[ Dec 6, 2017, endorsed by SEAHRN, 25 April 2018 in Kota Kinabalu ]
(1) Academic freedom is a fundamental freedom needed to develop the autonomy of academic institutions;
(2) The academic community; those who are engaged in academic activities, have full freedom in developing community service, education, research, and publishing academic results in accordance with scientific principles;
(3) Members of the academic community who work as educators have the freedom in the classroom to conduct their course using scientific methods and respecting values of humanity;
(4) The academic community should possess scientific integrity for humanity in developing a responsible academic culture and should be free from any restrictions and disciplinary actions;
(5) Public authorities have an obligation to respect, protect and ensure measures to guarantee academic freedom.