QUALITYASSURANCEANDRECOGNITIONINHIGHEREDUCATION.pptVIP

“QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS”;Quality assurance is vital for making HE attractive and trustworthy At national level, many countries in Europe have established quality assurance agencies based on the European Standards and Guidelines on Quality Assurance The European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR), which was set up in 2008, is the major new body in the European context for the accreditation of QA Agencies In Asian countries also QA bodies have been created, such as the Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and the ASEAN University Network (AUN) HEIs both in Europe and Asia have established internal QA mechanisms, but they still need to develop further a quality culture ;EQAR is open to agencies operating both in the European Higher Education Area and worldwide who can demonstrate their compliance with the European Standards and Guidelines Promotion of the development of ASEM Quality Assurance Networks in order to ensure high quality education provision from Higher Education Institutions both in Europe and in Asia Establishment of mutual framework in which Asia and Europe which will follow the same standards and guidelines on quality assurance issues ;Globalization, and increased academic and professional mobility are making mutual recognition and cross-border QA increasingly important In Europe, recognition councils/agencies follow the principles of the Lisbon Recognition Convention placing emphasis on learning outcomes in the description of qualifications In Asia also recognition bodies are establishing: SEAMEO RIHED and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) have been coordinating to establish the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) from early 2008 ;Establishment of joint recognition strategies between ASEM countries will Enhance cooperation between HEIs in Asia and Europe promote mobility of students, academics, and researchers which will lead to the augmentation of a multicultural dialogue, and