YOGYAKARTA – Study Program of Communication Sciences and Management and Public Policy, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM, turn the accreditation assessment of the ASEAN University Network on Higher Education for Quality Assurance (AUN-DIES). Visitation accreditation process of the ASEAN regional accrediting agencies conducted in order to gain recognition AUN-QA accreditation where GMU joined together 26 universities from 10 countries of Southeast Asia.
Rector of UGM, Prof. Dr. Pratikno, M.Soc., Sc., said that the process of accreditation of AUN-QA at two study programs in Faculty of Social and Political Sciences aims to improve the quality of education at UGM is recognized not only nationally but also regionally and internationally. “We support the AUN-QA as one of the regional accrediting agencies,” said Pratikno while receiving the accreditation assessment team AUN-QA in the multi-media room, on Wednesday (18/9).
On this occasion assessors in charge are: Dr. Oliver Vettori from the Vienna University of Austria, Mr. Frank Niedermeier University of Potsdam Germany, Dr. Wyona Patalinghug of De la Salle University Philippines, Mr. Montaya San of the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC) Cambodia, and Ms. Danisa Rufiana of National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) Indonesia.
Lead Assessor of AUN, Dr.. Wyona Patalighug, said UGM is one of the 26 Universities that are members of the AUN-QA. Since 2007 up until today, there are 40 study programs that received accreditation assessment team AUN, including 6 that have been accredited study program previously UGM. He added that all study programs that apply for accreditation AUN-QA documents required to submit a self-assessment report. Of these documents will be assessed by the assessment team through accreditation visitation to the study program concerned with reference to the standards set AUN-QA