The AUQF Joint Steering Group is pleased to announce that AUQF2008 “Quality & Standards in Higher Education: Making a Difference” will be held in Canberra, from 9 to 11 July 2008.

The target audiences for the Forum are primarily, but not exclusively, senior executives of higher education institutions with responsibility for quality assurance and institutional improvement, academics and managers active in quality assurance and enhancement, and interested government agencies.

The Joint Steering Group encourages participation in AUQF by academics and higher education quality practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region.

Deliberations and presentations at AUQF touch on a wide range of quality assurance and quality enhancement issues. AUQF2008 will offer a range of opportunities for learning and discussion of the changing nature and practice of higher education quality assurance.

Keynote and other international speakers include:

• Sir John Daniel, President & Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. He is also former Vice-Chancellor of Open University of UK and Assistant Director General for Education of UNESCO.
• Professor Trudy Banta, Professor of Higher Education and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Academic Planning and Evaluation Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.

There will be plenary sessions on developments related to the theme. There will also be a number of invited workshops.

For further general information or to be added to the AUQF2008 mailing list, contact the JSG Chairperson for 2008, Antony Stella, or the AUQF Events & Travel Manager Claire Gresty

AUQF2008 takes place the week after the 2008 HERDSA Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand.