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On July 24, 2023, VNU-CEA organized the opening ceremony of the international training course in designing program in accordance with outcome-based education for assessors and lecturers of Vietnam and Laos. This is an activity under the Project “Constructive Alignment and Technology-Enhanced Outcome-Based Education: Quality Assurance for Continuing Quality Improvement (CATE)”, sponsored by The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), a cooperation between VNU-CEA and The Center for Academic Parterships and Engagement - CAPE of the University of Nottingham - Malaysia and National University of Laos.
The trainees participating in the training course are assessors and lecturers from National University of Laos, 09 VNU’s member universities and schools, 03 Regional Universities, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Van Lang University, Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, etc. The Opening Ceremony was held online via the MS Teams platform.
Attending the opening ceremony, on the side of the VNU-CEA, there was Dr. Ta Thi Thu Hien – Director; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Van Toan - Deputy Director, Chairman of Education Accreditation Council. On the side of the expert team, there was Assoc. Prof. Dr. ROZILINI M FERNANDEZ-CHUNG PFHEA and Dr. RANJIT SINGH GILL - representatives from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia; Assoc. Dr. Pham Van Tuan - University of Science and Technology (The University of Da Nang), the representative from Vietnam.
Speaking at this event, on behalf of the VNU-CEA, Dr. Ta Thi Thu Hien affirmed that this training course is the beginning of a series of international quality assurance activities that VNU-CEA participates in in order to exchange experiences and contribute to the development of domestic and international quality assurance systems, towards the international standards defined in the VNU-CEA's mission and vision.
Dr. Ta Thi Thu Hien also emphasized that, in addition to the purpose of learning and sharing experiences, this training course is an opportunity to connect and build a network between experts and stakeholders who share the same interests and passion for quality assurance in higher education. The organization of intensive training on designing training programs, according to OBE is important in ensuring the quality of training programs, helping lecturers and assessors with knowledge and experience to perform the tasks of quality assurance and quality accreditation of training programs and educational institutions.
Immediately after the opening, the training activities of the course were implemented as planned. Lecturers throughout the course are experts from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia and Vietnam.
The training is held from July 2023 to April 2024, divided into 2 phases. In phase 1, the course focuses on training for source students (online) to support and develop the system at educational institutions. After that, phase 2 will conduct a performance evaluation and continue training with project experts (face-to-face).
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