About Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
Founded in 2003, the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) is a non-governmental and non-profit network who has been striving for “Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region” and "Dissolving Boundaries for a Quality Region".
After 19-year development, APQN has 253 members from 45 countries and territories, becoming the largest and the most influential international organization on higher education in this Region. APQN has played a crucial and unique role in improving the QA mechanism, exchanging theory and practice experiences, promoting substantive co-operations, establishing Consultant Bank, reviewing Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) and Asia-Pacific Quality Label(APQL) in this Region.
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APQN Academic Conference (AAC) and Annual General Meeting (AGM), 2023
02 to 04 November 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: September 20, 2023
Innovation and Sustainable Development in Higher Education
I Background
APQN Academic Conference (AAC) and Annual General Meeting (AGM) are annual highlight events to discuss and advance quality assurance in higher education in Asia-Pacific. APQN Board is delighted to announce that the next AAC and AGM will be hosted by American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Bangladesh (hereinafter referred to as “AIUB”) on November 02 - 04 (Thu. - Sat.), 2023.
The target audience for the AAC and AGM are primarily those associated with quality assurance in the Asia- Pacific Region. It includes all types of APQN members and observers, the Board, the Committees and the various Project Groups. In addition, other higher education institutions (HEIs), quality assurance agencies (QAAs), and organizations working in the field of quality assurance in any part of the world are welcomed to attend AAC events which are only open to all registered delegates with the exception of the AGM which are only for APQN members only. For more information, please visit https://apqn.aiub.edu/
II Conference Themes
Theme of 2023 AAC:
Innovation and Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Sub-themes:
- Quality of Transformative learning (TL) and Transformative teaching (TT).
- Blended Education from the perspective of 4th Industrial Revolution and the COVID Pandemic
- Digital Quality Assurance and Journey to Quality Enhancement
- University-Industry Linkage in the background of internationalization
- The 20th anniversary of APQN
III Timeline - key dates and events.
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Time |
Key Event |
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April 28, 2023 |
Call for Papers for 2023 APQN Academic Conference (AAC) |
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Before September 20, 2023 |
Deadline of “Call for Papers for 2023 APQN Academic Conference (AAC)” |
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Before September 15, 2023 |
1. Online Registration is open 2. Call for the Host of the Applications for Hosting 2024 AAC and AGM 3. Call for Nominations for 2023 APQN Awards |
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Before September 30, 2023 |
1. Deadline for Nominations for 2023 APQN Awards 2. Deadline for the Host of the Applications for Hosting 2024 AAC and AGM |
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Before October 10, 2023 |
Deadline for online registration and payment |
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November 02, 2023 |
1st Board Meeting and Opening of Registration |
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November 03-04, 2023 |
2023 APQN Academic Conference (AAC), APQN Quality Award Ceremony and 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) |
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November 05, 2023 |
Half-day city tour in the morning in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Submissions should not exceed 3000 words (min. 2000 words) in length, including the appendices, tables, illustrations and photographs, and an abstract (up to 200 words) and a bio-sketch with a photo of the author (up to 100 words). The paper must be in English and submitted as a Microsoft Word Document. More details are can be found in “Guidelines for the Authors and a Format Model for the Papers” in the appendix.
A review of the submitted papers will be conducted by a review committee. The inclusion of any submission and inclusion of submissions into the program is at the prerogative of the review committee. No correspondence will be entertained. If your paper has been selected for presentation, the format will be as follows: 1) 15 minutes for presentation; 2) 10 minutes for questions/discussion.
Selected papers will be presented at the 2023 AAC and published in “Anthology of 2023 AAC” by APQN after the Conference. Publishing permission will be requested from the author. Submissions (in Microsoft Word) will be received by the APQN Secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and local organizer, AIUB (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
You are expected to label your paper fie as “your name + your country + Sub-theme number). We are looking forward to receive your submissions by September 20, 2023.
If your paper is accepted for presentation at the 2023 APQN Conference, the distribution of supplementary material to the audience will be at your own discretion and responsibility.
All Papers MUST follow strictly the following format and Layout of template below
including margins, fonts, naming conventions and HARVRAD referencing system
Paper 3000 words maximum
All papers not using the template below may be rejected
Your paper layout margin please select “Narrow”.
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Paper Margin Title of paper (Font: Times New Roman, Bold, size: 12, Centralized) Paper Margin
"Narrow" Authors First Name, Last name only (Font: Times New Roman, non-bold, size: 10, centralized) "Narrow"
Abstract:
Abstract is compulsory (Font: Times New Roman, non-bold, size: 11, Justify )
Contents ( Number each heading and sub-heading using numbers 1., 1.1., 1.1.1., 2., 2.1., 2.1.1. etc)
(Font: Times New Roman, non-bold, size: 11, Justify, Single spacing between lines)
Example:
1. Heading
The paper ……according to Xdsgsh (2016), it indicated that ,….
1.1. Sub head
As the result….
1.1.1. Sub-sub heading
In conclusion….
2. Heading
2.1. Sub heading.
2.1.1. Sub sub headings
3. etc
Diagrams, Figures, illustrations, tables
Centralized all Diagrams, Figures, illustrations, tables to paper centre. Naming (Font: Times New Roman, non- bold, size: 8, centralized): Example:
Table 1: Xhsjoisps
Figure 1: Xhsjoisp
Authors Bio:
Crop your photo to size as per the picture
(author’s Bio 1 100 words maximum, Font: Times New Roman,non-bold, Size 8, Justify)
Author name, title, organization xhcsh d;soqjgod ’cjq’d’pas ’mgm;as;,;s,:X,;xz , xzxzz;x,;lx,;x;l;,x\kgscj ojij’P CVULHIPWUQHO;DJ XJBALHIQJC, NWEJ’O BIUSDICASOIC BDCUYigpejo dbisdsn ih;isd;sdoc ciuhosejfo hidhksnc hidhfishl eifheglvdhd eidhfinehiujf;e hdifhuijo fdulich; dgih gfdhi dkcndkjnc hidnckdncd
Contact:
Crop your photo to size as per the picture
(author’s Bio 2, 100 words maximum, Font: Times New Roman,non-bold, Size 8, Justify)
Author name, title, organization xhcsh d;soqjgod ’cjq’d’pas ’mgm;as;,;s,:X,;xz , xzxzz;x,;lx,;x;l;,x\kgscj ojij’P CVULHIPWUQHO;DJ XJBALHIQJC, NWEJ’O BIUSDICASOIC BDCUYigpejo dbisdsn ih;isd;sdoc ciuhosejfo hidhksnc hidhfishl eifheglvdhd eidhfinehiujf;e hdifhuijo fdulich; dgih gfdhi dkcndkjnc hidnckdncd
Contact:
Referencing:
HARVARD referencing (Font: Times New Roman, non-bold, size: 8)
(Do not use end page referencing)
