Quality and Quality Management Workshop - 2nd Intake

The 2nd Quality and Quality Management Workshop for key management staff of universities, polytechnics and colleges in Viet Nam was organised by the Training Centre for Advanced Management (TCAM), VNU-Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam from 19 to 21 December 2016. The 3-day workshop was jointly facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Principal Consultant, Education Quality International and Dr. Le Quang Minh, TCAM. The workshop was attended by 30 management staff members from various universities, polytechnics and colleges in Viet nam.

The objective of the 3-day workshop is to raise the awareness of quality and quality management of key management staff of universities, polytechnics and colleges in Viet Nam. The learning outcomes of the workshop are:

• Define quality and quality management

• Explain the evolution of quality management

• Describe quality management models

• Describe quality management in higher education

• Evaluate the factors affecting the choice of quality management implementation

• Implement quality management and change management

• Sustain quality management

12th Happiness DNA Public Workshop

The 12th Happiness DNA public workshop was held on 15 & 16 December 2016. The workshop was facilitated by Chief Happiness Coach, Mr Johnson Ong Chee Bin of Living Better in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd.

The 2-day workshop is based on the principles of positive psychology, and physical, mental and emotional therapies and techniques. It is taught in a unique change methodology where participants first determine the level of their happiness in the eight dimensions of the happiness DNA. How to nurture and sustain the eight dimensions of the happiness DNA is then introduced. The workshop concluded with an action plan to address the gaps in the happiness DNA.

Below are what some participants said about the workshop.

"Able to understand the concepts of happiness DNA and apply them"

"Trainer is very resourceful, presented many interesting video clips. He is a polite and cheerful person who imparts many helpful tips such as qi gong, laughter yoga, meditation etc "

"Understand the importance of internal and external happiness and how to apply them in daily life"

BAN-PT Annual Meeting 2016

The BAN-PT Annual Meeting 2016 was held from 8 - 10 December in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was graced by the Minister of Higher Education and Research on 8 December 2016. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of Education Quality International was invited to give a speech on the "Trends in Higher Education Accreditation" on 9 December 2016. The meeting was attended by BAN-PT management, university representatives, assessors and invited guests.

73rd AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Universitas Indonesia

The 73rd AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Universitas Indonesia was held from 5 - 7 December 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Three study programmes were assessed by AUN-QA Network and the Bioprocess Engineering Study Programme (BESP) was assessed by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin (AUN-QA Expert, Singapore) and Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay from the Philippines.

4th AUN-QA Assessors Training Workshop

The 4th AUN-QA Assessors Training Workshop was jointly organised by AUN Secretariat and Universitas Indonesia from 1 to 7 December 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop was uniquely designed to give a "hyper-real" experience by incorporating both "simulated assessment environment" in the classroom and "live assessment" observation of the 73rd AUN-QA Assessment at Universitas Indonesia.

The workshop aims to equip participants with the essential competencies to carry out an AUN-QA programme assessment. The curriculum of the workshop was updated to include cultural sensitivity and case study of constructive alignment. The workshop aims to achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate the competencies to carry out AUN-QA programme assessment;
• Identify the key changes in the AUN-QA Framework at Programme Level (3rd version);
• Formulate questions for AUN-QA programme assessment;
• Apply the PDCA approach in AUN-QA programme assessment; 
• Prepare an AUN-QA programme assessment;
• Conduct a desktop assessment for a programme; 
• Conduct a site assessment including stakeholders’ interviews, site tour and documentation review; and 
• Write assessment feedback, presentation and report

The workshop was attended by 32 participants from universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet nam. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert together with Dr. Tan Kay Chuan from the National University of Singapore.