Papers and summaries of discussions from an international seminar on higher education in Southeast Asia in the next decade are presented. The seminar had the following three principal objectives: (1) to critically examine the state of higher education in Southeast Asia against socioeconomic and political realities; (2) to discuss problems and development potentials of higher education in the region in the next decade; and (3) to suggest future roles and orientations of higher education in the region. After the opening address by Makaminan Makagiansar, the following papers are presented: "Higher Education Development in the Past Decade," by Howard Hayden; "Higher Education in Southeast Asia: Development and Prospects," by Ruth Wong; "Higher Education and Cultural Development," by Ungku A. Ariz; and "Higher Education for Development: Findings of Case Studies," by Sippanondha Ketudat. Appendices include the following: "Higher Education and National Development: Asian Regional Report," a program of the seminar, and a list of participants. (SW)