Higher education framework to usher in a new era

Thailand’s Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment has announced a framework containing four principles that now apply to all institutions of higher education within the 10 ASEAN member countries – a move that aims to create equivalent education standards throughout the region and allows for university credits to be easily transferred, reports The Nation.

The ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework in Higher Education is the new standard that all universities within ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – now have to comply with. The framework has established four principles aimed at improving and coordinating standards in all higher-level institutions in ASEAN so they can achieve the same educational outcomes. The principles can however be adjusted to suit the learning environment of each country.

Despite the framework being newly introduced, credits cannot be transferred until the full integration of the ASEAN Economic Community, which is scheduled for 31 December.
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