KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

team 1
Professor Jianxin Zhang

President, Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

team 2
Professor Angela Hou

Board Member, International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)

team 3
Professor Alfredo Dias

Vice-Rector of University of Coimbra, Portugal

team 4
Ms. Maureen McLaughlin

Director of Education Policy & Quality, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Themes

The theme of this year’s conference is “Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in International Contexts”. Discussion and exchange will focus on sub-themes such as:

1.

International or regional comparative studies of teaching and learning quality assurance systems.

2.

“Enhancement” of teaching and learning in higher education.

3.

Outcome-based approach to teaching and learning.

4.

Learning environment of students.

5.

Student evaluation of teachers (SET) and teacher self-evaluation (TSE).

6.

Assessment of students’ professional competence.

7.

Voice of students to enhance teaching effectiveness.

8.

Use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching and learning enhancement.

9.

Professional development for teachers in connection with teaching and students’ learning.

10.

Quality assurance framework to safeguard and enhance experiences of international students.

11.

Case studies of teaching and learning quality assurance in higher education with special reference to Asia-Pacific.

12.

Other relevant topics related to the conference theme.

Media

Papers in Chinese or in English are both welcome.

Submission

The deadline of paper submission has been passed.

Participants’ Comments on Previous Conference

“The keynotes were very informative.”

“The conference is excellent and great.”

“Multicultural thoughts and experience’s communication is good.”

“The range of keynote speakers and workshop sessions are varied and interesting.”

Important dates

08/25

Deadline for submission

09/11

Notification of acceptance

09/18

Confirmation of participation

09/23 

Release of invitation letters for visa application purposes

10/15 

Submission of full paper (manuscript guide )

11/19-21 

Conference

More detailed information will be provided in future notices.

會議日程

2019/11/19 (TUESDAY)
TIME AGENDA VENUE
10:00-20:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Lobby, Grand Lapa

2019/11/20 (WEDNESDAY)
TIME AGENDA VENUE
09:30-10:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Auditorium, MPI
10:00-10:30 CONFERENCE OPENING
  • Speech by Prof. Im Sio Kei, President,
    Macao Polytechnic Institute
  • Speech by Prof. Jianxin Zhang, President,
    Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
  • Group photos
Auditorium, MPI
10:30-11:00 KEYNOTE SESSION I Prof. Alfredo Dias, Vice-Rector of University of Coimbra, Portugal  
11:00-11:15 TEA BREAK
11:15-11:45 KEYNOTE SESSION II
QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF INTERNATIONALIZATION:
EXPLORATION ON THE ASIA-PACIFIC QUALITY LABEL FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION (APQL-I)

Prof. Jianxin Zhang, President of Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
Auditorium, MPI
11:45-12:15 KEYNOTE SESSION III
A NEW QA APPROACH:
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SELF-ACCREDITATION POLICY IN TAIWAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS CHALLENGES TO UNIVERSITY INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CAPACITY BUILDING

Prof. Angela Yung-Chi Hou, Broad Member of International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies (INQAAHE)
 
12:15-14:00 LUNCH  
14:00-15:20 PARALLEL SESSION I (ENG) Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI
PARALLEL SESSION II (ENG) Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI
15:20-15:40 TEA BREAK
15:40-17:40 PARALLEL SESSION III (ENG) Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI
PARALLEL SESSION IV (CHI) Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI

2019/11/21 (THURSDAY)
TIME AGENDA VENUE
09:30-10:00 KEYNOTE SESSION IV
WARWICK’S APPROACH TO EMBEDDING A CULTURE OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE BASED ON EVIDENCE
Ms. Maureen McLaughlin, Director of Education Policy & Quality, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI
10:00-11:20 PARALLEL SESSION V (ENG) Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI
PARALLEL SESSION VI (ENG) Lecture Theatre 3 (LT 3), MPI
11:20-11:30 TEA BREAK
11:30-12:30 CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION Lecture Theatre 2 (LT 2), MPI
13:30-15:00 CONFERENCE CLOSING LUNCH  
15:00-18:30 MACAO WORLD HERITAGE TOUR  

Registration and Fee

Registration is free. Free hotel accommodation* and meals** will be provided to participants presenting papers on the conference. Other costs are on the responsibility of the participants.

* Hotel accommodation will be provided for non-local participants only. One single room (with standard breakfast) will be provided to one scholar for each accepted paper. The check-in/out schedule is as below:
Check-in: 19 Nov (after 14:00)
Check-out: 22 Nov (before 12:00 noon)
** Including lunch and dinner on 20 Nov, and lunch on 21 Nov.

Venues

Conference venue:

Macao Polytechnic Institute
Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes
Macao, China

Hotel accommodation:

Grand Lapa Macau
956-1110 Avenida da Amizade Macao

Bus route:

From

Macao Port of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge

To

Grand Lapa Macau

Bus Route

102X

Macao Port of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge

Macao Polytechnic Institute

102X

Macao Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal

Grand Lapa Macau

1A, 3, 3A, 10, 10B, 10X, 28A, 28B, 29, 32, 56, AP1

Macao Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal

Macao Polytechnic Institute

1A, 3, 10, 10B, 10X, 28A, 28B, 29, 32

Macao International Airport

Grand Lapa Macau

AP1

Border Gate

Grand Lapa Macau

10, 10B, 10X, AP1


*   More bus route information is available here Taxi information

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please contact the organisers via the following means:

Email: HEConf@ipm.edu.mo
Tel: +853-8599 6531
Fax: +853-2870 1570
Mail: Teaching and Learning Centre
Macao Polytechnic Institute
Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes,
Macao, China