Board Member, International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
Director of Education Policy & Quality, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
The theme of this year’s conference is “Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in International Contexts”. Discussion and exchange will focus on sub-themes such as:
International or regional comparative studies of teaching and learning quality assurance systems.
“Enhancement” of teaching and learning in higher education.
Outcome-based approach to teaching and learning.
Learning environment of students.
Student evaluation of teachers (SET) and teacher self-evaluation (TSE).
Assessment of students’ professional competence.
Voice of students to enhance teaching effectiveness.
Use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching and learning enhancement.
Professional development for teachers in connection with teaching and students’ learning.
Quality assurance framework to safeguard and enhance experiences of international students.
Case studies of teaching and learning quality assurance in higher education with special reference to Asia-Pacific.
Other relevant topics related to the conference theme.
Papers in Chinese or in English are both welcome.
The deadline of paper submission has been passed.
“The keynotes were very informative.”
“The conference is excellent and great.”
“Multicultural thoughts and experience’s communication is good.”
“The range of keynote speakers and workshop sessions are varied and interesting.”
Deadline for submission
Notification of acceptance
Confirmation of participation
Release of invitation letters for visa application purposes
Submission of full paper (manuscript guide )
Conference
| TIME | AGENDA | VENUE |
| 10:00-20:00 | CONFERENCE REGISTRATION | Lobby, Grand Lapa |
| TIME | AGENDA | VENUE |
| 09:30-10:00 | CONFERENCE REGISTRATION | Auditorium, MPI |
| 10:00-10:30 | CONFERENCE OPENING
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Auditorium, MPI |
| 10:30-11:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION I Prof. Alfredo Dias, Vice-Rector of University of Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11:00-11:15 | TEA BREAK | |
| 11:15-11:45 | KEYNOTE SESSION II QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF INTERNATIONALIZATION: EXPLORATION ON THE ASIA-PACIFIC QUALITY LABEL FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION (APQL-I) Prof. Jianxin Zhang, President of Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) |
Auditorium, MPI |
| 11:45-12:15 | KEYNOTE SESSION III A NEW QA APPROACH: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SELF-ACCREDITATION POLICY IN TAIWAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS CHALLENGES TO UNIVERSITY INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CAPACITY BUILDING Prof. Angela Yung-Chi Hou, Broad Member of International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies (INQAAHE) |
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| 12:15-14:00 | LUNCH | |
| 14:00-15:20 | PARALLEL SESSION I (ENG) | Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI |
| PARALLEL SESSION II (ENG) | Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI | |
| 15:20-15:40 | TEA BREAK | |
| 15:40-17:40 | PARALLEL SESSION III (ENG) | Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI |
| PARALLEL SESSION IV (CHI) | Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI | |
| TIME | AGENDA | VENUE | |
| 09:30-10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION IV WARWICK’S APPROACH TO EMBEDDING A CULTURE OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE BASED ON EVIDENCE Ms. Maureen McLaughlin, Director of Education Policy & Quality, University of Warwick, United Kingdom |
Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI | |
| 10:00-11:20 | PARALLEL SESSION V (ENG) | Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI | |
| PARALLEL SESSION VI (ENG) | Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI | ||
| 11:20-11:30 | TEA BREAK | ||
| 11:30-12:30 | CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION | Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI | |
| 13:30-15:00 | CONFERENCE CLOSING LUNCH | ||
| 15:00-18:30 | MACAO WORLD HERITAGE TOUR | ||
Registration is free. Free hotel accommodation* and meals** will be provided to participants presenting papers on the conference. Other costs are on the responsibility of the participants.
| * | Hotel accommodation will be provided for non-local participants only. One single room (with standard breakfast) will be provided to one scholar for each accepted paper. The check-in/out schedule is as below: Check-in: 19 Nov (after 14:00) Check-out: 22 Nov (before 12:00 noon) |
| ** | Including lunch and dinner on 20 Nov, and lunch on 21 Nov. |
Macao Polytechnic Institute
Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes
Macao, China
Grand Lapa Macau
956-1110 Avenida da Amizade Macao
| Bus route: |
From |
Macao Port of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge |
To |
Grand Lapa Macau |
Bus Route |
102X |
Macao Port of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge |
Macao Polytechnic Institute |
102X |
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Macao Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal |
Grand Lapa Macau |
1A, 3, 3A, 10, 10B, 10X, 28A, 28B, 29, 32, 56, AP1 |
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Macao Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal |
Macao Polytechnic Institute |
1A, 3, 10, 10B, 10X, 28A, 28B, 29, 32 |
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Macao International Airport |
Grand Lapa Macau |
AP1 |
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Border Gate |
Grand Lapa Macau |
10, 10B, 10X, AP1 |
| * |  More bus route information is available here |
 Taxi information |
For any enquiries, please contact the organisers via the following means:
| Email: | HEConf@ipm.edu.mo |
| Tel: | +853-8599 6531 |
| Fax: | +853-2870 1570 |
| Mail: | Teaching and Learning Centre Macao Polytechnic Institute Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes, Macao, China |
