HKU SPACE Receives 5-Year Extension of ASIIN Accreditation Seal
In relation to the International Quality Review, the German Agency, the Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN) has now confirmed that our institutional accreditation seal has been extended for 5 years until 30 September 2028. This confirms that HKU SPACE fulfils the institutional, procedural and cultural requirements for good teaching and successful learning. The experts commended that “HKU SPACE's institutional leadership is particularly strong, and the institution is procedurally rigorous.”
The ASIIN review was carried out on 5 July 2022 in the form of a virtual audit by the international expert panel. The accreditation was based on the Criteria for the ASIIN System Seal / Institutional Accreditation / Institutional Assessment. This set of criteria is designed for quality development in teaching and learning (in line with the European Standards and Guidelines 2015). The criteria refer to (I) the definition of quality and its management, (II) their application in the educational provisions the Higher Education Institution (HEI) is offering, (III) the management of its resources and (IV) quality related transparency and documentation.
The report was positive and showed that HKU SPACE scored highly over the entire range of the four sets of criteria. The strongest categories across the board were quality management systems/governance, the process for the creation and development of study programmes as well as rules and regulations and transparency and documentation.
Key findings are as follows:
The experts see multiple evidence of an effective leadership and a management culture that is proactive and geared to the further development of the institution. They are particularly impressed by the manifold, well-functioning quality management systems in place, which are constantly and consistently monitoring the success of HKU SPACE´s operations on most levels The experts commend HKU SPACE on its comprehensive planning processes, which are geared to the further improvement of its study programmes. The experts find a strong centralised management in relation to rules and regulations pertaining to programmes. The website and detailed programme prospectus contain all relevant information for its diverse educational offerings. The experts identify a strong emphasis on documentation at HKU SPACE. Meetings and decisions are regularly well-documented. External legal requirements relevant for documentation and transparency are continuously taken into consideration in the respective processes.
Finally the Panel concluded HKU SPACE has a strong base to build on and promising potential to further develop as a World Class Centre of Excellence in Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning and Transnational Education.
香港大學專業進修學院ASIIN機構認證標誌獲延續五年
有關德國工程、信息科學、自然科學和數學專業認證機構（ASIIN）協助學院進行的國際學術質素評審，確認學院在機構、程序及文化方面，已達到良好教學及成功學習的要求，由ASIIN向學院頒授的機構認證標誌獲延續五年至2028年9月30日。評審專家讚揚，「香港大學專業進修學院在機構領導層面尤其優秀，而且在執行上嚴謹縝密」。
ASIIN的評審工作於2022年7月5日由國際專家以虛擬評審形式進行。有關認證以ASIIN制度標誌／機構評審／機構評核的準則作為依據，注重教學的質素發展（與2015年歐洲標準及指引一致），並考慮：(I)學術質素的定義及管理；(II)在高等教育機構所提供的教育課程上的應用；(III)資源管理；以及(IV)與學術質素相關的透明度與文書紀錄。
評審報告十分正面，學院在上述四大範疇均有卓越表現，而且在學術質素管理制度／管治、課程開拓和發展過程、守則和規例，以及透明度和文書紀錄方面尤其出色。
評審報告重點包括：
評審專家指出，眾多事例均反映學院擁有高效領導及主動的管理文化，有利於學院的未來發展。他們尤其欣賞學院多樣化及行之有效的學術質素管理制度，這些制度能持續不斷在不同層面監察學院運作，確保政策有效推行。 評審專家讚揚學院具備全面的規劃過程，為進一步改進課程做好準備。 評審專家發現學院擁有一套完善的中央管理，處理與課程相關的守則及規例；並設有網站和製作詳細課程手冊，明確列出學院多元化教育課程的所有相關資料。
評審專家認為，學院非常重視文書檔案紀錄，會議及決議均有按時詳細紀錄，並在過程中持續參考有關文書及透明度的外部法律要求。
最後，評審小組總結認為，學院具備穩健根基和深遠潛力，可望在持續教育、終身學習和跨國教育的領域上發展成為領導國際的優質學府。
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