9 November 2024

AUN-QA Overview: 412th, 413th, and 427th – A Busy Start for November

By
Patitin Lertnaikiat
AUN Programme Officer;

From late October to early November, three universities participated in the AUN-QA Programme Assessment (PA), with a total of 12 programs evaluated, most of which were bachelor’s programmes. Two assessments were conducted in Vietnam, beginning with the 412th AUN-QA PA at Thai Nguyen University (TNU) in the last days of October, which included two master’s programmes. This was followed by the 413th AUN-QA PA at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) during the first full week of November. In that same week, the 427th AUN-QA PA took place at Asia Pacific College (APC) in the Philippines.

  • Two bachelor and two master programmes were assessed for the 412th AUN-QA PA at TNU.
  • Four bachelor programmes in the field of engineering, language, and food science and nutrition were assessed at the 413th AUN-QA PA at IUH.
  • Four bachelor of science programmes were assessed at the 427th AUN-QA PA at APC, ranging from computers, IT, and multimedia arts.


Further details of the aforementioned PAs can be found below.

412th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Thai Nguyen University (TNU)

Date:

29 - 31 October, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

Viet Nam

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor of Agriculture Economics

2. Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management

3. Master of Surgery Programme

4. Master of Internal Medicine Programme

Ministry:

TNU is under the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) of Viet Nam

University Overview:

TNU is a public regional university established on April 4th, 1994 by re-organizing and merging 4 local universities and 01 vocational school in Thai Nguyen Province. At present, TNU has eleven university/school members: University of Education, University of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology, University of Sciences, University of Information and Communication Technology, Thai Nguyen College of Economics and Techniques, Thai Nguyen School of Foreign Languages, TNU’s International School and TNU’s Branch in Lao Cai Province.

 

TNU is a regional university providing multi-disciplinary training, scientific research and advanced technology transfer, which contributes to the socio-economic, and cultural development of the Midlands, Northern Mountainous Region, and the whole country.

This was TNU’s 7th Programme Assessment and their 3rd onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.

 

413th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH)

Date:

5 - 7 November, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

Viet Nam

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor in English Language

2. Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering

3. Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition

4. Bachelor of Engineering in Automotive Engineering Technology

Ministry:

IUH is under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam

University Overview:

As an educational body paving its path toward excellence, formerly founded as Go Vap Vocational School by Don Bosco priests on November 11, 1956, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) has made remarkable improvements and considerable transformations in all of its aspects. It was officially recognized as Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City in 2004 by the Prime Minister, the university has significantly developed to become one of the biggest educational and training institutions in Vietnam. Valuable long-time experience in vocational training has also advantaged the university to grow in the application orientation. It can be misleading to connect the school’s name with the training programmes it provides because besides those in the fields of engineering and technology, the university has managed to diversify its training to cater for the society’s needs of human resource in economic and social areas. There are a total of 19 faculties within IUH.

This was IUH’s 7th Programme Assessment and their 6th onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.

 

427th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Asia Pacific College (APC)

Date:

5 - 7 November, 2024 (Onsite)

Country:

The Philippines

Programmes Assessed:

1. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

2. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

3. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

4. Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Arts

Ministry:

APC is under the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) of the Philippines

University Overview:

APC is the educational partnership of SM Foundation and IBM Philippines. SM brought into the venture its experience in business and financial management as well as its competence in facilities development. IBM Philippines, on the other hand, lent its ICT expertise through its extensive courseware base. With their wealth of experience in educational management, the academicians were tasked to manage the school. The aim of APC is simple: to produce highly skilled professionals who can meet the standards of business and industry.

Asia Pacific College (APC) is the only Higher Education Institution strong in industry-academe linkages across the curriculum: with industry experience infused in content and industry experts as industry professors, full-time 6-month internship, and project based learning as the predominant teaching/learning methodology. 

APC is one of the 65 Autonomous Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) among 2,353 HEIs nationwide. Autonomous HEIs demonstrate exceptional institutional quality and enhancement through internal quality assurance systems and demonstrate excellent program outcomes through a high proportion of accredited programs, the presence of Centers of Excellence and/or Development, and/or international certification (Reference: CHED MO No. 46, series 2012).

APC is a Center of Excellence (COE) in IT Education, one of the 18 COEs out of 1,891 HEIs offering IT Education programs nationwide. APC is a Center of Development (COD) in Computer Engineering, one of the 6 CODs out of 337 HEIs offering Computer Engineering nationwide.

APC is internationally accredited for the Information Technology program by the PCS Information and Computing Accreditation Board (PICAB), a provisional member of the Seoul Accord.  APC is also a Microsoft Showcase School, one of the 7 Showcase Schools out of 2,353 HEIs in the Philippines. 

APC is continuously upgrading its curriculum with the infusion of industry badges and certification to enhance employability and productivity of its graduates.

This was APC’s 5th Programme Assessment and their 3rd onsite Programme Assessment with AUN-QA.