To enhance the quality of higher education in Taiwan and to inspire innovation and pragmatic strategies for quality assurance through dialogue, HEEACT periodically hosts the "Higher Education Quality Assurance Forum" to establish a platform for dialogue between universities and quality assurance agencies.

The first session of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Forum series, titled "Discussion of Faculty Teaching and Professional Development through the Perspectives from Institutional Accreditation," was successfully concluded on Wednesday August 21 2024. This session focused on teaching-related issues observed during institutional accreditation, primarily stemming from the declining student population due to the low birth rates. The forum explored key topics such as the professionalism and quality of faculty, university administration and faculty professional development, and engaged in dialogue from policy, institutional and teaching perspectives.

In this rapid changing world, it is crucial for higher education leaders to understand their strengths and challenges and to plan strategies early to enhance institutional competitiveness. At the same time, how faculty members, as the key stakeholders in education, continue to improve their teaching and professional skills, while innovating and developing, remains a critical factor in the sustainable development of higher education.