Global Trend and Perspectives on the Quality Assurance of Engineering Education

Cross-border Cooperation of Accreditation Agencies in Asia

Fri, December 15 & Sat, December 16, 2006
Soukairou Hall
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Tokyo, Japan

Organized by:
Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE)
 

It is advisable for countries and regions in Asia including Japan, as part of the policy, to strengthen systems to assure and continuously improve the quality of higher education and to assure substantial equivalency of its quality at the international level. JABEE hopes this Symposium / Workshop to serve as platforms to exchange information and share good practices in quality assurance in higher education, as well as to discuss on possible cross-border cooperation between accreditation agencies in Asia.

                Proceeding  >>

Friday, December 15 9:00-17:00

Session A: Engineering Education Frameworks

1. “Bologna Process; EUR-ACE; ENAEE” Giuliano Augusti, President, ENAEE
2. “USA Competitiveness in Higher Education” Judith S. Eaton, President, CHEA
3. “OECD/UNESCO Initiative” Masao Homma, Auditor, JABEE; Executive Director, Center for International Relations, NIAD

Session B: Industry – Academia Cooperation in Higher Education

4. “Industry Demand for Higher Education in Japan”
Hiroshi Kuwahara, Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

5. “Accreditation System and Industrial-Academic Cooperation in Korea”
Byeong Gi Lee, Vice President, ABEEK

6. “Perspectives of Engineering Education in China”
CAST

7. “IT-related Education Enhancing International Competitiveness”
Harsh Obrai, Executive Management Team, India IT Club Japan

　

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