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