Takeshi Haga
November 22, 2018 Ito Interna onal Research Center, The University of Tokyo
Quality Assurance and Harmoniza on of Veterinary Educa on in Asian Countries
AAVS Website as a Pla orm for Exchange Informa on on Veterinary Educa on
Takeshi Haga
University of Tokyo, Japan AAVS Office The Asian Associa on of Veterinary Schools (AAVS)
An interna onal organiza on for veterinary educa onal ins tu ons in Asia
For the purpose of advancing and enhancing the educa on, research and public services in veterinary sciences. The Asian Associa on of Veterinary Schools (AAVS) • Established in 2001.
• The University of Tokyo (Japan) maintains the registered office of AAVS.
• The associa on convenes a mee ng annually and the first AAVS mee ng was held in Seoul, Korea in 2001.
• Currently, AAVS includes more than 50 member schools in 14 countries and regions. AAVS official website
• AAVS official website was launched in 2016. h p://www.aavs.jpn.org/
• The website has been operated by Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Tokyo with an assistance of OIE Asia Pacific Regional Office.
• Before 2016, AAVS annual mee ng had been announced by the host ins tu on of the year through individual website, but now it can be checked and updated on this website. AAVS official website AAVS official website
• The presenta on slides from each AAVS mee ng are available through this website a er ge ng approval from the speakers/authors
• Since 2016
• h p://www.aavs.jpn.org/about/aavs-mee ng- reports/ AAVS 2016 presenta on (15th mee ng in Taiwan) AAVS 2017 presenta on (16th mee ng in Korea) Veterinary Educa on in Asian Countries
Differs a lot depending on countries reflec ng
• manpower, budget and facili es
• different development of livestock industry
• educa onal system based on their history
• language (can be a major barrier)
• etc Quality Assurance and Harmoniza on of Veterinary Educa on in Asian Countries What informa on is useful? • To assure the quality, – Educa onal tools (such as e-learning) – Evalua on instruments
• To harmonize – Respec ng diversity – Understanding different culture In general, Networking for Sharing material or facili es, exchanging students/facul es Face-to-face plus Website
AAVS to advance and enhance the educa on, research and public services in veterinary sciences • Face-to-face mee ng is cri cal – Friendship, ge ng to know each ether, is the key – to understand the diversity – by respec ng individual culture and regional background • diversified language in Asian countries
• Website can be u lized – To further support 12th AAVS mee ng in Surabaya Indonesia in 2013 AAVS Members
HOME (http://www.aavs.jpn.org/) / About AAVS (http://www.aavs.jpn.org/about/) / AAVS Members
Country / Name of Veterinary Institution AAVS Members*Informa on on the member ins tu onsTerritory
Country / College of Veterinary Medicine, Central Mindanao University Name of Veterinary Institution Territory School of Veterinary Medicine, Isabela State University Cambodia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Royal University of Agriculture Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Tarlac College of Agriculture Hong Kong School of Veterinary Medicine, City University of Hong Kong School of Veterinary Medicine, Aklan State University SAR/China Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Indonesia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Republic of Korea College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Hasanuddin University College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University Faculty of Veterinary Science, Syiah Kuala University College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Udayana University College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University
Japan School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University
School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture Veterinary Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
School of Veterinary Science, Osaka Prefecture University Chinese Taipei College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
Department of Veterinary Medical Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University University of Tokyo College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University
Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University Thailand Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Laos Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Laos Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology
Malaysia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahidol University
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University Mongolia School of Veterinary Medicine, Mongolian University of Life Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University Myanmar Department of Animal Science, University of Veterinary Science Vietnam Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture Pakistan Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
Philippines College of Veterinary Medicine, Visayas State University * includes active and inactive members
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Banos AAVS Associate Members
Country / Territory Name of Institution College of Veterinary Medicine, Benguet State University Canada Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph College of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Central Luzon State University Japan Asian Society of Conservation Medicine, Gifu University
USA College of Veterianry Medicine, Washington State University Plan to request addi onal informa on (link to the ins tu onal webpage etc) Examples for possible website informa on • Volunteer • Internship • Research/job opportunity • conference/seminar • Online courses
Your comments and ideas on the website are greatly appreciated. Conclusion: AAVS website
• The veterinary educa on in Asian countries differs a lot depending on countries in this huge con nent.
• In addi on to the face-to-face annual AAVS mee ng, this website is expected to u lize as a pla orm for promo ng quality assurance of veterinary educa on, as well as further understanding of individual culture surrounding veterinary educa on in each country. (quality assurance and harmoniza on)
• Member ins tu ons are strongly encouraged to provide related informa on and u lize this website. Thank you for your a en on!
Acknowledgment: All AAVS members OIE Asia Pacific Office
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