AUN (ASEAN University Network) was established in 1995 by the Ministers of Education and the Rector of the University of leading Southeast Asia. For purposes: promote collaboration and enhance the quality of training and research among universities in the region and is the focal point for coordination of activities to accomplish the task of building standards and quality of education identify measures of continuous improvement of quality of universities in Southeast Asia.

Currently, there are 30 AUN member universities of 10 countries in the region. In particular, Vietnam has 03 University: Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam National University - Hanoi and Can Tho University.

ASEAN  University  Network-Quality  Assurance  (AUN-QA)  network  is  a  group  of  Chief Quality Officers (CQOs) appointed by the AUN member universities as the focal point for coordinating activities to realise the mission of harmonising educational standards  and  seeking  continuous  improvement  of  academic  quality  of  universities  in  ASEAN.

The  AUN-QA  activities  are  carried  out  by  the  CQOs  in  accordance  to  the  Bangkok Accord  adopted  in  2000,  which  provides  a  series  of  guidelines  to  promote  the development of a quality assurance system as instruments for maintaining, improving and enhancing teaching, research and the overall academic standards of AUN member universities.

 

  AUN-QA Criteria

 AUN-QA Criteria: 

 

          1- Expected learning outcomes 

 

          2 - Program specification  

 

          3 - Program structure and content 

 

          4 - Teaching and learning strategy  

 

          5 -  Student assessment   

 

          6 -  Teaching staff quality 

 

          7 - Support staff quality  

 

          8 - Quality of students  

 

          9 - Facilities and infrastructure  

 

          10 - Quality enhancement 

 

          11 - Output of the program  

 

 

The assessment process by AUN includes three main stages:

 

(1) Exploring the standards;

 

(2) Self - assessment;

 

(3) External assessment.