17th AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment

The 17th AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 24 to 27 April 2017.

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

• Introduction to 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 Prof. Arnulfo P. Azcarraga from De La Salle University. The workshop was attended by 30 participants from universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

1st AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Institutional Assessment

The 1st AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Institutional Assessment was held in Bangkok from 18 to 21 April 2017.

The 31/2-day workshop aims to introduce the AUN-QA framework and enhance quality assurance practices based on the latest version of AUN-QA framework at institutional level (2nd version). The content of the workshop encompasses:

• Education Ecosystem
• The Need for Institutional Assessment and Regional QA Framework
• AUN-QA Framework and Criteria for Institutional Level
• SAR for Institutional Assessment
• SAR Review
• AUN-QA Institutional Assessment Process

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. The workshop was attended by 31 participants from universities in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

AUN-QA Annual Meetings 2017

The AUN-QA's Council, Assessors' and CQOs' meetings were held together with the AUN-QA International Conference from 26 to 30 March 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert and member of the Technical Team attended all the three meetings to discuss current and future challenges facing the network. He shared the topics on "Interviewing Techniques", "AUN-QA Rating" and "Lessons Learnt for Functional QA at the 1st and 2nd Institutional Assessment" during the Assessors' and CQOs' Meetings.

2nd AUN-QA International Conference 2017

The 2nd AUN-QA International Conference was jointly hosted by AUN-QA Network and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 27 and 28 March 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference was graced by Prof. Dato Seri Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali, Vice-Chancellor of UKM and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nantana Gajaseni, Executive Director of ASEAN University Network. 

The conference was attended by more than 150 quality experts and professionals from various universities in ASEAN. Speakers from ASEAN, Australia and Japan were invited to share QA best practices. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert was invited to speak at the first and last sessions on "ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework (AQAF) and AUN-QA Institutional Assessment" and "What We Have Done for ASEAN: AUN-QA Analysis Report" respectively.

The 3rd AUN-QA International Conference will be hosted by Mahidol University, Thailand in 2018.