KAMANTO SUNARTOBoard Member, Asia-Pacific Quality Network

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION:

A CASE STUDY

presented at the ASEM Conference Quality Assurance and Regognition in Higher

Education: Challenges and Prospects

Lymassol, Cyprus, 6-7 December 2010

World Bank Development Grant Facility (DGF)

2004-2008

In 2004, APQN became the first network to receive a 3-year World Bank Development Grant Facility (DGF) to strengthen its institutional capacity and the technical capacity of its member organizations.

Global Initiative for Quality Assurance Capacity (GIQAC):

2008-2010

a partnership between World Bank and UNESCO launched in March 2008 to support capacity building in quality assurance of higher education in developing countries and countries in transition.

GIQAC PROJECTS 2008-2009GIQAC PROJECTS 2008-2009

• APQN Website: expansion/maintenance and database development

• Internship and cross-regional staff exchange program

• Training materials and resource package• Chinese translation project

I. Expansion, development and I. Expansion, development and maintenance of the APQN maintenance of the APQN

Website Website to achieve better electronic communication and information- sharing

Activities supported by GIQAC Activities supported by GIQAC Year 1 and Year 2:Year 1 and Year 2:

APQN Website expansion, development and maintenance

i. Moderated discussion forum (cooperation with IIEP)

ii. Database of consultantsiii. APQN Website development

II. Creation of a database of II. Creation of a database of consultants consultants

to provide advice on matters of interest to quality assurance agencies – project done in collaboration with INQAAHE Database went live in January 2010.

•Project completed with 70 consultants from all over the world listed on the database.

• ANQAHE has expressed interest in joining and sign a MOA with APQN.

III. IIEP Project III. IIEP Project

for the following countries has been launched: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and possibly Georgia or a total of 6 or 7 teams with 29-34 participants from the APQN region.

1.Moderated Online Discussion Forum and IIEP Distance Education Project

Moderated online discussion forum• First (2008): Internal Quality Assurance• Second (2009): Writing

Accreditation/Evaluation/Audit Reports• Third (2010): Best Practice on External Quality

Assurance

IV. Internship and Cross-Regional IV. Internship and Cross-Regional Exchange Program (2008-2009)Exchange Program (2008-2009)

Nine participants from 5 countriesCambodia Vietnam Bangladesh Mongolia Indonesia

V. Training Materials and Resource V. Training Materials and Resource Package Package

• In 2008, GIQAC funded a project aimed at developing a comprehensive electronic training kit for reviewers/assessors or accreditors.

• As of August 2009, the first draft of the Training Materials Package had been completed.

• Training Workshop implemented in October 2010.

VI. Liaison and Communication VI. Liaison and Communication among APQN members and among APQN members and regional networks regional networks – project completed as of April 30, 2010

APQN CONFERENCES

WORKSHOPSTRAINING PROGRAMS

APQN CONFERENCES AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

• 2005 Hong Kong (First APQN Board Meeting)

CONFERENCES AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

1. 2005 Wellington (in conjunction with INQAAHE Annual Conference)

2. 2006 Shanghai3. 2007 Kuala Lumpur4. 2008 Chiba5. 2009 Hanoi6. 2010 Bangkok7. 2011 Bangalore

Countries where workshops, conferences and training programs were

conducted

AustraliaBangladesh ChinaFiji IndiaJapanLao PDR

MalaysiaMongoliaNew ZealandPakistanPhilippinesThailandVietnam Indonesia

INTERNSHIP AND CROSS-REGIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (2008-2009)

Countries servedCambodia Vietnam Bangladesh Mongolia Indonesia

EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF APQN EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF APQN 2008 Evaluation review of the APQN

(BY BATEMAN & BATEMAN) as recipient of World Bank Development Grant Facility (DGF)

2004-2007

Criteria used:1. Efficacy2. Initial outcomes3. Governance and management4. Efficient financing5. Sustainability

Evaluation review of the APQNEvaluation review of the APQN(Bateman & Bateman, 2008)

“The APQN has demonstrated that it has delivered capacity building outcomes across the region within many of the countries/territories that have less developed QA systems. However, the task is not complete and recommendations are framed with view of further developments and reaching out to all nations within the region.”

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