The International Symposium on
CAMPUS Asia Common Quality Assurance Standards Project


Inter-University Exchange Project by Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan


"Quality Assurance of Cross-border Higher Education:
Sharing Practices, Perspectives, and Regional Approaches"

Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
2:00pm - 5:30pm JST (5:00am - 8:30am GMT)

Join ONLINE or IN-PERSON at the National Center of Sciences Building, Tokyo

Organizer:
National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)

 

Overview

Under the CAMPUS Asia Common Quality Assurance Standards Project, NIAD-QE has been developing the “Common Quality Assurance Standards” collaboratively with the Education Quality Evaluation Agency of the Ministry of Education (EQEA, China) and the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE, Korea) since 2021 to support sustainable quality assurance efforts by university consortiums across Asian countries and enhance quality-assured inter-university exchanges and student exchange within the region. The “Standards” were finalized in April 2025, and will be disseminated as project outcome at this symposium, with the theme of “Quality Assurance of Cross-border Higher Education: Sharing Practices, Perspectives, and Regional Approaches.” 

In quality assurance of cross-border higher education (CBHE), it is important to understand and respect differences in national and regional contexts, as well as the elements they value while forming a common understanding of quality among the systems and institutions involved. Transparency is also an essential factor in quality assurance.

This symposium also focuses on quality assurance in CBEH, particularly in international joint programs, and introduces the latest practices of policies in Asia and Europe, which is advancing in this field, as well as initiatives by the Campus Asia Consortium and the “European University” consortium, a cross-border university consortium within Europe. Additionally, the symposium highlights the content of the “Common Quality Assurance Standards” and discuss what constitutes quality inter-university exchange programs. 

This symposium will be an opportunity to explore and deepen understanding of the perspectives, practices, and approaches to quality assurance in such programs and contribute to the further enhancement of the quality of international inter-university exchange programs in Asia. 

NIAD-QE Seminar will be held the following day on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 (9:30am-12:00pm JST / 0:30am-3:00am GMT,) inviting one of the symposium speakers, Mr. Douglas Blackstock, Former President of The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)*as of the symposium date, to further discuss the quality inter-university exchange programs while particularly referring to quality assurance approach and recent activities in Europe.

 

Program (Tentative) ※The Program may be subject to change.

  Chaired by MORI Rie: Professor, Research Department, NIAD-QE 
        
14:00-14:05 Opening Address
 HATTORI Yasunao: President, NIAD-QE
 
14:05-14:10 Welcome speech
 SATO Kuniaki: Director, International Affairs Division, Higher Education Bureau, MEXT
 
14:10-14:40 "Advancing International Higher Education in Asia: Functions and Implications of Common Quality Assurance Standards"
 SUGIMURA Miki: President, Sophia University/ Processor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University
 
14:40-15:05 "Initiatives of Internal Quality Assurance in the "Asia Real Problem Solving- Driven AI Education Program" in Partnership with Four Asian Universities"
 NISHIZAKI Hiromitsu: Professor and Director, Center for Promotion of Internationalization, University of Yamanashi 

15:05-15:25 Refreshment Break & Networking

15:25-15:55 "Quality assurance - building trust and confidence in Cross Border HE"
 Douglas Blackstock: Former President, The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) *as of Symposium date
 
15:55-16:20 "Shaping the umbrella. Una Europa's internal quality assurance process for joint education"
 Margot Van den Broeck: Policy Advisor,  Educational Policy Department, KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven)
[Online Participation]

16:20-16:50 "Developing the Common Quality Assurance Standards"
 Dongseok Seo: Senior Director, Office of University Innovation Support, KCUE
 Shuo Wang: Deputy Director of Institutional Evaluation Division, EQEA (Presentation Style: TBD)
 HOTTA Taiji: Research Department, NIAD-QE

16:50-17:00 Refreshment Break
 
17:00-17:25 Panel Discussion

17:25-17:30 Closing Remarks
 MITSUISHI Mamoru: Vice President, NIAD-QE
 
17:30 End of the Symposium

  

 

    Registration

◆For ONLINE participation:
  Registration form: https://forms.office.com/r/urbXJD5JtG
  Registration deadline: 5:00PM Tuesday, 28th October 2025 (JST)

◆For In-Person participation (capacity: 100 persons):
  Registration form: https://forms.office.com/r/dGvENcksVE
  Registration deadline: 5:00PM Tuesday, 28th October 2025 (JST) 
* Registration will be closed when capacity is reached.

 
NIAD-QE Seminar
  [Date & Time] Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 9:30AM-12:00PM JST
  [Venue] Meeting Room 1112, NIAD-QE Takebashi Office 11F,
                National Center of Sciences Building, 2-1-2, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8438
  [Capacity] 40 persons (In-person only)
◆Registration for participation (In-Person only):
  Registration form:  https://forms.office.com/r/F2BAipFNH9
  Registration deadline: 5:00PM Tuesday, 28th October 2025 (JST)
* Registration will be closed when capacity is reached.


 

Secretariat

Secretariat for the International Symposium on CAMPUS Asia Common Quality Assurance Standards Project
International Affairs Division, NIAD-QE

 ca-monitoring[a]niad.ac.jp *Please replace [a] with @.


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