AUN-QA Experts Assessed Engineering Programs at HUST

From April 1 to 3, experts from the ASEAN University Network (AUN) conducted an quality assurance of four training programs at HUST: Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering and Automation (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Automotive Engineering, and the Automotive Engineering Advanced Program (School of Mechanical Engineering).

Striving to become a leading university in Asia under Decision No. 663/QD-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on March 25, 2025, HUST prioritizes quality assurance and program accreditation to drive continuous improvement. This is the 443rd assessment by AUN, conducted under the AUN-QA Version 4.0. The evaluation team, led by Prof. Wyona C. Patalinghug, includes nine experts from Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia.
 

“AUN-QA is a trusted partner in strengthening our quality assurance system and raising educational standards,” shared Assoc. Prof. Tran Ngoc Khiem, Vice President of HUST. For the university, accreditation by prestigious organizations like AUN is an opportunity to enhance quality based on expert recommendations, implement quality policies, and accelerate internationalization.
 

The AUN-QA delegation assesses the facilities at HUST.

Over three days at HUST, four assessment teams reviewed programs from the Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical-Electronic Engineering. They met with faculty, inspected facilities, and evaluated self-assessment reports. AUN-QA criteria covers learning outcomes, curriculum framework, faculty, infrastructure, and university-industry-student engagement.

AUN-QA representatives also introduced key initiatives for 2025 to support universities in Southeast Asia. These include the Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) initiative, which provides institutions with specialized tools to enhance their quality assurance systems, and an extensive institutional assessment program to help universities improve training quality and governance.
 

Concluding the assessment, AUN-QA experts highlighted key strengths such as a well-balanced curriculum, diverse teaching methods that promote active learning through projects, research, and internships, a highly qualified faculty, strong national and international reputation facilitating industry and academic partnerships, and consistently high employment rates.

They also provided several recommendations: enhancing students' soft skills, considering AI applications, increasing industry engagement, and developing direct and indirect methods to measure learning outcomes.

Since 2015, HUST has been an associate member of AUN-QA, with 22 undergraduate and 2 master's programs accredited. This accreditation validates program quality, enhances job prospects for students, facilitates credit transfers among AUN member universities, and promotes student and faculty exchanges.