30 August 2024

AUN-QA Overview: 429th, 402nd, and 426th Programme Assessments (PA): Concluding August in Cambodia and Viet Nam

By
Patitin Lertnaikiat
AUN Programme Officer;

In the last two weeks of August 2024, the AUN-QA Secretariat proceeded with 3 more programme assessments (PAs) conducted in Cambodia and Viet Nam. In the first of the last two weeks, the 429th AUN-QA PA at Cam Ed Institute (CamEd) was conducted for one study programme, Bachelor of Accounting and Finance. The next week followed with two PAs in Viet Nam, which were the 402nd AUN-QA PA at Van Lang University (VLU) for two study programmes and the 426th AUN-QA PA at Foreign Trade University (FTU) for three study programmes.

  • The 429th AUN-QA PA at CamEd conducted an assessment for the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance study programme.
  • The 402nd AUN-QA at VLU saw two Bachelors’ programmes in Fashion Design and Interior Design being assessed.
  • The 426th AUN-QA at FTU conducted an assessment for three Bachelors study programmes in the field of Economics, Business, and Finance.

Further details of the aforementioned PAs can be found below.

429th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Cam Ed Institute (CamEd)

Date:

20 - 22 August, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

Cambodia

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor of Accounting and Finance

Ministry:

CamEd is under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia

University Overview:

CamEd Institute was founded in 2000 as a professional training organization for international companies and organizations. In 2003, CamEd began teaching for the international ACCA accounting qualifications. In 2010, CamEd was approved as an institute of higher education. Currently CamEd is a private higher education institution that specializes in accounting and finance. CamEd offers two degree programs: Bachelor of Accounting and Finance, established in 2010, and Master of Science in Accounting and Finance, which began in 2021.CamEd also offers 5 non-degree programs, including ACCA, CAT, Cambodian Taxation, Cambodian Business Law, and IFRS for SMEs.

This was CamEd’s 2nd Programme Assessment and their 2nd onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.

 

402nd AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Van Lang University (VLU)

Date:

27 - 29 August, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

Viet Nam

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor of Interior Design

2. Bachelor of Fashion Design

Ministry:

VLU is under the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam

University Overview:

Van Lang University (VLU) was founded on January 27, 1995, which is located in Ho Chi Minh City and is known as one of the very first private higher education institutions of Southern Vietnam. The university is also recognized for its excellence in educational quality, with multiple undergraduate programs having been accredited nationally and several more waiting to be accredited internationally by AUN-QA and FIBAA. The university has been developing strong connections with other educational institutions internationally, with the purpose of sharing knowledge and resources for scientific research, joint education, student exchange, and technology transfer.

This was VLU’s 2nd Programme Assessment and their 1st onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.

 

426th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Foreign Trade University (FTU)

Date:

27 - 29 August, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

Viet Nam

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor in International Economics (International Economics) - High quality program taught in English

2. Bachelor in Business Administration (International Business Management) - High quality program taught in English

3. Bachelor in Banking and Finance (Banking and International Finance) - High quality program taught in English

Ministry:

FTU is under the Ministry of Education and Training of Viet Nam

University Overview:

Foreign Trade University (FTU) is a university established in 1960, located in Hanoi, Vietnam. The university also has campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh. FTU is recognized as one of the most prestigious universities in Vietnam and has gained enormous achievements in providing talented graduates to the Vietnamese economy.

 

FTU offers a wide range of majors and specializations in economics, business, business administration, finance and banking and foreign languages. It offers both undergraduate and graduate programs for both local and foreign students. These courses are taught in Vietnamese, English, Japanese and French. FTU provides higher education in foreign trade economics aiming at supplying human resource for the economic sector generally and foreign trade economic activities particularly, providing knowledge to community members for their specific business purposes, and simultaneously fostering the team of lecturers, academic researchers in order to contribute to national education, academic research and economic development.

This was FTUs 6th Programme Assessment and their 4th onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.