XIX SKUP TRENDOVI RAZVOJA “UNIVERZITET NA TRŽIŠTU ...” - TREND 2013 “ The University Quality Assessment Committee “ Maribor, 29. May, 2013 11.00 – 10.45 Prof. Dr. Franc Čuš Chairman 1
Guidelines and activities for the preparation of self-evaluation, internal institutional evaluation , external-evaluation processes were drawn up by The University Quality Assessment Committee - 27 members - Faculty members 18 + c hairman - representative of the non-teaching employees 1 - student representatives 5 - Student Dormitories 1 - The University of Maribor Library 1 Student The Faculty …1 The Faculty ….2 Quality Assessment The University of Dormitories The Faculty ….17 Quality Assessment Maribor Library Committee - 5 members Quality Assessment Committee Committee - 5 members - 5 members - 5 members - 5 members Chairman is member of The University Quality Assessment Committee
3.2.3 Institutional quality assurance policy . Quality Development Centre The University Senate The University adopted a quality Common self-evaluation reports are strategy laid down in the work discussed by senates of the University programme The University Quality Assessment Committee The Commission reports once a year about the state of quality Activities focus on an analysis of the current situation, preparation of reports, setting up of databases for the needs of all stakeholders at The Faculty senate UM as well as for further processing and analysing. The Faculty Facultys self-evaluation reports Quality Assessment Committee are discussed by senates of faculties
Values of The University Quality Assessment Committee : • independence, • responsibility, • being public and transparent, • professionalism, • efficiency, • commitment to progress. Strategic objectives: • development and operation of the quality assurance system, • monitoring progress and strengthening the culture of quality in higher education.
The aims and goals of the University Quality Assessment Committee (“ The Commission ”): LEVELS OF QA : • Internal QA • External QA o The Commission attends and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of educational, research, artistic and professional activities; o The Commission works according to the regulations in collaboration with the faculties; o The Commission is obliged to obtain the opinion of the students;
The Quality Assurance System elements 1. Quality document (strategy, SWOT/ mapping) • Quality goals (What?) PLAN • Mechanisms, procedures (How?) All major activities! • Role and responsibilities (Who?) Involvement of students! 2. Implementation DO 3. Feedback and monitoring CHECK • Internal (self evaluation) • External 4. Acting on findings, enhancement measures ACT
1. INTERNAL QA of UM 1. The policy of Comission declared in Law of HE, UM Statute in article 264 th , and institutions’ internal regulations. 2. Study programmes (learning outcomes, programme content, modes of delivery, learning resources, approval procedure.) 3. Student survays questionairs. 4. Habilitation procedure. 5. Annual selfevaluation (monitoring of students’ achievements, periodic reviews of the programmes, feedback from stakeholders). 6. Summary of the SER published by Comission.
1.2. Field of assessment (ESG NAKVIS) … in accordance with the Criteria for Monitoring, Assessment and Assurance of Quality in higher education institutions: 1. Education – study activities. 2. Scientific, research, art and professional activities. 3. Higher education teachers, assistants and scientific staff. 4. Administrative and professional-technical staff. 5. Students at the higher education institution. 6. Premises, equipment for educational, scientific, research, art and professional work, the library. 7. Financing the educational, scientific, research, art and professional activities. 8. Cooperation with the social environment.
2. Self-evaluations • On the basis of self-evaluations, university members prepare action plans containing corrective measures and monitor their implementation ( monitoring at university level does not exist ). • The Quality Assessment Committee requires university members to include a detail analysis of the action plan from the previous self-evaluation period in their current self- evaluation report. • At university level, no action plans containing corrective measures have been drawn up.
2.1. Self-evaluations report • The self - evaluation report is the key document for the external evaluation report. http://www.um.si/kakovost/komisija-za-kakovost-univerz/Strani/default.aspx • The self - evaluation report is the principal aid of the institution to convey the information about itself. • The report is also the right place for critical reflection of the institution about leading and managing and about the way how it deals with the quality as the central value in its strategic deciding.
2.2 “Critical“ joint findings of self - evaluations in the report for 2012: • great room shortage due to increasing enrolment of students, • low transition of students between school years, • too great groups of students attending the lectures and particularly the exercises, • shortage of financial means for modernizing the researching equipment, • the greatest drawback for strengthening the quality is the shortage of financial means for introducing the spotted necessary improvements and not the character of internal or external QA processes.
3. Internal institutional evaluations • Since 2009, UM is conducting internal institutional evaluations in accordance with the Criteria for the Accreditation and External Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions and Study Programmes a regular basis ( Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education ).. • In 2012, UM began to conduct follow-up internal institutional evaluations. • PLANNING THE INTERNAL EVALUATION: Criteria, Experts, Call for application, Training of experts, Questionnaire for schools, Self report structure, Report structure, Visit planning, Visit timetable, Report writing, Reporting to the management, Final report
3.1 Commission has made internal institutional evaluation in the following faculties: • Faculty of Law (2008), • Faculty of Civil Engineering (2009), • Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2009), • Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (2010), • Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2010), • Faculty of Organizational Sciences (2011), • Faculty of Economics and Bussines (2011), • Faculty of Health Sciences (2012).
3.2 Time schedule of the "follow up" internal institutional evaluation • April 2013 – Faculty of Electrical Engineering • October 2013 – Faculty of Arts • April 2014 – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering • October 2014 – Faculty of Law • April 2015 – Faculty of Civil Engineering • October 2015 – Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences • April 2016 – Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security • October 2016 – Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering • April 2017 – Faculty of Organizational Sciences • October 2017 – Faculty of Economics and Bussines • April 2018 – Faculty of Education • October 2018 – Faculty of Medicine
4. EXTERNAL QA IN HE ESG UMB 1. Effectiveness of the internal QA procedures 1. always better 2. External QA processes 2. the external evaluation is determined and published published 3. criteria for decision should be 3. criteria are published published 4. Yes 4. Processes fit for purpose 5. Reports are available 5. Reporting 6. Follow-up procedures is 6. Follow-up procedures determined 7. Periodic reviews 7. Re-accreditation every 7 years 8. System-wide analysis 8. Yes, Quality Development Centre
4.1 FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR PLANING THE EXTERNAL EVALUATION • Call for application • Questionnaire for faculties • Self report structure • Report structure • Planinng the visit • Timetable of the visit • Reporting to the Comission • Reporting to the Senat
4.2 Commission has made external evaluation in the following faculties: • Faculty of Health Sciences (2006), • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2008), • Faculty of Arts (2009), • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (2009).
4.3 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education - NAKVIS (November 2010): CRITERIA FOR THE ACCREDITATION AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND STUDY PROGRAMMES: • Accreditations and external evaluations are part of the external system of quality assurance in higher education and higher vocational education. They are the fundamental activity of the Agency on which quality assessment of a higher education institution as a whole, an individual study programme or a higher vocational college is based. • The agencies have appropriate and sufficient human as well as financial resources for efficiently organizing and executing the procedure(s) of the external QA; in addition, they have sufficient resources for the development of processes and procedures.
4.4 External Audit team (NAKVIS) Audit team consists of six members: - 3 representatives of HEIs, - 1 representative of industry or institute - 1 student’s representative - 1 representative of the Agency
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