HKCAAVQ was invited to attend the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) International Conference on 7 and 8 November 2023 in Sabah, Malaysia. The Conference, themed “Curating Future Quality for Higher Education”, revolved around discussions regarding how quality assurance will support higher education in the future.
The conference commenced with the welcoming remarks by Dato’ Prof Dr Mohammad Shatar SABRAN, Chief Executive Officer of MQA. Mr Albert CHOW, Executive Director of HKCAAVQ, was invited as one of the Panelists to share his insights and experience in a panel discussion session with the topic “Quality Assurance of Higher Education”.
With the presentation titled “Technology Change and its Impact on Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Higher Education”, Mr CHOW shared his point of view that higher education institutions, in the face of the emergence of technologies and changes, should develop policies and frameworks to sustain academic integrity and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
In addition to Quality Assurance of Higher Education, the Conference also highlighted other sub-themes including “Flexible Learning Pathways”, “Acceleration of Digital Learning” and “Reinforcing Values of Higher Education for Society”, attracting experts from the Asia Pacific region including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and Kazakhstan to attend. Keynote speeches and sharing sessions were also held to facilitate the exchange of thoughts and discussion.