APQN Members
Asia Theological Association
Membership Type: Intermediate
Email: ataasia@gmail.com
Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 1970
Countries/regions/states of operation: Main Office - Philippines With 326 members from 33 countries
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Title: Dr.
First Name: Theresa
Surname: Lua
Job Title: General Secretary
Phone: (632) 668 1906
Email Id: gensec.ataasia@gmail.com
Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO)
First Name: Marlene
Surname: Riate
Job Title: Administrative Assistant-Finance
Email Id: atafinance@gmail.com
Organisation Details
Asia Theological Association
Address: Unit 702, Centro Plaza Condominium, 49 Scout Madriñan Corner Scout Torillo, Quezon City 1103, Metro Manila
Philippines
Website: www.atasia.com
Additional Contacts
Criteria Requirements for Full Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles:
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers:
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
5 Criterion: Independence:
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
6 Criterion: Resources:
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
7 Criterion: External quality assurance criteria and processes:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
8 Criterion: Quality assurance:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Description: Applicable Only For Full Members
Criteria Requirements for Institutional Member
Institutional Member Criteria:
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Proof of recognition as a Higher Education Institution: Applicable Only For Institutional Members
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency: Applicable Only For Institutional Members
Criteria Requirements for Associate Member
Associate Member Criteria:
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Applicable Only For Associate Members
Criteria Requirements for Intermediate Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Description: The Asia Theological Association (ATA), through its Commission for Accreditation and Educational Development (CAED), maintains a regular schedule of visits to its member institutions. The principal reason for these visits is for accreditation evaluation.
In preparation for such visits, the institution will complete a thorough stakeholder study followed by a comprehensive self study. The preparation time for the visit will take the institution from 6 months to a year. When the stakeholder study and the self-study are completed, they are sent to the CAED Secretary for assessment. If the documents are found to be in order, the CAED Secretary will arrange for a Visiting Evaluation Team to go to the school as part of the peer evaluation process.
An ATA Visiting Evaluation Team (VET) is composed of 3 members. It normally includes at least one person who is a member of the CAED, one person from a neighboring country, and one person from within the country. VET members have earned doctorates and are active in theological education.
Visits usually last about three days. VET recommendations are shared with the leaders of the institution at the end of the visit. The reports of the VET are sent to the CAED Secretary, who distributes them to the CAED members by e-mail. The CAED members respond electronically on whether or not they agree with the report. If the majority of the CAED members agree, the report and recommendations of the VET are approved. If the CAED cannot agree electronically, the decision is postponed until the next face-to-face meeting of the CAED. There the matter will be resolved through discussion and voting. Visits for accreditation renewal are scheduled every five years.
Institutions are free to appeal the decisions made by the CAED. The process involves writing a letter to the Secretary of the CAED or the General Secretary of the ATA. Normally, the matter is resolved within six months.
To know more about the ATA accreditation process, please download the ATA Manual for Accreditation from the ATA website (www.ataasia.com) or go to the following link: http://www.ataasia.com/sites/default/files/resources/accreditation%20manual.pdf
In preparation for such visits, the institution will complete a thorough stakeholder study followed by a comprehensive self study. The preparation time for the visit will take the institution from 6 months to a year. When the stakeholder study and the self-study are completed, they are sent to the CAED Secretary for assessment. If the documents are found to be in order, the CAED Secretary will arrange for a Visiting Evaluation Team to go to the school as part of the peer evaluation process.
An ATA Visiting Evaluation Team (VET) is composed of 3 members. It normally includes at least one person who is a member of the CAED, one person from a neighboring country, and one person from within the country. VET members have earned doctorates and are active in theological education.
Visits usually last about three days. VET recommendations are shared with the leaders of the institution at the end of the visit. The reports of the VET are sent to the CAED Secretary, who distributes them to the CAED members by e-mail. The CAED members respond electronically on whether or not they agree with the report. If the majority of the CAED members agree, the report and recommendations of the VET are approved. If the CAED cannot agree electronically, the decision is postponed until the next face-to-face meeting of the CAED. There the matter will be resolved through discussion and voting. Visits for accreditation renewal are scheduled every five years.
Institutions are free to appeal the decisions made by the CAED. The process involves writing a letter to the Secretary of the CAED or the General Secretary of the ATA. Normally, the matter is resolved within six months.
To know more about the ATA accreditation process, please download the ATA Manual for Accreditation from the ATA website (www.ataasia.com) or go to the following link: http://www.ataasia.com/sites/default/files/resources/accreditation%20manual.pdf
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
OUR MISSION
Asia Theological Association is a body of theological institutions,
committed to evangelical faith and scholarship, networking together, to serve the Church in equipping the people of God for the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ.
OUR COMMITMENT
ATA is committed to serving its members in the development of
evangelical, biblical theology by strengthening interaction, enhancing scholarship, promoting academic excellence, fostering spiritual and ministerial formation and mobilizing resources to fulfill God's global mission within diverse Asian cultures.
OUR TASK
Affirming our mission and commitment, ATA seeks to:
Strengthen Interaction by
• Inter-institutional fellowship and programs
• Regional and continental activities
• Faculty and student exchange programs
Enhance Scholarship by
• Consultations, workshops, seminars
• Publications
• Research fellowships
Promote Academic excellence by
• Accreditation standards
• Faculty development
• Curriculum development
Foster Spiritual and Ministerial Formation by
• Mentor models
• Ministerial Skills
• Christian Ethos
Mobilize Resources by
• Library development
• Information technology
• Infrastructural development
For more information on these various services, please go to the ATA website: www.ataasia.com
Asia Theological Association is a body of theological institutions,
committed to evangelical faith and scholarship, networking together, to serve the Church in equipping the people of God for the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ.
OUR COMMITMENT
ATA is committed to serving its members in the development of
evangelical, biblical theology by strengthening interaction, enhancing scholarship, promoting academic excellence, fostering spiritual and ministerial formation and mobilizing resources to fulfill God's global mission within diverse Asian cultures.
OUR TASK
Affirming our mission and commitment, ATA seeks to:
Strengthen Interaction by
• Inter-institutional fellowship and programs
• Regional and continental activities
• Faculty and student exchange programs
Enhance Scholarship by
• Consultations, workshops, seminars
• Publications
• Research fellowships
Promote Academic excellence by
• Accreditation standards
• Faculty development
• Curriculum development
Foster Spiritual and Ministerial Formation by
• Mentor models
• Ministerial Skills
• Christian Ethos
Mobilize Resources by
• Library development
• Information technology
• Infrastructural development
For more information on these various services, please go to the ATA website: www.ataasia.com
3 Criterion: :
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
ATA is a member of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE), a global community, sponsored by nine continental/regional networks of theological schools, to encourage international contact and collaboration for excellence and renewal in evangelical theological education worldwide. ICETE represents the point of cooperative intersection among a formal constituency that covers all parts of the world, with a combined constituency of more than 872 evangelical theological schools in 113 countries. ICETE was founded in 1980, and operates under the auspices of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). To check ATA's membership with ICETE please visit the following website: www.icete-edu.org ATA is also a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group (CIQG). CIQG advances understanding of international quality assurance and promotes high-quality higher education in today’s competitive and international world. To check ATA's membership with CIQG please go to the following website: www.cheainternational.org ATA does not have a formal relationship with CHED Philippines. However, the ATA accredited schools in the Philippines are recognized by CHED. ATA has formed a consortium of these accredited schools known as Asia Graduate School of Theology which is recognized by CHED (please see attached document). Individually, these schools have been granted CHED recognition for many years now. Dr. Theresa Roco Lua, Secretary of Accreditation and Educational Development, Asia Theological Association has been serving as member of the CHED Technical Committee for Christian Formation for two years now while Dr. Joseph Shao, the ATA General Secretary has been serving for almost 10 years now. CHED values the role that an international accrediting agency like ATA is playing in upholding quality standards for CHED recognized theological schools.
Criteria Requirements for Observer
Criterion For Observers:
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Criteria Requirements for Observer: Applicable Only For Observers
Documentation and Fees
Additional Information: No additional information is required for my application
Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
- $500 (Initial Joining Fee: Full Member, Intermediate Member, Associate Member)
- $300 Member Fee: Full Member, Intermediate Member (if not INQAAHE Member)
I will be applying for support for: None
Documents Submitted
CHED_Recognition.pdf
Located in: APQN Members
