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Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR)

The AGM of the Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) has endorsed a proposal for the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) as part of its Decennial agenda in 2012. APQR would be a register of external quality assurance agencies (QAAs) that demonstrated certain thresholds of maturity. An independent external review by peers would be the backbone of the APQR.

Purpose of AQPR

The Board of APQN considers the following as the primary purposes for establishing the APQR.

  • Provide an inspirational target
  • Serve as a quality hallmark and qualification to accredit HEIs/programs
  • Provide a basis for mutual recognition of cross‐border operations of QAAs and HEIs
  • Offer a reference to global stakeholders on trustworthy external QAAs in in the Asia-Pacific Region

The QAAs who have been registered and accepted onto APQR by the on-site review panel can accredit international HEIs/programs in guidance/cooperation along with APQN.


Our History
The pilot review was conducted for the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) in Sri Lanka in June, 2012. The APQR document with a three-year-long consultation with various stakeholders was released in special meeting at Macao during 22-23 January, 2015. Thus, APQR came into effect from January 2015, and the first meeting of APQR Council was held in Kunming, China during 17‐19 April, 2015. The first formal review for the APQR was conducted for the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) in Suva during 24-26 June, 2015.

Primary Clientele

The QAAs in higher education interested in the international recognition are the primary clientele of APQR.

 

News and Updates

  • APQR and APQN are pleased to inform that Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) based in Apia, Samoa has been approved for inclusion on APQR. +

    APQR and APQN are pleased to inform that Samoa Qualifications Authority (SQA) based in Apia, Samoa has been approved for Read More
  • APQR and APQN are pleased to inform that “EdNet” Agency for Quality Assurance in Education based in Kyrgyzstan has been approved for inclusion on APQR. +

    APQR and APQN are pleased to inform that “EdNet” Agency for Quality Assurance in Education based in Kyrgyzstan has been Read More
  • APQR review to Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA) +

    APQR is register of external quality assurance agencies that demonstrate certain thresholds of maturity launched by APQN as stakeholder initiative Read More
  • Certificates of APQR Issued +

    Certificate of APQR - National Centre for Public Accreditation (NCPA), Russia Certificate of APQR is being received by Dr. Galina Motova, Read More
  • APQR Workshop - Nagpur, India on March 23, 2018 +

                       The workshop on Asia pacific Quality Register (APQR) was held on Read More
  • NCPA , Russia included on APQR +

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Dissolving Boundaries For A Quality Region

The AGM of the Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) has endorsed a proposal for the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) as part of its Decennial agenda in 2012. APQR would be a register of external quality assurance agencies (QAAs) that demonstrated certain thresholds of maturity. An independent external review by peers would be the backbone of the APQR.

APQR came into effect from January 2015, and the first meeting of APQR Council was held in Kunming, China during 17‐19 April, 2015. The first formal review for the APQR was conducted for the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC) in Suva during 24-26 June, 2015.

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