AUN Institutional Assessment Result (2017-05-30)

Release Date: 30 May 2017
Issuing Office: Office of the President ([email protected])
To: Lasallian Community
From: Br. Raymundo B. Suplido FSC, President
Subject: AUN Institutional Assessment Result

Two months after its 13–17 March formal visit, a team of six assessors from the ASEAN University Network (AUN) has conferred upon De La Salle University the AUN Quality Mark at the Institutional Level. DLSU is the first university in ASEAN to earn the certification.

The visit culminated a year’s preparation that required DLSU to submit a Self-Assessment Report along with hundreds of documentary exhibits. During the validation visit, six of AUN’s most experienced assessors from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand toured the Taft and Laguna campuses, reviewed documents, and interviewed over 300 respondents, from the Brothers, Board of Trustees, President and Chancellor, administrators, to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and employers.

They used the AUN’s framework for Quality Assurance at the Institutional Level. It comprised four key areas: Strategic (overall governance), Systemic (quality assurance systems), Functional (teaching, research, service), and Results (outcomes, including financial and market performance). These four areas were further divided into 25 criteria and 111 sub-criteria. To earn the AUN quality mark, DLSU as an institution had to score at least 4 out of 7 across all four key areas.

We are pleased to report that DLSU was rated 5 (“more than adequate”) in Strategic, Systemic, and Functional areas, and 4 (“adequate”) in Results.

The certificate marks another quality milestone for DLSU: it has announced our standing as a regional-quality university.

Congratulations to our entire Lasallian community. Let us continue improving, not merely to validate our past achievements or enhance our reputation, but to seek to serve God faithfully in our acts of faith, service, and communion. Animo!