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Quality Assurance in ASEAN over the years has been in heavy development to match the standards at the global level. But here is an idea, instead of just chasing global standards, how about we bring it over to ASEAN? This is what the first agenda of the AUN-QA International Conference 2023 has set out to do, inviting an international cast of guest speakers across the globe to give a dialogue about “Quality Assurance in the Globalized World of Higher Education”. While a one to one copy of systems that work in certain regions may not apply in ASEAN, there are still plenty of excellent practices and eye-opening experiences that can be taken for application.

The pandemic has brought many changes to higher education, and some changes are here to stay. In the 2nd Global University Associations Forum, leaders of university associations from the Arab region, China, Europe, India, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Southeast Asia came together to discuss what will stay after the pandemic, the sweeping digital transformation, partnership for sustainability, and more.

The AUN-QA International Conference was last conducted in 2019, before the pandemic hit. Forward to now, 4 years later, it is back and bigger than ever at Bangkok, boasting over 400 participants and a truly international cast of speakers to enrich the dialogue at the conference on 6 - 7 September 2023! The International Conference was followed by two internal meetings, Assessors’ General Assembly and Chief Quality Officers’ Meeting, has shown that AUN-QA is back in full swing after the pandemic has died down. And they are fully prepared to continue growing internationally!

Times Higher Education (THE) is a renowned global platform at the forefront of higher education news, insights, and rankings. Catering to students, educators, and institutions, it serves as a resource, providing a plethora of information and meticulous analysis in a collection of news articles and in-depth features on various educational topics. In the upcoming weeks, THE brings you an exciting lineup of webinars featuring esteemed speakers who are experts in their fields. For more details, check out the full article!

How do you imagine your future city? What does it look like? In Singapore, the vision of a tech-enabled city is now coming to life, with technology as the force behind the improvement of everyday life and the younger generations now equipped with the necessary skill sets for the digitalised era. ASEAN Experiential Learning Programme (AELP) 2023 is delighted to invite students from AUN Member Universities to experience this vision of the future city in Singapore from 18-24 June 2023.

A tour de force at the 2nd CALHOEA National Meeting at Chulalongkorn University! Professionals, students, and academics gathered to share and reflect on the local context for the 3RMS Development. Distinguished speakers, Assoc. Prof. Sarithdej Pathanasethpong, the Vice President of Thailand's Council of Engineers, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Montree Yamkasikorn, Senior Advisor of the Secretariat Office of the Teachers' Council of Thailand, also provided insightful policy dialogue sessions with participants.