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2.6 Academic Staff Quality

AUN-QA Criterion 6

1. Both short-term and long-term planning of academic staff establishment or
needs (including succession, promotion, re-deployment, termination, and
retirement plans) are carried out to ensure that the quality and quantity of
academic staff fulfil the needs for education, research and service.
2. Staff-to-student ratio and workload are measured and monitored to improve the
quality of education, research and service.
3. Competences of academic staff are identified and evaluated. A competent
academic staff will be able to:
 design and deliver a coherent teaching and learning curriculum;
 apply a range of teaching and learning methods and select most appropriate
assessment methods to achieve the expected learning outcomes;
 develop and use a variety of instructional media;
 monitor and evaluate their own teaching performance and evaluate courses
they deliver;
 reflect upon their own teaching practices; and
 conduct research and provide services to benefit stakeholders
4. Recruitment and promotion of academic staff are based on merit system, which
includes teaching, research and service.
5. Roles and relationship of academic staff members are well defined and
understood.
6. Duties allocated to academic staff are appropriate to qualifications, experience,
and aptitude.
7. All academic staff members are accountable to the university and its
stakeholders, taking into account their academic freedom and professional
ethics.
8. Training and development needs for academic staff are systematically identified,
and appropriate training and development activities are implemented to fulfil the
identified needs.
9. Performance management including rewards and recognition is implemented to
motivate and support education, research and service.
10. The types and quantity of research activities by academic staff are established,
monitored and benchmarked for improvement.

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