Abstract. For several decades, higher education institutions in different parts of the world have strengthened their organizational capacity to ensure their study offerings comply with national and international quality requirements. Such organizational responses have often manifested in various forms of internal management systems. The design and functioning of such systems and the institution’s relationship to external stakeholder demands differ substantially. Based on insights from published studies on the topic, this chapter provides some overarching insights into how “quality management’ is being implemented in universities and colleges—with a special interest in how Asian higher education institutions are developing their approaches to internal quality assurance.
Full citation. Stensaker, B., & Hou, A. Y. C. (2026). Global Quality Assurance in Higher Education and the Impact on Internal University Governance: Lessons Learned by Asia. InInnovative Paths to Quality Higher Education in Asia: Reform, Risks and Reinventions for a Sustainable Future(pp. 3-16). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.