The Development of an Aligned Academic Credit System in Asian Higher Education

Abstract

　 In recent years, Asian nations have been seeking to establish a regionally aligned academic credit system as a part of what has become known as a “Permeable Framework” in higher education. Because it uses the same measurement tools across a designated region, this regionally aligned educational framework will allow students and universities to understand the unique features of the education provided by each individual university at the same time as promoting the credit transfer of course work throughout an entire region. The Bologna Process in Europe is a good example of the successful establishment of such a framework in higher education. For more than 20 years, there have been various attempts in Asia to establish a similarly aligned framework to that of higher education in Europe. The purpose of this paper is to describe how, in recent years, the concept of Asian Academic Credits（hereafter AACs）as an aligned credit transfer system has been getting more attention in Asian higher education. Moreover, it will also discuss how the development of AACs will influence the future development of student mobility in Asia.