Approaches to Quality Assurance: Hong Kong

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Approaches to Quality Assurance Hong Kong

• Peter P. T. Cheung
• Executive Director
• Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation
• President
• Asia Pacific Quality Network

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A Bifurcated Regime

• The Self Accrediting Sector
• The University Grants Committee (UGC) and the
  public-funded universities
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• City University of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Baptist University
• Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Hong Kong University of Science Technology
• Lingnan University
• University of Hong Kong

• Rest of the universities
• 1. Public-funded Higher Education Institutes not
  under the UGC
• The Open University of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
• 2. Private universities
• Hong Kong Shue Yan University
• Chu Hai College of Higher Education

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Programme Area Accreditation Status

• Self accrediting status in specified
  academic/vocational programme areas based on
  track record and demonstrated ability to self
  quality assurance.
• Time limited (subject to re-authorization)
• Area specific
• Level specific
• Substantial change needing to be approved

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Quality Assurance Work in Hong Kong

• Chiefly The Hong Kong Council for Academic
  Accreditation
• Of late a Joint Quality Review Committee Limited
• Benchmark Internationally and locally accepted
• standards
• Methodology now two stage review cycles
• in future 4 stages

Stage 1 Initial Evaluation
Stage 2 Programme Validation
Stage 3 Programme Area Accreditation
Stage 4 Periodic Review
Programme Revalidations
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Quality Assurance Work in Hong Kong (Continued)

• And..
• Fit for Purpose
• Qualification Framework

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The End

• Thank You!