PAST ANNOUNCEMENTS

2023

AUN-QA SAR Writing Workshop

The AUN-QA opened the registration for a new batch of the "Training Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" on 10-12, 28 July 2023. Registration ends on 28 June 2023. For more details, visit the AUN-QA Facebook page here.

June 2023

AUN-QA OBE Training

The AUN-QA will be conducting the 4th OBE Training in Bangkok, Thailand from 20-23 June 2023. Registration fee is 2,000 USD.  To register, click here. For more details, visit AUN-QA's Facebook page.

May 2023

AUN-QA Tier 1 Training: New Schedule

The AUN-QA is opening another batch of the Tier 1 Training to be held on 11-14 July 2023 in Bangkok. To register, click here. For more details, visit AUN-QA's Facebook page.

April 2023

UP AADS is renamed UP Quality Assurance System

The UP Academic Assessment and Development (AAD) System is renamed as the UP Quality Assurance System. The approval of President Danilo L. Concepcion of the recommendation of the President's Advisory Council (PAC) to rename the AADS is announced through OVPAA Memo no. 2021-133.

AUN-QA Programme Assessment at UP Los Baños and UP Visayas

The BS Agricultural Biotechnology, BS Food Science and Technology and BS Economics of UPLB and the BS Fisheries of UPV went through the AUN-QA Programme Assessment on November 21-25, 2022. The assessment was successfully conducted online. This is the first AUN-QA Programme Assessment for UPV. UPV Chancellor Clement C. Camposano and UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho welcomed the assessor teams and the AUN-QA Secretariat in the opening sessions which the CUs conducted separately. The assessor teams conducted stakeholder interviews and toured the campuses virtually. Chief Assessor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ornsiri Cheunsuang and VPAA Cynthia Rose Bautista then closed the weeklong assessment after the presentation of preliminary findings on November 25th.

December 2022

AUN-QA Programme Assessment at UP Baguio and UP Diliman

The 291st AUN-QA Programme Assessment of BS Mathematics, BS Management Economics of UP Baguio and BS Statistics of UP Diliman was conducted online from 29 August to 2 September 2022. The weeklong assessment saw the opening session, remote visits to the UPB and UPD campuses and interviews of stakeholders, then culminating in the closing session. Both opening and closing sessions were hosted by AVPPA Wendell Capili and attended by UP officials led by VPAA Cynthia Rose B. Bautista, AVPAA Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, UPB Chancellor Corazon L. Abansi and UPD Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo. The programs now anticipate the results of the assessment.

 

Following this, UPLB's BS Agricultural Biotechnology, BS Food Science, BS Economics and UPV's BS Fisheries will also be undergoing the AUN-QA Programme Assessment in November.

 September 2022

AUN-QA SAR Writing Workshop in 2023

The AUN-QA Training Workshop on Writing the SAR will be conducted online on April 3-5 and 21, 2023. Registration fee is 800 USD per person. Click here to register. You can also visit the AUN-QA Facebook page for more details.

17 March 2023

Read about the various news and events of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), including programme- and institutional-level assessments of the AUN-QA, in the AUN Press Room linked here.

New! AUN-QA Tier 1 Training in 2023

The 12th batch of the AUN-QA Tier 1 Training will be on 21-24 February 2023. Registration fee is 2,200 USD per person. Registration is now open and will close on 29 January. Click here to register. 

Batch 13 will be on 23-26 May 2023. 

Visit the AUN-QA Facebook page for more details.

6 January 2023

New! AUN-QA Tier 2 Training in 2023

 The AUN-QA will be conducting the Tier 2 Training again on the following dates and venues:

12th Tier 2 Training - 16-22 March 2023, at De La Salle University

13th Tier 2 Training - 28 April-4 May 2023, at the University of Santo Tomas.

Click here to register. For more details, visit the AUN-QA Facebook page.

13 January 2023

The OVPAA, through Memo no. 2021-151, has released the UP QA Benchmarking Guidelines. Benchmarking is a quality process that involves a comparison of a degree program’s standards and performance across several academic years, with that of other UP academic units or peer universities here and abroad. The Guidelines outline the different types of benchmarking activities degree programs may engage in, and the processes and steps entailed.

17 Nov 2021

Post-Assessment Procedures for IQA and EQA

The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs has released the Post-Assessment Procedures for Internal Quality Assurance and External Quality Assurance. These were developed to guide the next steps of academic units after internal or external review. Check the IQA and EQA webpages or access the latest versions here:

Post-Assessment Procedure for IQA

Post-Assessment Procedure for EQA

2022

EQA Webinar

The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) and the UP System Ad Hoc Committee on Quality Assurance Capability Building (QACB) organized the “External Quality Assurance (EQA) Webinar” on 25 April 2022. VPAA Cynthia Bautista delivered the welcome remarks. AVPAA Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay gave an overview of External QA and the types of UP EQA. Dr. Monet M. Loquias (UPM), Dr. Erneleo A. Cao (UPD), Dr. Jovencio A. Abalos (UPLB), Dr. Portia G. Lapitan (Ret. Prof., UPLB) and Dr. Nina M. Cadiz (UPLB QAO Director), shared their experience in undergoing various external assessments. The Webinar was hosted by the members of the Ad Hoc Committee, Dr. Aura C. Matias of UPD and Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rowena D.R. Raymundo of UPOU. The materials and recording of the Webinar are available through this link. The recording may also be viewed on YouTube.

May 2022

Benchmarking for QA Webinar

The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) and the UP System Ad Hoc Committee on Quality Assurance Capability Building (QACB) organized the “Benchmarking for QA Webinar” held on 28 March 2022. VPAA Cynthia Bautista delivered the welcome remarks. VCAA Philip Ian Padilla gave an overview of benchmarking and talked about post-benchmarking activities. AVPAA Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay talked about Small Scale Benchmarking. Dr. Nina M. Cadiz, Director of the UPLB QA Office, talked about Formal Benchmarking. The Webinar was hosted by Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rowena D.R. Raymundo of UPOU and a member of the Ad Hoc Committee. A recording of the webinar is available on YouTube.

March 2021

Post-IQA and EQA Forum

The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) conducted the “Ano ang gamit ng iAADS at SAR? A Post-IQA and EQA Forum” on 13 December 2021. The Forum was graced by the presence of the following speakers: Dr. Jose Balmaceda, who talked about the iAADS Instrument; Dr. Irene Villasenor, who discussed about the Post-Assessment Procedure for IQA; and Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, who discussed about the Post-Assessment Procedure for EQA. VPAA Cynthia Bautista delivered the opening and closing remarks. The Forum was hosted by Dr. Nina Cadiz, Director of the UPLB QA Office and VCAA Philip Padilla, Ph.D. of UPV. Forum materials are available through this link. A recording of the webinar is also available on Youtube.

Feb 2021

The addendum to the UP QA Benchmarking Guidelines includes more examples of benchmarking activities and lists other possible aspects/areas to be benchmarked.

You can also access the UP QA Benchmarking Guidelines here.

12 July 2022

The AUN-QA released a clarification on the timeline for the implementation of the AUN-QA Manual version 4.0. Click here to see the full timeline.

The AUN-QA will be opening registration for the 9th AUN-QA Tier 1 Training to be held in Bangkok! Training period is from 17-20 October 2022. Registration will run from 15 August to 1 September 2022. Visit the AUN-QA's Facebook page for updates.

The AUN-QA has opened the registration for batches 11 and 12 for the "Online Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" in October and December 2022. To register, click here. The Registration fee for individual participants is 1,000 USD; and for a group of 2-4 participants, 500 USD. 

National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE) will be holding the Forum with the theme, "Connecting inside and outside of university: Toward further integration of learning styles" on 28 September 2022, 1:30-4:00 PM (JST). For more information visit their website. To register, click here.

The new version of the Guide for External Quality Assurance (QA) includes updates on the engagement of reviewers/assessors through the expanded guidelines of the Visiting Professor Program (VPP), as well as a new section about the preparations of the applications for AUN-QA program assessment.

27 June 2022

2021

The AUN-QA will be conducting another round of the "Online Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" in June and August 2022. To register, click here. The Registration fee for individual participants is 1,000 USD; and for a group of 2-4 participants, 500 USD. 

The OVPAA, through Memo no. 2021-156, has released the Guide for External Quality Assurance. 

This version features modifications and the inclusion of post-assessment and renewal of assessment or accreditation to the EQA process flow. Furthermore, funding options for the conduct of EQA is elaborated, including  the engagement of reviewers/assessors through the expanded guidelines of the Visiting Professor Program (VPP). It also provides links to other QA materials, forms and templates that may be helpful in the conduct of EQA.

24 Nov 2021

The INQAAHE Forum 2022 will be held on June 6-9 in Mexico City with the theme, "Sustainable Quality Assurance: Optimizing Synergies between Artificial and Human Intelligence". According to their website, the Forum will tackle "current and future trends and challenges" pertaining to QA, as well as develop new ideas and share practices on Capacity Building Through Investing in People, the Impact of Data, Technology and AI on QA Policies and Processes, and Optimizing Synergies between Artificial and Human Intelligence" (2022). To join, register here.

The OVPAA will be conducting the "UP Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Workshop" from June 27-29, July 6, 13, 18-19, 2022. The online workshop will help UP SAR writers complete their SAR and identify appropriate evidences supporting the performance criteria (based on the AUN-QA Program Assessment Framework). The workshop is open to all UP SAR writers whose SARs are at least 70% complete. Pre-register until June 17 by clicking here.

The OVPAA will be conducting the "UP Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing Workshop" from June 27-29, July 6, 13, 18-19, 2022. The online workshop will help UP SAR writers complete their SAR and identify appropriate evidences supporting the performance criteria (based on the AUN-QA Program Assessment Framework). The workshop is open to all UP SAR writers whose SARs are at least 70% complete. Details about the registration will be released soon.

The External Quality Assurance Webinar

The External Quality Assurance (EQA) webinar aims to guide UP faculty on the process of implementing external quality assurance in their respective academic units. EQA in UP involves the writing of the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) which will be used for the external review/assessment/accreditation of the degree program. Registration is open to all UP faculty members and QA staff in the Constituent Universities. Click here to register.
The INQAAHE together with the Arab Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (ANQAHE) will be holding the "Reimagining Quality Assurance in the 'New Normal" on 17 March 2022. This is the first of a series of webinars called INQAAHE Talks. Registration is free. Click here to join.
The AUN-QA will be conducting another round of the "Online Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" on 21-22 February and 4 March 2022, and 18-19, 29 April 2022. To register, click here. The Registration fee for individual participants is 1,000 USD; and for a group of 2-4 participants, 500 USD. 
The AUN-QA shares about the "6 key principles behind the success of AUN-QA Assessments in the new normal". See the infographic here.

Call for Papers: AIMS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (AIC) 2021

The 1st AIMS International Conference (AIC 2021) will be held at the Expo 2020 Dubai UAE and virtually (via an online platform) on 17th December 2021. AIC 2021 is a strategic collaboration between the Ministry Of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) with the support of the other AIMS Committee in Malaysia (from the AIC 2021 invitation). Visit their website or access the conference poster for more information.
The Institute of Quality Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia (IPQ-UUM), in collaboration with the School of Business Management (SBM UUM), will be holding the Optimizing Productivity for Service Delivery Excellence on 7 December 2021, 8:30 AM - 1:00 AM, GMT+8 on Webex. Registration is free. For more details, check their Facebook page.
"The ECTP is a professional development programme that provides a holistic view of training through the process of design, development and delivery. Aligned with FAA Quality Framework, e-CTP is outcome-based and designed to develop dynamic and effective facilitators." (FAA, 2021). The online training will be held from 22 November - 2 December 2021. Registration fee is RM2,995. To register, click here.
The ASEAN-QA Forum 2021 will be held on 2-3 December 2021 via Zoom. This year's theme is,  “The Way Forward: Assuring Quality in Diverse and Remote Learning Environments”. Speakers, guests and participants will have the chance to share about issues brought about by the pandemic that affected HEIs, as well as the practices and innovations in remote teaching and learning that were implemented as a response. Register here.
The AUN-QA will be conducting the 2nd batch of the "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" on 4-15 October 2021 online. To register for the 2nd batch of the workshop, click here. The Registration fee for individual participants is 1,000 USD; and for a group of 2-4 participants, 500 USD. For more details, see the workshop poster here.
The Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia will be holding the 10th International Qualitative Research Conference with the theme, "Humanness and Technology for Qualitative Research: New Approaches in New Times" on 20-23 October 2021. Check their website here for more details.

iAADS submission extended

The iAADS submssion has been extended until 31 October 2021. 

AUN-QA Tier 1 Training (Online) Coming Soon!

The New AUN-QA Tier 1 Training (Online) is set to introduce the participants to the AUN-QA ecosystem, AUN-QA Assessment Process, and AUN-QA Framework based on the Guide to AUN-QA Assessment at Programme Level Version 4.0 by the AUN-QA coaches (AUN-QA Secretariat, 2021). The opening of registration will be announced soon. 15 Oct 2021
The Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia will be holding the 10th International Qualitative Research Conference with the theme, "Humanness and Technology for Qualitative Research: New Approaches in New Times" on 20-23 October 2021. Check their website here for more details.

CUHK-UQ-Exeter Joint Symposium on Environmental Sustainability

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The University of Queensland (UQ), and the University of Exeter (Exeter) collaborate for the Joint Symposium on Environmental Sustainability to share about their efforts on the different environmental challenges the earth faces today, and invite others to work with them. The Symposium will be held on 9 November 2021, 4:00pm-5:30pm (HKT) via Zoom. Register here.
Under the SEAMEO-Partner Series, the SEAMEO Secretariat in collaboration with QS Quacquarelli Symonds, UK  will organise the SEAMEO-QS Higher Education Forum, with the theme ‘Using Performance Insight to Build World-Class Universities in Southeast Asia’ on 14 October 2021 at 15.00-17.30 hrs (Bangkok Time) (SEAMEO Secretariat, 2021).Registration is free. Pre-registration is extended until 12 October 2021. The online forum can also be viewed live via Youtube,  through this link. For more information, visit their website.
Join the online forum, "Addressing Quality in Online Learning" on 14 October 2021, 3:00 PM MYT (GMT+8) via Zoom for an exchange on the challenges in quality assurance in online education. The virtual event is organized by the Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), ASEAN-QA Association (ASEAN-QAA) and Malaysia Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance Network (MyQAN). Read more about the event on FAA's Facebook page. To register, click here.
The ASEAN-QA Forum 2021 will be held on 2-3 December 2021. The theme for this year is, "The Way Forward: Assuring Quality in Diverse and Remote Learning Environments". Submission of abstracts is now open until 7 October 2021. Read about the abstract guidelines and submission here. The ASEAN-QA Forum 2021 is organized by the ASEAN-QA Association (ASEAN-QAA) in collaboration with the Finance Accreditation Agency and Malaysian Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance Network, hosted by Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia.
The workshop on the Library Quality Assurance Framework was conducted with the collaboration of the AUNILO Secretariat (Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University and University of the Philippines) and the AUN Secretariat. Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of Education Quality International and AUN-QA Expert facilitated the workshop. The event was hosted by Ateneo's Rizal Library on 13 July 2021 via Zoom. Read more about it on the AUN Press Room.*Photo from the AUNILO Facebook Page
UPLB's Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BS ChE) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) have received certification by the AUN-QA after going through the Online/Remote Site Visits in the AUN-QA Programme Assessment in October 2020. Read more about it UPLB's website.See DVM's AUN-QA Certification posted on their website.
The APCCSID will be held on 1-3 October 2021 at the SEGi University Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia and online. The main theme of the conference is, "Curriculum and Instructional Design for Sustainable Development". To learn more about the conference and registration fees, visit their website here.
The AUN-QA has released a new version of the Guide to Assessment at Programme Level (Version 4.0). Read the AUN article about it here.See the Version 4.0 of the Guide here.
In celebration of the World Teachers' Day on 5 October 2021, the SEAMEO is "looking for Innovative Teachers who have developed zero-investment innovative and practical ideas for successful recovery, resilience-building and reimagining education in the post-pandemic world." Submit a 5-minute video to win USD 300 and a chance for your video to be shown at the SEAMEO Special Webinar. Click here for more details.
The AUN-QA conducted the 1st batch of the "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" on July 26 - August 5, 2021 online. The objectives of the workshop were:
  • Define the AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0) SAR Requirements
  • Apply the “3-What” process to write the 53 requirements of the 8 AUN-QA criteria
  • Review the 53 requirements of the 8 AUN-QA criteria.
Read more about the workshop on the AUN Press Room.Update: To register for the 2nd batch of the "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 4.0)" happening on 4-15 October 2021, click here.
The Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA), in collaboration with the ASEAN-QA Association and Malaysia Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance Network (MyQAN), will be holding the webinar on 2 September 2021, 3pm MYT (GMT+8) via Zoom. To register, click this LINK. Alternatively, the webinar will also be shown live via FAA's Facebook page.
The ASEAN University Network (AUN) in partnership with the ASEAN Human Development Organization (AHDO) and the Foundation for International Human Rights Reporting Standards (FIHRRST) will be holding a webinar entitled, "Ethical Challenges of Our Digital World" on 1 September 2021, 9:00-11:30 (GMT+7). Click here to register. Registration is free.

The Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2021 organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong will be held on 26 to 30 July 2021. Join this online event and learn about the different experiences and practices in teaching and learning. To learn more or register, check their website here.

The online event will be held on 6-8 July 2021. The IIEP-UNESCO will be holding the forum to share the results of its research, "SDG 4: Planning for flexible learning pathways in higher education". To learn more about the event and how to register, visit their website here. 
Part of the Wiley Education Asia Webinar Series, Applying Technology for Education will be held on 7 July 2021, 11 am - 12 pm (GMT+8, Singapore). Prof. Dr. Ridwan Sanjaya (Rector and Professor, Soegijapranata Catholic University) will talk about "current development of technology for education, technological strategies for education and [demonstrate] how to use augmented reality and setup for virtual reality". Check there website here to register.
The AppliedHE's Squaring the Circle Debate, in its 2nd episode of the 2nd season, will be holding the debate with the motion, "Increasing access to higher education will inevitably result in lower quality graduates". This will be held on 7 July 2021, 8 pm (GMT+8, Singapore). Check their website here for more details on the speakers and register.

AUN-QA to launch AUN-QA Manual version 4.0

Join the official launch on 29 June 2021 to learn more about the latest version of the AUN-QA Manual. This will be conducted via Zoom. Registration will close on 14 June. Scan the QR code here to to register.

AUN-QA Programme Assessment 

The AUN-QA has released the timeline for the programme assessment application registration for 2021. Click here for more details.

AUN-QA Programme Assessment 

The AUN-QA has released the timeline for the programme assessment application registration for 2021. Click here for more details.

SEAMEO Congress 2021

The SEAMEO Congress will be held on 28-29 April 2021 online. Jointly organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), the Ministry of Education, Malaysia and the Ministry of Education, Thailand, the theme is: Transforming Southeast Asian Education, Science and Culture in the Digital Age. Registration is free. For more details, click here.

Smooth recognition of academic qualifications: The role of quality assurance

"This webinar will look into the role of internal quality assurance in ensuring the smooth recognition of academic qualifications from abroad by drawing on the experience of two countries: Germany and Spain. Through a mix of presentations and interactive audience engagement, this webinar will invite the presenters and participants to engage in a conversation about how to make the quality assurance of recognition effective, in a way that keeps the administrative burden on institutional staff at a minimum" (European University Association, 2021). The webinar will be held on 29 April 2021, 8:00 PM (GMT +8:00 Beijing). Registration is free.

Seminar on Internal-External Quality Assurance (SieQA) 2021

"SieQA 2021 aims to share how higher education institutions have been responding in this period of major change and to explore the practical strategies that can be used to embed quality assurance processes to create a culture which maximises flexibility, encourages enterprise and raises standards now and in the future." (Sunway University, 2021). The conference will be held on March 16 and 17 via Zoom. 

2020

ASEAN-QA Online Forum 2020 Series Finale

The ASEAN-QA Association will have a 3-part webinar to cap off the ASEAN-QA Online Forum 2020 on 25-27 November 2020. Check their Facebook page for more details.

2020 European Quality Assurance Forum

"The 2020 EQAF online event, entitled “Flexible higher education: implications for QA”, will combine online sessions about European policies and trends, research, and practical case examples related to the Forum theme and more generally about current developments in quality assurance." (European University Association, 2020).

Read UPLB's article about the making of the UPLB AADU roadmap for QA.

ASEAN QA Forum Online Forum Series 2020

The 3rd ASEAN QA Forum Online, “Going Digital: Assuring Quality in Assessment” will be held on 30th September 2020, 2:00 pm (Jakarta/Bangkok time, GMT +7) via Zoom. Visit the ASEAN QA Forum Facebook page for more information.

Learning Innovation Festival 2020

"The Learning Innovation Festival (LIFE) 2020 brings together speakers, faculty members, and staff members to explore educational issues and challenges, and provide opportunities for faculty members to showcase their innovative teaching practices." The webinar will be held on 8 October 2020, 8 am-5 pm (GMT+8)(Partnership Bureau, 2020).