1. 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

2. Briefing on
SEAMEO RIHED

3. 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

4. MISSION
‘To assist member countries in promoting efficiency and effectiveness in higher education policy planning and development.’

5. 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”

6. 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

7. 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

9. Southeast Asian Area of Knowledge
Freer Flow of Students
Freer Flow of Staff
Freer Flow of People

10. To fulfill the target of ONE ASEAN,
 Harmonization of HE System within the SEA region is needed

11. Number of Higher Education Institutions
Philippines 1,647
Indonesia 2,860
Thailand 157
Malaysia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Lao PDR
Brunei 3
Singapore 19
Myanmar

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13. Harmonisation of Higher Education
Regional Quality Assurance Network
Harmonisation of Higher Education
University Governance

14. Regional Quality Assurance Network
APQN
AUN-QA
AQAN

15. Asean Quality Assurance Network
Philippines 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

17. 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

18. Activities 2010 AQAN Roundtable Meeting, BAN-PT – Jakarta, June 2010.
Promoting Bilateral Agreement between AQAN Members – Joint Signing Ceremony during Roundtable.
Quality Assurance E-Journal Project, ONESQA.
AQAN Logo Competition
Development of AQAN Website
ASEAN Internal Quality Assurance Award

19. 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

20. Thank You