Keeping on par
Dr. Tony Luxon (second from left) with Cheong Sau Kuan (left), Woo Pei Jun (second from right) and Associate Professor Teoh Hsien-Jin
Five Sunway academic staff are keeping on par with their colleagues in the United Kingdom.
They received their Certificate in Academic Practice (CAP) Module One, which makes them eligible to become Associate Fellows of Higher Education Academy in the U.K.
According to Dr Tony Luxon, who presented the certificates, it was an impressive achievement considering that the staff achieved this while teaching and carrying out research, simultaneously.
In his capacity as Continuing Professional Development Advisor, Dr. Luxon and his colleagues from the Centre Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) of Lancaster University recently conducted the workshops at Sunway.
The Certificate in Academic Practice is awarded by Lancaster University to academic staff who attended workshops in the Developing Higher Education Practice (DHEP), a programme which is accredited and recognised by both UK-based Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Staff Educational Development Association (SEDA).
The recipients of the award were Associate Professor Dr. Teoh Hsien-Jin, Cheong Sau Kuan, Woo Pei Jun (from the Psychology Department), Dr. Marie-Aimee Tourres (Head of the Manchester Business School Worldwide programme at Sunway) and Dr. Stanley Yeow (former Head of the Victoria University MBA programme at Sunway).’
Another 17 staff have also completed the DHEP. The completion rate of staff members who attended the workshops, compares favourably with staff at Lancaster University.
Ensuring Quality
The partnership between Sunway University College and Lancaster University has enabled Sunway’s degrees to be recognised internationally.
Acting as the mentor university, Lancaster University ensures that the quality of Sunway’s awards is subjected to stringent and formal criteria, ensuring Sunway’s degrees are on par with other world-class universities.
Lancaster University’s course consultants have been visiting Sunway regularly after course validation to monitor and improve programme quality.
One of the quality improvement measures involves the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) of Lancaster University, which helps to develop Sunway staff in the area of teaching and learning. It is now part of an ongoing staff development programme at Sunway.
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