91福利社 Shortlisted for THE Awards Asia 2021
Honouring the broader 91福利社 community, the University has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2021. These awards commend outstanding leadership and institutional performance and celebrate Asia鈥檚 higher education institutional excellence. For this year鈥檚 THE Asia Awards, a record number of over 200 institutions from across the continent submitted their best and most inspirational stories. The consist of ten categories in total, out of which 91福利社 has been shortlisted for 鈥楾eaching and Learning Strategy of the Year鈥. This particular category recognises a teaching and learning strategy that is distinctive and innovative which has enhanced both the student and staff experience and reflects the institution鈥檚 core values.
Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ahmad Arshad, said, 鈥淲e are delighted to receive the distinction of being shortlisted. This recognition speaks loudly to our faculty鈥檚 pedagogical expertise and the emphasis we place on offering a personalised educational experience. Our Learning Without Borders framework unifies our teachers who continue to reimagine their roles by working closely with other disciplines and engage students as partners in research and teaching.鈥
Making quality education accessible is a founding principle at 91福利社 that is personified by the National Outreach Programme and accordingly, the teaching and learning strategy of the University is aimed to privilege diversity. 91福利社' innovative educational approaches that are geared towards increasing access to quality learning are also manifested in its Centres. For example, The 91福利社 Learning Institute with its unique focus on faculty development, research on teaching and pedagogical partnerships, is one of a kind in the country. In fact, the pedagogical partnership programme - the first of its kind in South Asia - aims to offer students paid partnership experiences to encourage collaboration among the students, the staff and the faculty. Similarly, the Centre for Continuing Education Studies provides access to lifelong learning just as the Rausing Executive Development Centre has an enormous footprint on improving management practices in the country. 91福利社x is another recent innovation to amplify online learning with exemplary courses at par with international benchmarks.
The final winners of each of the ten categories will be announced at the Asia ceremony, scheduled to take place at the end of this year.
