Quality Assurance Systems in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES 13. Conclusion ‘Quality assurance’ is a term that was not often heard in higher education circles only a few years ago. This is not because higher education was of poor quality, but more because it was a very small operation. The small size had many consequences, such as simplicity, lower total cost, greater ability to do things through informal networks, and so on. However, massive changes, alluded to in the Introduction, have now taken place. There are more students, higher costs, greater complexity and globalisation, and governments now see the higher education sector as central to economic development and prosperity. As a result, quality assurance systems have been created right across the APEC region, and this report graphically indicates the growth in quality assurance systems to match the change in the higher education systems. This details the extensive range of activities, indicating the similarities and differences in the systems, and highlighting areas for emulation, improvement and cooperation. It is hoped that this report will be of value to all the APEC economies in their further development, and that it will contribute to the continued improvement of higher education and the quality assurance systems for higher education. 42
ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES Appendix 1: Contact Details of the Participating Quality Assurance Agencies Australia 1 Name of Agency Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) Postal address: Level 10/123 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000 Phone: +61 3 9664 1000 Fax: +61 3 9639 7377 Email: Website: admin@auqa.edu.au www.auqa.edu.au Contact person Name: Dr Antony Stella Phone: +61 3 9664 1025 Fax: +61 3 9639 7377 Email: a.stella@auqa.edu.au Chief Executive Officer (if not the above contact person) Name: Dr David Woodhouse Phone: +61 3 9664 1000 Fax: +61 3 9639 7377 Email: ed@auqa.edu.au Brunei Darussalam 2 Name of Agency Postal address: Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC) Ministry of Education, Bandar SERI Begawan BB 3510, Brunei Darussalam Phone: +673 238 1133 ext. 2209 / 2210 Fax: +673 238 1238 Email: Website: mkpk@moe.edu.bn www.moe.gov.bn/departments/accreditation/index.htm Contact person Name: Mr Othman Bin Haji Simbran (Secretary of BDNAC) Phone: +673 238 1279 Fax: +673 238 1238 Email: othman@moe.edu.bn 43
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