Training on Internal Quality Assurance Workshop for University Leaders in ASEAN
On October 5th, 2023, VinUni was honored to co-host the “Training on Internal Quality Assurance Workshop” with Potsdam University and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). This is a regional-scale conference, bringing together leaders from 30 universities in Southeast Asia. The Workshop is held within the framework of the TrainIQA Course – a scholarship program sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for universities in Southeast Asia.
In her speech, Dr. Le Mai Lan – President of University Council shared that 30 years ago, she was a student who received a scholarship from DAAD to study at Technical University of Berlin, so speaking at the Conference was very meaningful to her. In addition, Dr. Mai Lan emphasized that although managing and operating a university is still very new to Vingroup, the Group and the University Council both understand the importance of ensuring quality in teaching and training talents for the country.
Dr. Le Mai Lan shared her story about a scholarship from DAAD to study at Technical University of Berlin
“Quality is very important to a business, no quality no business. But this is more than just business, even though we know about compliance and corporate quality assurance, for university it is not just about right and wrong and how we can fix it. It’s about developing people and the way of thinking, the way of contributing, the way of developing. No high quality people, no prosperity, no development for the country. We are very honored to participate in this conference and learn from co-organizers as well as from advisors and leaders of universities in Southeast Asia. I wish all of you a lot of success and happiness. I wish that I will have more opportunity to co-host activities like this when you come to Vietnam next time” – Dr. Mai Lan emphasized.
There was also a discussion session on the topic of Quality Assurance with many insights from the attendees. Main issues discussed include: new quality assurance (QA) initiatives, QA goals in 2023, challenges in QA implementation, QA policies worth sharing, ….
In addition, posters of research results on quality assurance proposals made by conference participants were showcased to provide in-depth perspectives and suggest quality assurance solutions for universities in Southeast Asia, including VinUni.
Posters of research results on quality assurance proposals made by conference participants were showcased at the conference
The 4th day workshop of the ASEAN-QA Final Conference was organized at VinUni campus. 29 participating universities, project partners and experts from ASEAN and EU were warmly welcomed by Prof. David Bangsberg – Provost, and VinUni’s Accreditation & Quality Assurance Unit.
During the welcoming session, VinUni had the chance to share with the delegates about story of VinGroup and the university. With the results from End-of-course survey and Student experience survey, VinUni staff and faculty also attended the workshop “Loop Establishment and Follow-up Processes” and with the delegates. In the afternoon, the workshop “Student Engagement in Quality Assurance”, designed specifically for VinUni, was delivered by Prof. Dr. Luicila Calairo, Senior Director of QA Office, De La Salle University – Dasmarinas, Philippines.
29 participating universities, project partners and experts from ASEAN and EU were warmly welcomed from VinUni leaders and staffs
About the TrainIQA Course: The Quality Assurance course in Higher Education is a scholarship program from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that sponsors ASEAN universities with funding from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). In 2022, after assessing applications, the program selected 30 participants from 30 universities in ASEAN countries and conducted training seminars in Thailand (October 22), at Germany (May 23) and in Vietnam (October 23).
About the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): DAAD is an association of higher education institutions and student bodies in Germany. Since its founding in 1925, DAAD has supported more than 2.6 million scholars in Germany and abroad. The Association has a strong organizational structure, with a worldwide network of partners and alumni and a dynamic staff of more than 900 employees.
About ASEAN-QA: ASEAN-QA is a non-profit organization that promotes quality assurance in higher education and higher education institutions in Southeast Asia.
