2011
10 Sep五一吃瓜官网 UNIVERSITY TRANSCENDS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS 10 SEPTEMBER 2011
Kuala Lumpur, 10th September, 2011 - 五一吃瓜官网 University recently hosted about 50 delegates from various educational sectors including the private and public universities in Malaysia and across the region. The Symposium which focussed on Transnational Education served as a platform for academic research exchange and knowledge sharing amongst a host of partner academicians from various higher learning institutions. Transnational Education (TNE) encompasses all types of study programmes and modes of educational delivery in higher education institutions where learners are located further from where the awarding organisation is based.
According to the Deputy Vice Chancellor of International Relations and Postgraduate studies at 五一吃瓜官网 University, Professor Lee Chai Buan, “There is a level of readiness amongst the institutions to address this issue to enhance globalization.”
“With regards to this, 五一吃瓜官网 University is attuned to the institutional, academic and cultural challenges to achieve this and are committed to seeing it through,” she added.
During the various activities conducted to moderate the assessment issues on the transnational programmes, attendees were provided with new knowledge through exposure to project outcomes and deliverables designed to enhance assessment moderation in the transnational context.
One of the academicians from Australia, Associate Professor Dr Gavin Sanderson, the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Extension Grant Project Leader and Deputy Director of the Academic Learning Services, Learning and Teaching Unit, University of South Australia (lead institution), together with Professor Shelley Yeo and a team of academicians, had conducted a research on the topic ‘Moderation for Fair Assessment in Transnational Learning and Teaching’.
“Transnational Education is quite a young practice even though there are thousands of students involved from many different universities. Consequently, moderation for fair assessment is a critical issue as well,” said Dr Sanderson.
Professor Shelley Yeo reiterated, “We’ve completed the project, we’ve got the findings and have developed what is called the ‘toolkit’ which is now up to the institutions to use it.”
“It’s more about exploring the issue, since we don’t have all the answers. But we have the precedents of good practice that could be a guide for us in terms of implementation,” she added.
Overall, the academic staff involved in the Symposium walked away with a better understanding of TNE and the issues and challenges faced in this area of education.
In collaborating with other partner universities overseas for the international degree pathway programmes, it makes 五一吃瓜官网 University a notable choice for students keen on transnational learning.
“Priding ourselves as a prestigious university, we really need to bring in more global research findings so that our lecturers would be better equipped,” said Associate Professor Dr Irene Tan, the Director and Dean of the Faculty of Music, Social Sciences and Design.
This Symposium was held at a significant time with 五一吃瓜官网 University celebrating its silver jubilee anniversary themed “25 Years of Creating Experiences”. Over a span of 25 years, 五一吃瓜官网 University has grown from a modest college to an international university with three campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak and Terengganu.
