Higher Education Diploma Supplement
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The APEC Conference on Higher Education Diploma Supplement was part of the APEC project to promote use of higher education diploma supplement in the Asia-Pacific region.
The aims of this project are to:
- raise awareness of the diploma supplements (DS) as a tool for increasing the transparency and reliability of information about higher education systems in the APEC region
- share information on existing DS and those in development in APEC region economies
- identify the capacity building needs of economies in their efforts to develop and implement DS.
Conference details
The two-day conference was held on 18-19 October, 2010 in Canberra, Australia. Over 30 delegates from Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam attended the Conference as well as expert speakers from Europe, SEAMEO RIHED, New Zealand and Australia (including from the Australian National University).
The Conference was highly successful with delegates reporting a much improved understanding of the benefits and purposes of the diploma supplement, an improved understanding of implementation issues, and strong commitment by several delegates to further collaboration on the development of an APEC model higher education diploma supplement.
The report on the Conference and the overall project is being finalised and will be presented to APEC’s Human Resources Development Working Group for consideration.
Conference materials
The presentations and related documents presented at the conference are provided in the table below.
| Presentation | Description | Author |
| Setting the scene | The APEC project and confernece in the context of international trends towards Diploma Supplements | Professor Richard James |
| The European Diploma Supplement | Lessons learnt from the European experience | Professor Stephen Adam |
| Project study findings | Study findings from the APEC Diploma supplement on higher education diploma supplement research | Dr Kerri-Lee Harris |
| The New Zealand Diploma Supplement experience |
Development of the Tertiary Education Qualification Statement (TEQS), the New Zealand's equivalant of diploma supplement | Mr Sam Mackay |
| The Australian Diploma Supplement experience | Development of the Australian the Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS), the Australian equivalent of diploma supplement | Dr Claire Atkinson |
| Diploma supplement in the Southeast Asian region | Issues facing Southeast Asian countries in terms of their capacity to implement diploma supplements | Professor Dr Supachai Yavaprabhas |
| ANU - Institutional experience | The Australian National University (ANU) experience in implementing the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) | Mr Mark Erickson |
| AHEGS Sample 1 | AHEGS Sample for Bachelor of Laws with Honours at ANU | ANU |
| AHEGS Sample 2 | AHEGS Sample for Doctor of Philosophy at ANU | ANU |
Final Report
The final report of the project can be found here.
Further information on the details of the project can be found at the APEC project database
Contact:
Michael Francis
Project Manager
Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Phone: +61 2 6240 5185
Fax: +61 2 6250 4579
Email: michael.francis@deewr.gov.au
