CHEA Represents at APQN Academic Conference at AIUB

HEADLINES

APQN Academic Conference 2023 held at AIUB (Dhaka Tribune, November 5, 2023) This year’s APQN Academic Conference featured Jan Friis, senior vice president for Government Affairs at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), as a keynote speaker. Friis focused on the scope and challenges of quality assurance in higher education and shared details of CHEA’s actions supporting higher education accreditation.

Hry Higher Education Centres Asked to Obtain NAAC Validation (The Times of India, November 15, 2023) India’s Haryana state government prioritized higher education institutions to participate in the National Institutional Ranking Framework to improve their rankings and gain accreditation. One-third of the state's institutes have validation from the National Assessment & Accreditation Council.

How Illegal Campuses Threaten Standard of Education, Accreditation of Institutions (The Guardian, November 8, 2023) The proliferation of satellite campuses by higher education institutions is threatening the quality of education and accreditation in Nigeria. The novelty Polytechnic, Kishi, Ibadan, Oyo State, said the National Board for Technical Education must move against illegal outreaches across the federation.

Nearly 60 Pc Colleges of JK Lack NAAC Accreditation (Daily Good Morning Kashmir, November 17, 2023) In Jammu and Kashmir, nearly ‘60 percent’ of colleges functioning in the region have yet to have NAAC accreditation, raising a question on curriculum coverage and teaching-learning processes in higher education institutions.

Registration Today – 2024 CHEA/CIQG Annual Conference – “Quality Assurance Matters”  Join us at the 2024 CHEA/CIQG Annual Conference scheduled for January 29-February 1 in Washington, D.C. This year’s in-person event promises to build on the excitement and successes of last year’s Annual Conference. The theme for the four-day conference is “Quality Assurance Matters,” a premise that seeks to engage the global CHEA/CIQG community. Register today. We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C.