SYSBS Participates in AACSB Assurance of Learning Seminar

The AACSB Assurance of Learning (AoL) Seminar (formerly known as Assessment Seminar and Assurance of Learning Seminar) was held on 12 and 13 May at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Associate Dean Guangzhong Li and Associate Dean Guojian Zheng of Sun Yat-sen Business School (SYSBS) were present at the seminar.

The seminar was presided over by Ms. Eileen Peacock, Senior Vice President and Chief Officer Asia Pacific of AACSB, and Mr. Arun Pereira, Executive Director of Indian School of Business. In attendance were faculty, department chairs, deans, and those working on obtaining or maintaining accreditation at business schools from different countries and regions, including mainland China and Asia-Pacific. The concept of “Mission driven, outcome oriented” of the program was delivered through case study and group discussion during the seminar. As representatives of SYSBS, Associate Dean Li and Associate Dean Zheng demonstrated our assessment criteria of the AoL establishment, analyzed the problems during the AACSB Accreditation and the AoL implementation, and shared the frontier experience in international business education.

Associate Dean Guangzhong Li and Associate Dean Guojian Zheng at the AACSB AoL Seminar

Assurance of Learning (AoL) refers to the systematic process of collecting data about student learning outcomes, reviewing and using it to continuously develop and improve the School's degree programs. It is also viewed as one of the vital steps in the AACSB Accreditation standards. Since 2011, SYSBS has conducted the AoL system as a leading pioneer. A number of serial meetings of the AoL system have been held by SYSBS for improvement.