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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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Chanya Chinsukserm, AUN Programme Officer
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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Chanya Chinsukserm, AUN Programme Officer
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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Chanya Chinsukserm, AUN Programme Officer
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

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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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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!
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19 January 2023

Virtual MoU Signing Ceremony between NEAS Australia and AUN

On 18 January 2023, Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, ASEAN University Network (AUN) Executive Director and Dr. Patrick Pheasant, Chief Executive Officer of NEAS Australia (National ELT Accreditation Scheme Ltd), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance towards the effective enhancement of the process and management of quality assurance in English language learning and to designate the direction to steer English language teaching communities forward.
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22 December 2022

Introducing NEAS Australia: The Global Leader in Quality Assurance for the English Language Teaching Community

NEAS is the global leader in quality assurance for the English Language Teaching (ELT) community with missions to support the achievement of quality outcomes for ELT worldwide, advance global quality assurance in ELT, and empower knowledge partnerships within the ELT community. NEAS’s proven expertise in independent quality assurance is embraced throughout the wider education community.
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8 December 2022

Strengthening ASEAN Universities’ IQA For the Years Ahead: Training on Internal Quality Assurance (TrainIQA) Workshop 1 in Bangkok 2022

The University of Potsdam, ASEAN-QA, and AUN Secretariat cooperated together to bring the first onsite Training on Internal Quality Assurance (TrainIQA) Workshop ever since the pandemic occurred. QA Officers and senior higher education managers who are in charge of QA at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the ASEAN region were guided by TrainIQA Trainers through the entire training methodology. This workshop also brought many ASEAN QA Officers and University Leaders together to promote the exchange of ideas and further developing networks among HEIs in the ASEAN region. At the end of the workshop, participants were able to present their projects to institutional decision makers that have the capability of shaping the future landscape of ASEAN HEIs.