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The purposes of APQN are: |
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4.1. |
to promote good practice in the maintenance and improvement of quality in higher education in the Asia-Pacific region; |
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4.2. |
to facilitate research in the region into the practice of quality management in higher education and its effectiveness in improving the quality of higher education in the region; |
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4.3. |
to provide advice and expertise to assist the development of new quality assurance agencies in the region; |
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4.4. |
to facilitate links between quality assurance agencies and acceptance of each others' decisions and judgements; |
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4.5. |
to assist members of APQN to determine standards of institutions operating across national borders; |
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4.6. |
to permit better-informed international recognition of qualifications throughout the region; |
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4.7. |
to assist in the development and use of credit transfer schemes to enhance the mobility of students between institutions both within and across national borders; |
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4.8. |
to enable members of APQN to be alert to dubious accrediting practices and organisations; and |
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4.9. |
where appropriate, represent the region and promote the interests of the region, e.g. vis-à-vis other networks and international organisations. |
