Wednesday, 6 September 2023

Venue: The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam, Bangkok

Time: 09.00 - 17.00 (GMT+7)

9.00 - 9.15 Opening
9.15 - 9.30 Group Photo
9.30 - 10.30 Quality Assurance in the Globalized World of Higher Education (Part I)
This session is focused on delineating a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs in quality assurance practices from leading universities and university associations around the world–sharing their own cases, good practices, and challenges reflecting their own local and regional contexts.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
11.00 - 12.30 Quality Assurance in the Globalized World of Higher Education (Part II)
This session is focused on delineating a comprehensive overview of the latest breakthroughs in quality assurance practices from leading universities and university associations around the world–sharing their own cases, good practices, and challenges reflecting their own local and regional contexts.
12.30 - 13.30 Prayer time and Networking Lunch
13.30 - 14.15 How then will universities stand?
This session is focused on how to drive universities to its excellency with Quality Assurance and Enhancement.
14.15 - 15.00 Quality Assurance & World Class Curriculum Delivery: Unleashing the Synergy
The session will explore the position of QA in the overall framework of world class curriculum delivering and its role of QA in fostering mobility and the globalization of Academic Standards
15.00 - 15.15 Break
15.15 - 16.00 The Catalyst of Success: Leadership at the Core of Quality Assurance Enhancement in Universities
The session will be conducted in a set of talk show and panel discussion to explore how the leadership can drive the university to its excellency on Quality Assurance
16.00 - 17.00 How Not to Do QA: When Best Practices Turn Sour
This session is an open ended session seeking to challenge the popular notion of current QA models’ applicability in diverse contexts
19.00 Onwards Welcome Dinner

Thursday, 7 September 2023

Venue: The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam, Bangkok

Time: 09.00 - 12.00 (GMT+7)

9.00 - 9.45 AUN-QA IQA Design and Development: Recent Successes and Ways Forward
Exploring IQA achievements: This session will introduce a well thought-out IQA designed and developed Model in relation to Quality Standardization in HEIs with input from stakeholders, knowledgeable experts, and experienced users.
9.45 - 10.30 Cultivating QA Human Resources and Institutional Capacities in Universities: Challenges and Good Practices
This session is the sharing of recent experiences of capacity building programs conducted in Southeast Asia by the AUN Secretariat, AUN Member and Associate Member Universities, and AUN partner organizations.
10.30 - 10.45 Break
10.45 - 11.30 Special Panel Discussion: Beyond the Measuring of Quality
The AUN-QA, having embedded continuous improvement in our core values and culture, embraces that taking steps toward change is needed for the future of education and is now looking ‘beyond’ the measuring quality. As It Turns Out, Quality Assurance (QA) is just one among several other essential ingredients that contribute to the formation & delivery of quality education.That's Why, although QA will remain the final safeguard as we traverse unknown territory, it is important not to overemphasize anyone ingredient.
11.30 - 12.00 Turnover and closing session