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19 July 2023

Continuing Strong in the Tide of Change: AUN’s Success Recapped in the 38th AUN-BOT Meeting

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Ninnart Ratanasukhon, AUN Programme Officer
The 38th ASEAN University Network Board of Trustees (AUB-BOT) Meeting concluded with an astounding success on 6 July 2023, with gracious hosting from Universiti Malaya. This annual meeting serves as an opportunity for the members of AUN’s Board of Trustees to be updated on the latest activities of AUN, discuss its direction, and set a vision for its future. This year, the members of our Board of Trustees were up for a long list!
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12 July 2023

Navigate the Changing Tide of Global Higher Education in the 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting

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Ninnart Ratanasukhon, AUN Programme Officer
Change is fast approaching on all fronts, but ASEAN universities are ready to take on it. In the 14th AUN Rectors’ Meeting held on 5 July 2023, with the gracious hosting of Universiti Malaya, leaders from AUN Universities demonstrated how ASEAN higher education can navigate the changing tide of global higher education. Is AI changing education as we know it? Is knowledge from universities no longer relevant? Hear it from the leaders of AUN Universities.
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24 May 2023

The ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum Made a Grand Return From the Pandemic Hiatus

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Patitin Lertnaikiat, AUN Programme Officer
The wait is finally over! After the COVID Pandemic shook the world, the ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum has been on hiatus for 3 years. But no more, the 18th ASEAN and 8th ASEAN+3 Youth Cultural Forum just recently made a grand return on 14 - 19 May, 2023 in Jakarta, Universitas Indonesia where 132 delegates from 9 ASEAN+3 countries were able to partake in this spectacular cultural event!
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16 March 2023

The Astounding Success of The First CALOHEA National Meeting at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

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Patitin Lertnaikiat, AUN Programme Officer
The CALOHEA Project has taken a major leap towards its goal of enhancing mobility and internationalization in Universities in Asia with the first National Meeting on 2 -3 March, 2023, at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia. This two-day event of knowledge sharing, open discussion, and a workshop is another step towards bringing Higher Education in SEA into a common space and enhancing mobility between SEA countries and even to other regions by implementing the 3 Core Recognition Mechanisms (RM3) into SEA Universities.
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4 January 2023

Special AUN-QA Feature: The AUN Executive Director Announces Line-up for 2023 at the 311th AUN-QA PA at Ton Duc Thang University

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Patitin Lertnaikiat, AUN Programme Officer
AUN Secretariat Executive Director, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, announced key projects for AUN at the 311th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Ton Duc Thang University. 2023 will be an exciting year for AUN and ASEAN Higher Education as the wheels once again start turning in full motion after the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting up another gear with plenty of high impact projects lined up throughout the year.
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29 September 2022

13th AUN Rectors’ Meeting and 37th AUN-BOT Meeting successfully held in Vientiane, Lao PDR

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AUN Writer Team,
The 37th ASEAN University Network Board of Trustees Meeting and the 13th ASEAN University Network Rectors’ Meeting, hosted by the National University of Laos and co-hosted by AUN Secretariat, were held on 27 - 28 September 2022 in Vientiane, Laos PDR. During the 13th AUN Rectors’ Meeting, 11 Presidents, Rectors, Vice Chancellors, and more than 50 representatives from 28 AUN Member Universities across 10 ASEAN Countries participated in the Meeting to discuss and share their good practices, analyses, initiatives, and recommendations on AUN-related projects, programs, and activities.
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11 August 2022

AUN-QA’s Official Meetings in Viet Nam Series #1: Ministry of Education and Training

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AUN Writer Team,
On the morning of 20 July 2022, the official meeting was held between the AUN-QA team led by Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, the Executive Director of the AUN, and the guest of honour – Assoc. Prof. Hoang Minh Son, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training, alongside the representatives from Higher Education Department and Viet Nam Education Management Agency (VQA) under the Ministry.
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4 August 2022

AUN-QA’s meetings with stakeholders: Exploring current QA prospects in Viet Nam

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AUN Writer Team,
As the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) issued the Decision on recognising quality assurance activities of the AUN-QA in Vietnam, the AUN-QA has taken the opportunity to organise official on-site meetings with stakeholder organisations and partnered universities in Vietnam during 17 - 22 July 2022. The objective of this visit was to discuss the prospects of QA direction, share recent updates on QA development in the ASEAN region, and discuss further on possible collaboration in Viet Nam.
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30 June 2022

Announcing ASEAN Representatives for 2022 ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit!

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Noppanun Sookping, AUN Programme Officer
The application process for 2022 ASEAN-Korea Youth Summit has been closed! Thank you so much for the overwhelming interest and support for this huge platform to connect young talents and representatives from Korea and the ASEAN region. You can find the listing of successful ASEAN representatives to this year's Summit here.
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18 May 2022

AUN-QA and MyQAN connect in promoting Higher Education quality assurance in Malaysia

By
Noppanun Sookping, AUN Programme Officer
AUN-QA, in collaboration with MyQAN, organised “AUN-QA An Introduction of Potentials and Prospects” virtually on 12 May 2022, 9.00-10.30 AM (GMT+7). The event garnered 61 attendees from MyQAN Member universities, public and private universities in Malaysia.
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8 June 2023

ASEAN Higher Education Institutions on Track towards English Language Teaching Excellence with NEAS Australia

The 2nd Online Introductory Meeting on NEAS’ ELT Quality Endorsement/Certification Project concluded on a successful note on 15 May 2023. ELT administrators and lecturers from the English Language Teaching (ELT) Department/Centres of nine universities across six ASEAN countries were introduced to the NEAS Certification, a quality assurance scheme by NEAS that can provide a comprehensive, dedicating assessment to English teaching and other related services carried out by each ELT centre.
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11 May 2023

Viet Nam Higher Education Institutions Aiming to Enhance Quality Systems to the Next Level with AUN at the Internal Quality Assurance System Design and Development Workshop

Higher Education Institutions of Viet Nam with the AUN Secretariat are determined to take the steps necessary to enhance internal quality assurance systems to a greater level. From 24 to 26 April, 2023, universities of Viet Nam, MOET, and Accreditation Centers came to work together with the AUN Secretariat and IQA Experts in ASEAN and Spain to examine the ins and outs of the best practices in the AUN Internal Quality Assurance System Design and Development Workshop.
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6 April 2023

Special AUN-QA Feature: Partners Reunited on Path towards Excellence as the University of the Immaculate Conception Welcomed AUN-QA for the 323rd Programme Assessment

An excitement in Davao City as the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) once again welcomed AUN-QA for the 323rd Programme Assessment. This assessment marked the second Programme Assessment for UIC, but the first one to be conducted on-site! This meant all the more excitement for our distinguished assessors as they paid a visit to this long-standing higher education institute of Davao City.
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23 March 2023

NEAS Australia Sparks Interest Among ASEAN Universities: Promoting Educational Excellence of English Language Teaching Community

NEAS Australia's Introduction Meeting garnered interest from nearly 50 participants from 15 universities across the ASEAN region. The meeting served as an informative platform for ELT institutions or departments to learn more about NEAS Australia's quality assurance services, highlighting the importance of multilateral cooperation in pursuit of educational excellence. The meeting ended on a positive notes with the possibility to enhance the quality of ELT professionals in the region.
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16 March 2023

AUN-QA Overview: An Exciting Return to Vietnam as AUN-QA Visited Lac Hong University and Hanoi University of Public Health for the 320th and the 321st Programme Assessment

The 320th and 321st Programme Assessment marked AUN-QA’s first return to Vietnam in the year 2023, and an exciting occasion it was. Lac Hong University (LHU) welcomed AUN-QA for the 320th Programme Assessment, the third assessment by AUN-QA for LHU, but the first one conducted on-site! AUN-QA was also honoured to return, once again, to Hanoi University of Public Health for the 321st Programme Assessment, which marked the fourth programme assessment for this trailblazer of public health education in Vietnam.
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2 February 2023

AUN-QA Overview: Beginning 2023 with 3 Programme Assessments in the Philippines and Malaysia

AUN-QA is carrying the strong momentum of last year into 2023 by starting with three programme assessments at Holy Angel University (HAU), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and Central Luzon State University (CLSU). The team is back and ready to provide more top quality assessments for another year!