Angela Yung Chi Hou, Professor of Higher Education at National Chengchi University, former CEO of the Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan, and former Vice-President of the Asian Pacific Quality Network, tells us of how her international education journey started as an early academic scholar interested to understand the USA higher education sector and the motives behind its international reputation. This led her to an interest in comparative education.

Angela shares how she was able to draw on her research on international education and engagement in international quality assurance, to support the internationalisation of Taiwan HE, including through the internationalisation of the national quality assurance and accreditation system. Angela also shares some of the challenges, opportunities, and developments associated with the internationalisation of Taiwan HE, her experience of developing double degrees... and the memorable experience of a mapping exercise with the Malaysia Qualifications Agency, which led to a mutual recognition agreement.