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Welcome to Novi Sad !

Promoting Quality by Internal Accreditation Veljko Malba ša University of Novi Sad Novi Sad, J un e 4, 2004. Welcome to Novi Sad !. Veljko Malbaša , Ph.D. Professor and Director Department of Electrical Engineering Phone: 021 450-032 malbasa @ uns.ns.ac.yu. Project.

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Welcome to Novi Sad !

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  1. Promoting Qualityby Internal AccreditationVeljko MalbašaUniversity of Novi SadNovi Sad, June 4, 2004

  2. Welcome to Novi Sad !

  3. Veljko Malbaša, Ph.D. • Professor and Director Department of Electrical Engineering • Phone: 021 450-032 • malbasa@uns.ns.ac.yu

  4. Project • “Internal accreditation of programs at the UNS” • Funded by the Ministry of Education, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

  5. 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

  6. Topics • International dimension • Where we are

  7. Overview • Quality Assurance • Accreditation • Serbia • UNS • Conclusions

  8. Quality Assurance • Accreditation • UNS • Serbia • Conclusions

  9. Quality • Suitability of ways and means for the achievement of specific defined aims • Fitness for purpose

  10. Quality at University • Teaching • Research • Technology Transfer • Administration

  11. Why? • Globalisation of the higher education • International dimension of quality • Global practice

  12. Aspects of Quality • Development • Improvement • Assurance • Supervision

  13. QualityAssurance • Assessment • Audit • Accreditation

  14. Assessment • Quantitative measurement • How many faculty, students • How many rooms, chairs

  15. Audit • External review of the processes inside the University

  16. Quality Assurance • Accreditation • Serbia • UNS • Conclusions

  17. Accreditation • Attest to the quality • Determined upon an external review • Institution or program has to meet certain criteria • Valid for a limited period

  18. Practice of Accreditation • Development of standards • Self - evaluation • External review • Accreditation decision

  19. Two purposes • Present: Assessment • Future: Improvement

  20. Two Types of Accreditation • Institutional • Programmatic

  21. Questions • What are you trying to do? • Why? • How? • Why are you doing it this way?

  22. Questions • Is this the best way? • How do you know it works? • How to improve?

  23. Quality Assurance • Accreditation • Serbia • UNS • Conclusions

  24. Serbia • National Committee for Accreditation of Higher Education • Procedure and documents produced • Overwhelmed with requests to open new private institutions

  25. State of the affairs • No common, systematic policy • No standards • No measures • No procedures • No legislature

  26. Misunderstandings • ISO • “We do a good job!” • “Our graduates are excellent!” • “As good as it gets!”

  27. Quality Assurance • Accreditation • Serbia • UNS • Conclusions

  28. UNS: Vision • Develop and maintain high quality • Leader in the region • European standards

  29. University of Novi Sad • Internal Accreditation Committee • Deals with UNS member institutions • Compatible with national and European standards and policies

  30. Objectives • Internal accreditation of programs • Help institutions • Promote accreditation

  31. Documents • General rules and procedures • Guide for self evaluation • Brochure

  32. Some recommendations • Legal framework • Awareness • Training • Develop criteria

  33. Some recommendations • All programs go through the accreditation • Start with self evaluation reports • One member of the working group from outside S&M

  34. Open questions Inputs Outcomes Evaluation

  35. Open questions • Criteria • What to do with institutions that are not accredited • What about the duplication of programs

  36. Quality Assurance • Accreditation • Serbia • UNS • Conclusions

  37. Conclusions • Groundwork completed • Goal: prepare for action • Round table tomorrow

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