Opening ceremony of 9th AUN-QA Institutional Assessment

At 9:00 a.m, on June 10, 2024, LHU solemnly organized the opening ceremony of the 9th AUN-QA assessment at institution level. From LHU's side, there were Dr. Do Thi Lan Dai - Chairwoman of the University Council; Dr. Lam Thanh Hien - Rector; members of the University Council, the Board of Rectors and leaders of units under LHU.

Dr. Do Thi Lan Dai - Chairwoman of the LHU Council giving a welcome speech 

The AUN-QA delegation included Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti - Executive Director of AUN; Associate Professor Dr. Tan Kay Chuan - National University of Singapore - Lead Assessor; Prof. Dr. Shahrir Abdullah - Kebangsaan Malaysia University; Prof. Dr. Satria Bijaksana - Bandung Institute of Technology; Associate Professor Dr. Evangeline P. Bautista - Far Eastern University; Associate Professor Dr. Kamolwan Lueprasert - King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok and Associate Professor Dr. Eric Wibison - Surabaya University.

Prof. Dr. Satria Bijaksana - Bandung Institute of Technology - Vice Chairman of AUN-QA Council announcing the assessment schedules

From the AUN-QA Secretariat, there were Ms. Ing-orn Jeerararuensak - Chief of Quality Assurance and Senior Programme Officer; Ms. Soranee Chuyingsakultip - Program Officer and Assistant Director of Quality Assurance; Ms. Praphatsorn Songdee - AUN Quality Assurance Officer and Ms. Nuruljannah Chetue-ngoh (Nurul) - Program Officer and Program Supervisor - Associate Professor Dr. Yu Un Oppusunggu - Training Assessor.

       Chairwoman of the LHU Council Do Thi Lan Dai receiving AUN's commemorative medal from Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti - AUN Executive Director

After the opening session, the assessment team will work with stakeholders to interview and collect evidence. The 9th AUN-QA institutional assessment will last from June 10 - 14, 2024.

LHU is proud to be the first university in Vietnam to conduct the AUN-QA assessment at institutional level version 3.0. The set of AUN-QA standards 3.0 consists of 15 standards and 60 criteria, focusing on three main areas: strategic quality assurance, systematic quality assurance, and functional quality assurance. To date, the Southeast Asia region has have 8 educational institutions meeting AUN-QA standards, including 3 Vietnamese universities: VNU Hanoi University of Science recognised with AUN-QA standards in January, 2017; International University (VNUHCM) meeting AUN-QA standards in November, 2018; and University of Technology (VNUHCM) accredited by AUN-QA in September, 2017.

LHU giving flowers to AUN-QA Assessors and Secretariat

In July 2023, the AUN-QA launched version 3.0 with many important changes, reducing from 25 standards to 15 and from 111 criteria to 60, with additional focuses on higher education institutions' activities towards sustainable development goals. Accordingly, LHU is the first institution of Vietnam to implement this set of standards. This is the 9th assessment of AUN-QA 3.0. The 8th assessment took place at the University of Santo Tomas in Philippines.