16th Happiness DNA Public Workshop

The 16th Happiness DNA public workshop was held on 23 & 24 November 2017. The workshop was facilitated by Chief Happiness Coach, Mr Johnson Ong Chee Bin of Living Better in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd. The participants were treated to a recipe of happiness covering the 8 dimensions of happiness DNA namely; Financial Happiness, Health Happiness, Career Happiness, Social Happiness, Environmental Happiness, Mental Happiness, Emotional Happiness and Spiritual Happiness.

Below are what some participants said about the workshop:

"Very encouraging and had enjoyed the 2-day course".

"How to embrace happiness no matter how small the act is ".

"Fun, driven and motivated".

"Understanding ourselves and the areas we can improve".

"Understand the facts of happiness".

96th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at De La Salle University

The 96th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at De La Salle University, Manila  was held from 20 to 22 November 2017 in Manila, the Philippines. Three study programmes were assessed by AUN-QA Network and the assessment of the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering was led by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin (AUN-QA Expert, Singapore) with Dr. Vong Deuan Osay from the National University of Laos, Lao PDR. 

6th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment

The 6th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment was jointly organised by AUN-QA Network and De La Salle University, Manila from 16 to 22 November 2017 in Manila, the Philippines. 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 96th AUN-QA Assessment at De La Salle University.

The workshop aims to equip participants with the essential competences to carry out an AUN-QA programme assessment. The workshop aims to achieve the following learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate the competences to carry out AUN-QA programme assessment 
2. Relate the quality assurance of higher education in key ASEAN member states to AUN-QA programme assessment 
3. Formulate questions for AUN-QA programme assessment 
4. Apply the PDCA approach in AUN-QA programme assessment
5. Prepare an AUN-QA programme assessment 
6. Conduct a desktop assessment for a programme; 
7. Conduct a site assessment including stakeholders’ interviews, site tour and documentation review; and 
8. Write assessment feedback, presentation and report

The workshop was attended by 30 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.