role of stakeholders.