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Promoting Quality
by Internal Accreditation
Veljko Malbaša
University of Novi Sad
Novi Sad, June 4, 2004
Welcome to Novi Sad Welcome to Novi Sad !!
Veljko Malbaša, Ph.D.
Professor and Director Department of Electrical Engineering
Phone: 021 450-032
Project “Internal accreditation of programs at
the UNS”
Funded by the Ministry of Education, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Participants Marija Stefanović, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor, Faculty of Philosophy
Dragoslav Herceg, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Science
Veljko Malbaša, Ph. D., Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Students
Topics International dimension
Where we are
Overview1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. Serbia
4. UNS
5. Conclusions
1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. UNS
4. Serbia
5. Conclusions
Quality Suitability of ways and means for the
achievement of specific defined aims
Fitness for purpose
Quality at University Teaching
Research
Technology Transfer
Administration
Why? Globalisation of the higher education
International dimension of quality
Global practice
Aspects of Quality Development
Improvement
Assurance
Supervision
Quality Assurance Assessment
Audit
Accreditation
Assessment Quantitative measurement
How many faculty, students
How many rooms, chairs
Audit External review of the processes
inside the University
1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. Serbia
4. UNS
5. Conclusions
Accreditation Attest to the quality
Determined upon an external review
Institution or program has to meet certain criteria
Valid for a limited period
Practice of Accreditation Development of standards
Self - evaluation
External review
Accreditation decision
Two purposes Present: Assessment
Future: Improvement
Two Types of Accreditation Institutional
Programmatic
Questions What are you trying to do?
Why?
How?
Why are you doing it this way?
Questions Is this the best way?
How do you know it works?
How to improve?
1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. Serbia
4. UNS
5. Conclusions
Serbia National Committee for Accreditation
of Higher Education
Procedure and documents produced
Overwhelmed with requests to open new private institutions
State of the affairs No common, systematic policy
No standards
No measures
No procedures
No legislature
Misunderstandings ISO
“We do a good job!”
“Our graduates are excellent!”
“As good as it gets!”
1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. Serbia
4. UNS
5. Conclusions
UNS: Vision Develop and maintain high quality
Leader in the region
European standards
University of Novi Sad Internal Accreditation Committee
Deals with UNS member institutions
Compatible with national and European standards and policies
Objectives Internal accreditation of programs
Help institutions
Promote accreditation
Documents General rules and procedures
Guide for self evaluation
Brochure
Some recommendations Legal framework
Awareness
Training
Develop criteria
Some recommendations All programs go through the
accreditation
Start with self evaluation reports
One member of the working group from outside S&M
Open questions
Inputs Outcomes
Evaluation
Open questions Criteria
What to do with institutions that are not accredited
What about the duplication of programs
1. Quality Assurance
2. Accreditation
3. Serbia
4. UNS
5. Conclusions
Conclusions Groundwork completed
Goal: prepare for action
Round table tomorrow
