Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas Director, SEAMEO RIHED Harmonization of Higher Education in SEA region : QA as a Key Infrastructure Prof. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas Director, SEAMEO RIHED Nha Trang City, Viet Nam August 11, 2009
Briefing on SEAMEO RIHED
Ministers of Education Organisation Higher Education and Development First Life Singapore : 1959 Second Life Thailand: 1992-present SEAMEO RIHED Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development
MISSION ‘To assist member countries in promoting efficiency and effectiveness in higher education policy planning and development.’
2007- 2008 Challenging Mission “ASEAN : We are ONE” Higher Education as a Driver for Promoting Socio-economic Development and fulfilling the vision of ASEAN Leaders “ASEAN : We are ONE”
2007- 2008 Challenging Mission SEAMEO RIHED the strong advocate of will be The Harmonisation of Higher Education in Southeast Asia (endorsed by the 43rd SEAMEC Council of Ministers) March 2008
2007- 2008 Challenging Mission Harmonisation of Higher Education in Southeast Asia Bridging and Strengthening HE Quality Assurance System in Southeast Asia Revisiting University Governance and Strengthening HE Management
Southeast Asian Area of Knowledge Freer Flow of Students Freer Flow of Staff Freer Flow of People
To fulfill the target of ONE ASEAN, Harmonization of HE System within the SEA region is needed
Number of Higher Education Institutions Philippines 1,647 Indonesia 2,860 Thailand 157 Malaysia 488 Cambodia 54 Vietnam 230 Lao PDR 45 Brunei 3 Singapore 19 Myanmar 156
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Harmonisation of Higher Education Regional Quality Assurance Network Harmonisation of Higher Education University Governance
Regional Quality Assurance Network APQN AUN-QA AQAN
Asean Quality Assurance Network Philippines 5 EQAs (1956) Indonesia BAN (1994) Thailand ONESQA (2000) Malaysia MQA (2007) Cambodia ACC (2003) Vietnam GHETA Lao PDR QA Centre Brunei BDNAC (1990) Singapore HE QA Section Myanmar
Activities 1st AQAN Executive Committee Meeting – Manila, 9 May 2009 ASEAN External Quality Assurance Seminar, ONESQA – Bangkok, 23 & 24 July 2009 ASEAN Senior Assessors Workshop, MQA – Kuala Lumpur 4 & 5 August 2009 ASEAN Young QA Officers Roundtable Meeting, ACC – Phnom Penh, October 2009
Activities 2010 AQAN Roundtable Meeting, BAN-PT – Jakarta, June 2010. Promoting Bilateral Agreement between AQAN Members – Joint Signing Ceremony during 2010 Roundtable. Quality Assurance E-Journal Project, ONESQA. AQAN Logo Competition Development of AQAN Website ASEAN Internal Quality Assurance Award
We will be able to With a gradually connected QA System in the region " Break the wall created by our own diversity and build the bridge to connect us together" Freer movement of students, staff, and People
Thank You