Quality Assurance Framework for Southeast Asian Libraries

The online workshop on "Quality Assurance Framework for Southeast Asian Libraries" was hosted by Rizal Library of the Ateneo de Manila University at the 16th AUNILO Meeting on 13 July 2021. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International and AUN-QA Expert. The workshop was attended by more than 600 librarians and non-librarians from universities in ASEAN countries. The expected learning outcomes of the workshop are:

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define quality and quality assurance
• Relate quality assurance frameworks to quality assurance standards of libraries
• Apply the principles of Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) to quality assurance of libraries.

Mock Assessment at the Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLP), NUOL

The online mock assessment of five study programmes at the  Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLP), National University of Laos was carried out from 14 to 28 June 2021 as part of the LuxDev Project and in preparation of AUN-QA programme assessment. The mock assessment was carried out by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, International Curriculum Development Specialist and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc, Regional Curriculum Development and QA Standards Specialist through an integrated programme assessment approach.

42nd Intake of Certified Quality Manager Course - Training and Development Module

The 42nd Certified Quality Manager (CQM) course for Training and Development Module was held on 19 June 2021 and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin. The module covers:

• Introduction to Training and Development
• Training and Development Process
• National Model for Training and Development
• Factors affecting the Future of Training and Development
  
  
  

Quality Assurance of Higher Education in the VUCA World

The 2-hour online complementary seminar on the "Quality of Higher Education in the VUCA World" was hosted by Educational Quality International and led by its principal consultant, Johnson Ong Chee Bin on 10 June 2021.

The seminar began with a prayer of peace for our colleagues, friends and the people of Myanmar. We prayed for their peace, safety, happiness, prosperity and non-violence.

The seminar began with the characteristics and effects of the VUCA world and its impact on higher education and quality assurance system. It highlighted the need to reimagine the design of the quality assurance of higher education as quality of purpose rather than quality for purpose in the higher education ecosystem, and the evolution of the principle of constructive alignment to be relevant in the VUCA world.

The seminar ended with two critical success factors to ride above the VUCA world - alignment and agility which was followed by a group discussion.

The seminar was attended by about 120 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Below are feedback from some participants attending the seminar:

"Thank you as well for the excellent seminar.  Hope we can have more of this in the future."

"Thank you for organising the seminar. It's very helpful."

"Thank you so much. You truly inspire us."

"Thank you very much for the interesting presentation about QA of HE in the VUCA World".

 "Your talk is both relevant and current. I think we all were aware of this disruptive society but you have made us analyse the situation seriously and try to come up with some kind of preparation."

"The session was fruitful this morning. Your presentation is very good which is meaningful and full of necessary information."

"The webinar was very insightful.  I learned a lot of new things."

"Thank you very much for the wonderful talk. This is a very hot topic."

212th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE)

The 212th AUN-QA programme assessment at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education was held online from 17 to 21 May 2021. Four study programmes were assessed and Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin led the assessment of the study programme for the Bachelor of Primary Education with Dr. Sharul Tazrajiman Tajuddin, University Teknologi Brunei and Prof. Dr. Amelia P. Guevara, University of the Philippines. 

National University of Management (NUM) IQA Strategic Plan (2021 - 2026)

The launching Ceremony of the National University of Management (NUM)'s IQA Strategic Plan 2021 - 2026 was held virtually on 26 April 2021 in Cambodia. The 5-year plan is a collaborative community project between AUN-QA Network, NUM and Education Quality International. The ceremony was graced by Dr Choltis Dhirathiti, AUN Executive Director and HE Dr. HOR Peng, Rector of NUM. The ceremony was attended by Vice-Rectors, Deans, Vice-Deans and IQA Office from NUM, AUN-QA Secretariat, Dr Nguyen Thi My Ngoc and Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin. Both Dr. My Ngoc and Mr. Johnson Ong are the leading consultants for the 5-year AUN-NUM-EQI community project.

AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) Launched at the National University of Laos

The National University of Laos hosted and launched the AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) as part of its quality assurance through a training workshop from 23 to 25 March 2021. The workshop was graced and opened by Vice-President, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khamphong Nammavongmixay on 23 March 2021. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert and Founder and Principal Consultant of Education Quality International was invited to present the overview of the AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) and its criteria on 23 March 2021.

The workshop was attended by 42 participants and guests from the university, higher education ministry and Cambodia.