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 20-year development, APQN has 192 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.
Welcome to the Official Website of the 2025 APQN Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting (AAC & AGM)!
We are pleased to announce that the website for the 2025 APQN AAC & AGM is now live.
link: https://apqn2025.hkcaavq.edu.hk/en/index/
2025 APQN Academic Conference (AAC) and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) in Hong Kong SAR, China
20-23 November 2025
APQN and HKCAAVQ would like to extend a warm invitation to all professionals and stakeholders in the higher education and training and quality assurance community to participate in this great event for in-depth exchanges on the latest developments, innovations, good practices for enhancing the quality of higher education in the Asia Pacific region.
The theme of the conference is:
Embracing Industrial Collaboration for Quality Higher Education
Discussions during the conference will be structured around the following sub-themes:
- Professional Relevance and quality of Higher Education: Collaboration and Integration with Industry
- Innovation and quality in Higher Education Curriculum and Pedagogy in line with industry collaborations
- Fostering quality of flexible learning pathways
- Driving for excellence in Higher Education: Role of External Quality Assurance
The Conference website will be launched on 1 April 2025. All the details will be uploaded and updated on the website.
Please mark the following key dates:
| Key Event | Time |
| Launch of Conference Website |
1 April 2025 |
|
Call for Papers |
20 May – 1 Sep 2025 |
|
Online Registration |
1 August – 31 Oct 2025 |
|
APQN Board Meetings |
20 Nov 2025 |
|
2025 APQN AAC & AGM and Gala DInner |
21 Nov – 22 Nov 2025 |
| City Excursion | 23 Nov 2025 |
