UGM ranked first in ASEAN for QA system

UGM ranked first in ASEAN for QA system

YOGYAKARTA: The Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has been ranked
first in quality assurance (QA) system among 17 universities
grouped in the ASEAN-European University Network Program (AUNP).

UGM's quality assurance office head Toni Atyanto Dharoko
announced here on Tuesday that first place was shared together
with Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

"Our high score comes mostly from three factors: the
harmonization of internal and external quality assurance systems,
the ASEAN standard content, and the fact that the QA system has
been implemented in all study programs in UGM," he explained.

The Yogyakarta-based university began implementing the quality
assurance system a year ago.

An evaluation of the QA system's implementation in UGM was
conducted in July until August by Dutch evaluator Ton
Vrorijenstion, an expert on European QA systems.

"The result was announced in a meeting held in Manila at the
end of last month," Toni said. --JP