2015 AQAN Seminar and Roundtable Meeting
and ASEAN Plus Three QA Experts Meeting
1-3 September 2015, PICC, Manila, Philippines
Final Program
Tuesday, 1 September 2015 (AQAN Executive Committee Meeting - for AQAN Officers)
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
AQAN Executive Committee Meeting (Closed-door Meeting)
5:30 pm onwards
Dinner for AQAN Executive Committee Members
Wednesday, 2 September 2015 (AQAN Seminar - for AQAN Members, Plus Three Countries and Local Participants)
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Opening Ceremonies
Philippine National Anthem
ASEAN Hymn
Welcome Message
Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan
Treasurer, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) and
Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
Opening Speech on Quality Assurance in the ASEAN: Issues, Challenges and Outcomes
Prof. Dr. Channarong Pornrungroj
President, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) and
Director, Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), Thailand
Awarding of Plaque of Honor to
Dato Prof. Dr. Syed Ahman Bin Hussein
Founding President, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 1 -- Institutionalizing the AQAF: Towards a Zone of Trust in ASEAN Higher Education
Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi
Secretary, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) and
Fellow Consultant at the University Putra Malaysia assigned as Special Advisor on QA Matters to the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
Open Forum
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Session 2 -- 21st Century Challenges to the EQA System
Mr. Peter Cheung
Founding President, Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN);
Former Secretary-General of the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE) and the University Grant Committee (UGC); and Former Executive Director of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
Open Forum
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Session 3 -- Internationalization of QA - Convergence in QA System, Challenges and Opportunities
Ms. Dorte Kristoffersen
Deputy Executive Director (Academic), Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
Open Forum
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Session 4 -- Institutional Quality Assurance: Good Practices, Issues and Challenges
The Malaysian Experiences
Prof. Ir. Dr. Sharir bin Abdullah
Chairman, Malaysian Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance Network (MyQAN) and Director, Centre for Quality Assurance, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The Chulalongkorn University Experience
Asst. Prof. Dr. Supongse Nimkulrat
Former Director, Scientific and Technological Research Equipment Centre, Chulalongkorn University and Quality Assurance Advisor, Chulalongkorn University Broadcasting Station
Open Forum
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Session 5 -- Quality Assuring National Qualifications Frameworks: Facilitating Factors and Constraints
The Indonesia Case
Dr. Megawati Santoso
Vice-Chairperson, Task Force on ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework; Team Leader, Indonesian Qualifications Framework (IQF); and Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia
The MQF Story
Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi
Secretary, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) and
Fellow Consultant at the University Putra Malaysia assigned as Special Advisor on QA Matters to the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
Open Forum
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Coffee/Tea Break
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 6 -- Panel Discussion: QA Issues and Challenges from the Perspective of Stakeholders
Ms. Concepcion V. Pijano
Executive Director, Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Engr. Ofelia V. Bulaong
Chair, ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for Engineering and Chair, Professional Regulatory Board of Chemical Engineering, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines
Dr. Dan C. Lachica
President, Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI), Philippines
Facilitator: Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista
Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippines
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista
Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippines
6:00 pm onwards
Welcome Dinner for Foreign Delegates and Invited Guests
Thursday, 3 September 2015 (AQAN Roundtable Meeting - for AQAN Members)
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am - 12:00 nn
AQAN Roundtable Meeting (Closed-door Meeting)
12:00 nn - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Thursday, 3 September 2015 (ASEAN Plus Three QA Experts Meeting - for AQAN Members and Plus Three Countries)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
ASEAN Plus Three Quality Assurance Experts Meeting (Closed-door Meeting)
1:30 pm
Opening Message
Prof. Dr. Channarong Pornrungroj
Director, Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), Thailand and President, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)
1:35 pm
Briefing on the 2nd ASEAN Plus Three Quality Assurance Experts Meeting
Prof. Shun Tutiya
Director, Research for University Evaluation, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), Japan
1:45 pm
Topic 1: Student Mobility and Quality Assurance
Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi
Fellow Consultant at the University Putra Malaysia assigned as Special Advisor on QA Matters to the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and Secretary, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)
2:15 pm
Topic 2: Credit Transfers and Student Mobility
Dr. Chantavit Sujatanond
Centre Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED), an Associate Member of the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)
2:45 pm
Topic 3: Towards the Development of a Checklist for International Collaborative Programs between Japan and Asian Countries
Dr. SoungHee Kim
Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Research Department, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), Japan
3:15 pm
Coffee/Tea Break
3:30 pm
Topic 4: Update on the Student Mobility Guidelines of the ASEAN Plus Three: The Challenge of Incorporating QA
Dr. Alex B. Brillantes
Member, ASEAN Plus Three Working Group on Mobility of Higher Education and Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education among ASEAN Plus Three Countries and Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
4:00 pm
Wrap-up Session (Future Plans) and Closing Remarks
Lead Discussant: Prof. Shun Tutiya
Director, Research for University Evaluation, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), Japan
4:30 pm onwards
Early Dinner/High Tea