ASTHRDP Graduate Scholars’ Conference – Year 8

The ASTHRDP Gradaute Scholars' Conference - Year 8 with the theme “Level Up to Level All: Science as Platform for Industry 4.0” was organised by the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) and the Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program – National Science Consortium (ASTHRDP-NSC) at the Philippine International Convention Center, PICC Complex 1307, Pasay City, Metro Manila on 2-3 May 2019. 

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert was invited to speak at the plenary presentation 2 on “The 4Cs Framework to Transform Higher Education Institution into an Innovation Producing Ecosystem”. The conference was attended by more than 500 participants including MS and PhD scholars in basic and applied sciences, NSC heads and faculty members.

32nd AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment

The 32nd AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 to 26 April 2019.

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 (National University of Singapore). The workshop was attended by 35 participants from universities and institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Applied Approach to Designing and Implementing OBE Framework in Myanmar

A 31/2-day OBE workshop "Applied Approach to Designing and Implementing Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Framework" was hosted by West Yangon Technological University from 1 to 4 April 2019. The workshop was jointly sponsored by Education Quality International (eqi) as part of its service community project for CLM countries in ASEAN, West Yangon Technological University and AUN-QA Network. This was the third community project by eqi to assist CLM countries in uplifting their education quality.

The workshop was designed and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder & Principal Consultant (eqi) and AUN-QA Expert The workshop aims to achieve the following learning outcomes:

• Integrate OBE framework and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach to curriculum design, development, implementation and evaluation
• Select appropriate strategies to engage stakeholders in curriculum design
• Apply the principle of constructive alignment to align stakeholders’ needs, curriculum, learning outcomes, teaching and learning, and student assessment
• Apply revised Bloom’s Taxonomy in writing learning outcomes
• Select appropriate instructional and assessment methods to achieve learning outcomes
• Design student assessment rubrics and marking schemes to achieve learning outcomes
• Evaluate the OBE curriculum for quality enhancement
• Apply change management in implementing OBE

A total of 40 Participants from 11 universities in Myanmar attended the workshop.

31st AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment

The 31st AUN-QA Workshop for Accomplishing Programme Assessment was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 26 to 29 March 2019.

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 Prof.  Arnulfo P. Azcarraga (De La Salle University, the Philippines). The workshop was attended by 32 participants from universities and institutions in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

One Asia Foundation Seminar

The One Asia Foundation Seminar in Cambodia with the theme "Asian Community and Human Resource Development" is held from 14 February to April 2019. It aims in developing quality human resources to live in peace in one community and one world.

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Principal Consultant of Education Quality International was invited to give a talk on the "Trends and Development in Human Resource Development" at the National University of Management on 18 March 2019; and Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear and University of Heng Samrin Thbongkhmum on 19 March 2019.  The talk was attended by more than 100 undergraduates in each university. 

Curriculum Review and Development at Faculty of Law, NUOL

As part of the LuxDev Project LAO/031 to enhance QA standards in supporting the continued development of higher legal education in Lao PDR, a curriculum review and development meeting for the Faculty of Law (FLP), National University of Laos (NUOL) was held from 12 to 14 March 2019 at Thalath, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR.

The stakeholders's inputs, feedback and improvement plans for the various study programmes were presented and discussed. Experts from the higher education departments of Lao PDR and Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, the appointed curriculum specialist for the project were invited to the meeting to provide their views and perspectives for the new curricula for legal education.

4th AUN-QA International Conference and Meetings 2019

The 4th AUN-QA International Conference together with the AUN-QA's Council, CQOs and Assessors' Meetings were held from 3 to 7 March 2019, in Manila, the Philippines. The event was jointly organised by AUN-QA Network, De La Salle University and University of the Philippines.

The 4th AUN-QA International Conference with the theme "To Be or Not To Be" - Outcomes-Based Education and AUN-QA Quality Culture in Practice was held on 4 and 5 March 2019 at Dusit Thani Manila, the Philippines. More than 450 university's leaders, administrators, faculty members, QA professionals, CQOs and assessors attended the conference.

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert chaired and moderated the Plenary Session 1 - “Transitioning from traditional to outcomes-based education: What are the key success factors?”. The two esteemed speakers for the session were Professor Kazuo Kuroda from Waseda University/ Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies and Dr. Paula Hodgson from the The Chinese University of Hong Kong.