EDUCATION 2030 – ALIGNING INSTITUTIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN QUALITY ASSURANCE “WHAT HAS AUN-QA NETWORK DONE TO UPLIFT THE QUALITY OF UNIVERSITIES IN ASEAN?” Assoc. Prof. Nantana Gajaseni, Ph.D. ASEAN University Network (AUN) Background: ASEAN University Network (AUN) 2 Est. since 1995 under the views of ASEAN Leaders at the 4th ASEAN Summit AUN-BOT 30 University Members 12 AUN Thematic Networks: 3 AUN-QA Network: 4 Aims to… Uplift and ensure the quality of AUN-QA is only regional QA System higher education in ASEAN in ASEAN. Promote continual quality improvement in ASEAN higher education system Principle- based quality Fitness for Enhance the regional higher assurance purpose of On voluntary education recognition continued basis & no improvement legal binding De facto ASEAN QA Framework (AQAF) Strategic QA (Institutional) Programme QA Institutional QA Assessment since Assessment 2007 Systemic QA commencing in (Internal QA System) 2017 Functional QA (Education, Research and Services) AUN-QA Framework: 6 11 Criteria 7 25 Criteria 111 Sub-criteria 8 AUN-QA Publications: 9 Guideline to Guideline to AUN-QA AUN-QA Actual Actual Assessment at AUN-QA Assessment at Institutional AUN-QA Guideline Programme Level V.2.0 Guideline V.1.0 Chinese Edition Level V.2.0 And Vietnamese Version 2004 2008 2011 2016 Guideline to AUN-QA 2006 AUN-QA Actual Guideline in 2015 2009 AUN-QA Manual V.1.0 AUN-QA Assessment at Burmese, 2016 Training Programme Level Cambodian, and Manual V.3.0 Laotian Edition And Vietnamese Edition 2 4 6 7 10 AUN-QA System Implementation: Programme Assessment 11 293 Programmes assessed arranged by country (Dec 2007- Dec 2017) 140 127 120 100 94 80 60 43 44 42 40 15 17 20 2 2 1 1 7 2 2 5 5 0 No. of Assessment No. of programmes Assessed 12 AUN-QA System Implementation: Institutional Assessment: 13 University Date Status 1. Vietnam National Univeristy, 15-20 January 2017 Completed Hanoi (VN) 2. De La Salle University (PH) 12 – 17 March 2017 Completed 3. Universitas Indonesia (ID) 14 – 19 May 2017 Completed 4. Vietnam National University – 3 – 8 September 2017 On-going Ho Chi Minh City (VN) 5. Universitas Gadjah Mada (ID) February 2018 On-going 6. Universiti Malaya (MY) 2018 On-going AUN-QA for Capacity Building: 14 Since 2011 AUN-QA International Conference 15 Annual Conference is a QA learning and sharing platform among QA experts and practitioners in ASEAN and beyond. Enhancing the AUN-QA System & Implementation: 16 17 APSC AEC ASEAN Political & Security Community (APSC) ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) ASCC 18 Since 31 Dec 2015 Free flow of capital/investment Free flow of goods & services Free flow of information & knowledge Free flow of people ASEAN Vision 2025: Forging Ahead Together APSC AEC ASCC Blueprint 2025 ASCC inclusive sustainable Resilient Dynamics ASEAN Work Plan on Education (2016-2020) Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Higher Education “What has AUN-QA network done to uplift the quality of universities in ASEAN?” ASEAN Work Plan on Education (2016-2020) 20 • Promote ASEAN Awareness 1. • Enhance quality and access to basic education especially for disabled and marginalised groups 2. • Strengthen use of ICT 3. • Support the development of TVET and lifelong learning 4. • Complement efforts of other sectors in ESD 5. 6. • Strengthen higher education sector through QA • Foster role of higher education through University-Industry Partnership 7. • Provide capacity building programmes for teachers and community 8. Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Higher Education Endorsed by ASEAN Leaders at the 27th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia (21 November 2015) 21 Triple-Helix-Plus Diversity HE for cooperation Innovation- driven ASEAN (U-G-I-C) community Contribute and Intra-ASEAN foster mobility of sustainable local students & community scholars development ASEAN Higher Increase visibility Quality of ASEAN HE Education Education globally for HRD Comparative Analysis of AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 2.0): 141 programmes 22 All Countries Average Rating - Version 2 (15 Criteria) Overall Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Jakarta 1 Expected Learning Outcomes 7.0 15 Stakeholders Satisfaction 2 Programme Specification 6.0 14 Output 5.0 3 Programme Structure and Content 4.0 3.0 13 Stakeholders Feedback 2.0 4 Teaching and Learning Strategy 1.0 0.0 12 Staff Development Activities 5 Student Assessment 11 Quality Assurance of Teaching and Learning 6 Academic Staff Quality Process Green (>4.5)= higher than 10 Facilities and Infrastructure 7 Support Staff Quality adequate as expected Yellow (>5.0)= better than 9 Student Advice and Support 8 Student Quality adequate Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Overall 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.9 Indonesia 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.9 Malaysia 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.0 Philippines 4.5 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.9 Thailand 4.0 3.7 4.9 4.0 4.5 5.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 5.1 5.5 Vietnam 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.9 Jakarta 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.8 Comparative Analysis of AUN-QA Programme Assessment (Version 3.0): 7 programmes 23 All Countries Average Rating - Version 3 (11 Criteria) 1 Expected Learning Outcomes 7.0 11 Output 6.0 2 Programme Specification 5.0 4.0 10 Quality Enhancement 3.0 3 Programme Structure and Content 2.0 Overall 1.0 Indonesia 0.0 Philippines 9 Facilities and Infrastructure 4 Teaching and Learning Approach Vietnam 8 Student Quality and Support 5 Student Assessment Green (>4.5)= higher than 7 Support Staff Quality 6 Academic Staff Quality adequate as expected Yellow (>5.0)= better than adequate Criteria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Overall 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.4 Indonesia 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.8 4.8 Philippines 4.2 4.3 4.5 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.6 Vietnam 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.2 4.2 AUN-QA has served to uplift higher education quality in ASEAN: 24 ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework = AQAF ASEAN Qualification Reference Framework = AQRF No QA, No QF EQAA EQA AQAF: To create a common regional reference point in order to NQF IQA understand, compare and recognize qualification across the different AQAF system among ASEAN Member States Degree Recognition (facilitating access to labour market) AQRF AQRF: To serve as a common reference point for alignment by the quality assurance bodies, qualifications and HEIs THANK YOU www.aun-qa.org www.aunsec.org.