ISDEV DELEGATES FACILITATE WORKSHOP IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Dr Hajah Masnon, Ra'es KUPU SB, presenting a gift to Prof. Syukri at the Worskhop's Dinner

16 July - ISDEV Director, Prof. Muhammad Syukri Salleh and ISDEV lecturer, Ustaz Dr. Mohd. Shukri Hanapi were recently invited by the Kolej Universiti Perguruan Seri Begawan (KUPU SB), Brunei Darussalam in the capacity as facilitators for a workshop on Quality Assurance of Academic Management.

A presentation simply from the heart by Prof Syukri

The workshop was held at Mangrove Paradise Resort, Bandar Seri Begawan for three days from 4, 6 and 7 July 2013. The main objective of this workshop was to improve the understanding and management of the administration and management of KUPU SB highest academic administrators workforce so as to ensure quality and high standards of teaching and learning at KUPU SB simultaneously positioning KUPU SB as a more competitive educational institution globally in preparation of facing intense competition of the regional and international challenges of higher education.

Ustaz Dr Shukri presenting his paper

ISDEV delegates who acted as the facilitators helped the highest management of KUPU SB (Ra'es, Deputy Ra'es, Assistant Ra'es, Deans, Directors and Heads of Administrators) to revise and strategize its strategic plan, particularly in its academic quality. Prof. Muhammad Syukri Salleh delivered a talk on  Falsafah dan Pelan Tindakan Kualiti dalam Pengurusan Akademik di IPT (The Philosophy and Quality Action Plan in Academic Management of Public Higher Education Institution) as well as facilitating on Penambahbaikan Rancangan Strategik KUPU SB 2015-2019 (Improving the KUPU SB Strategic Plan 2015-2019). In the meantime, Ustaz Dr. Mohd. Shukri Hanapi delivered a talk on Tasawur Kualiti Akademik (The Worldview of Academic Quality).

Participants of the workshop including Prof. Syukri (seated second from the left)
and Ustaz Dr. Mohd Shukri (seated first from the left)

ISDEV too brought Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad bin Hj Mohammad, Director of Quality Centre USM, who delivered two introductory talks at the Workshop, that is on Kepentingan Jaminan Kualiti Akademik di IPT (The Importance of Academic Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions) and Amalan Jaminan Kualiti Akademik di IPT: Kriteria dan Standard Malaysia (Practices of Academic Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions: Criteria and Standards in Malaysia).