1st AUN-QA Tier 1 Training Workshop (Version 4)

The 1st AUN-QA Tier 1 training workshop for the newly launched AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) was held online from 10 to 24 January 2022 by the AUN-QA Network. The online workshop was designed based on the principles of blended learning, flipped classroom, collaborative learning and  backward design.

The workshop comprised both asynchronous and synchronous sessions in which participants are required to watch the videos of the AUN-QA programme framework and its criteria to submit their clarifications prior to each synchronous session. They are also required to complete a group project relating to one of the 8 AUN-QA criteria at the 3rd synchronous session.

The 1st AUN-QA Tier 1 training workshop was attended by 31 participants from universities and institutions in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The workshop was led by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert with Dr. Tan Kay Chuan (Singapore), Dr. Shahrir Abdullah (Malaysia) and Dr. Arnulfo Azcarraga (The Philippines).

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The Ecosystem of Higher Education in the Disruptive World

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of Educational Quality International was invited to speak on the topic "The Ecosystem of Higher Education in the Disruptive World" at the Pearls of Medical Education on 12 January 2022. The event was hosted online by Siriraj Health Science Education Excellence Center (SHEE), Mahidol University, Thailand and attended by more than 60 participants.

6th Happier Career Happier Life Workshop

The 6th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 7 January at Hilton Hotel, Singapore. The outline of the workshop is as follows:

• Overview of the happiness DNA 
• The science of happiness in career
• Personality profiling tools to find suitable career choices including numerology, NERIS Type Explorer® and bazi (birthdate)
• Job crafting to redesign work to suit one’s values, strengths and passions
• Understand the kinds of work stress and how to manage them
•  Appreciate the future of work and how to stay relevant

The workshop was organised in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Chief Happiness Coach. Various techniques to manage stress were shared and practised such as muscle relaxation, meditation, laughter yoga, stretching exercise and art therapy.