29th AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment

The 29th AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to 20 December 2018.

The 31/2-day workshop aims to introduce the AUN-QA framework and enhance quality assurance practices based on the 3rd version of the AUN-QA framework at programme level. The content of the workshop encompasses:

• Quality assurance in higher education
• AUN-QA framework and criteria at programme level
• AUN-QA quality assessment process
• PDCA Approach to self-assessment
• Self-assessment report (SAR) writing
• Change Management

The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert together with A/Prof. Tan Kay Chuan (NUS, Singapore) and Prof. Arnel Onesimo Uy. The workshop was attended by 36 participants from universities and institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

9th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment

The 9th Assessor Training Workshop for AUN-QA Programme Assessment was jointly organised by AUN-QA Network and Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) from 6 to 12 December 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 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 127th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at HCMUTE.

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:

• Demonstrate the competences to carry out AUN-QA programme assessment 
• Relate the quality assurance of higher education in key ASEAN member states to AUN-QA programme assessment 
• 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 Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. 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.

Uplifting Quality Assurance of Legal Education in Lao PDR

The LuxDev Project LAO/031 funded by Luxembourg Cooperation seeks to improve legal education and to enhance QA standards in supporting the continued development of higher legal education in Lao PDR. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, the founder and principal consultant of Education Quality International and AUN-QA expert is appointed as the Curriculum Development Specialist for the 5-year project ending 2022.

The first capacity building workshop on AUN-QA Programme Framework was held for the Faculty of Law for National University of Laos (NUOL) and Champasack University on 14 to 16 November and 28 to 30 November 2018 respectively.

The 3-day workshop aims to introduce the AUN-QA programme framework and its criteria and to enhance curriculum and quality assurance practices for its study programmes in in both NUOL and Champasack Unversity. A self-evaluation of the study programmes at various departments was carried out and concluded with recommendations to improve the existing quality of the curriculum and QA systems to meet AUN-QA programme criteria.