Vietnamese University Joins ASEAN University Network

Foreign Trade University has just become the latest Vietnamese university to join the ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance (AUN-QA), state media reported. According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Anh Tuan, rector of FTU, the university has officially become an Associate Member of the Southeast Asian quality assurance network AUN-QA. ASEAN University Network is an independent organization working to promote human resource development in the field of tertiary education among Southeast Asian nations and their partners. One of the key activities of AUN is assuring level quality among universities in ASEAN through its Quality Assurance assessment system. After becoming an Associate Member of AUN-QA, a university is also eligible for participating in programs and projects organized by the network and its partners such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), and the European Union Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) project. Established in 1960 with its main campus located in Hanoi and two other campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh Province, Foreign Trade University (FTU) is among the most prestigious universities in Vietnam, covering a wide range of areas from economics and business to law and foreign languages. (dantri.com.vn June 22, tuoitre.vn June 22)