Quality Assurance and Accreditation for Higher Education

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• Quality Assurance and Accreditation for Higher
  Education

Dr. Salwa EL Magoli National Quality Assurance
and Accreditation Committee November, 2005

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Mission of NQAAC

• Ensure the best quality of education, commit
  to continuous improvement and efficient
  performance of Egyptian Higher Education
  Institutions, and solicit community confidence in
  their graduates caliber which fulfill
  international recognized standards.

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NQAAC Strategic objective
To prepare Higher Education Institutions to
qualify for application for Accreditation
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Principles of the system

• Accreditation or audit or assessment?
• Nature of the process (mandatory or voluntary)?
• Unit of assessment (institution or programme)?
• Outcome of assessment (no grading or two-point
  scale or multi-point scale)?
• Policy on disclosure of the outcome
  (confidential or public)?

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NQAAC Quality Assurance System

• Design a system for QAA suitable to the
  Egyptian system of education and conforming with
  international standards aiming to be recognized
  regionally and internationally

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Principles of the system

• Institutions are responsible for the quality of
  their education programs and for their internal
  systems of reviewing and reporting
• Mission-sensitive processes and outcome
• An Evidence-based annual faculty self-evaluation
  report form the basis of the system followed by
  periodic five year report
• Self-evaluation
• Peer reviewers

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Principle of the system (cont.)

• Supporting continuous developments in HEIs
• Keeping the academic standards of graduates
  achievements and quality of learning the core of
  HEIs
• Addressing Governance and Administration and
  other mission activities, including education
  programs, community involvement and research

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Phases of implementation of Egyptian QAA system

• 1- Establishing of Internal Quality Assurance
  System in higher Education
• 2- Developmental Engagement
• Phase
• 3- Accreditation phase

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• Achievements of NQAAC

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Phases of implementation of Egyptian QAA system

• 1- Establishing of Internal Quality Assurance
  System in higher Education
• 2- Developmental Engagement
• Phase
• 3- Accreditation phase

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Achievement of NQAAC 5- QAAP projects

• 1-Awareness Campaign
• 2-Capacity Building
• 3-NQAAA
• 4-Setting-up Standards and Benchmarks
• 5-Funded Projects

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Achievement of NQAAC 5- QAAP projects

• Development of a Strategic Plan for Quality
  Assurance ( All public Universities)
• Development of Institutional and Academic
  Reference Standards
• Establishment of a sustainable QAA Centers in
  Egyptian Universities( All public Universities)
• Establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance
  System(144 faculties)

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Establishment of an Internal Quality Assurance
System

• Academic Programmes
• Intended learning outcomes
• Curriculum
• Student assessment
• Student achievement
• Quality of Learning opportunities
• Teaching and learning
• Student support
• Learning resources
• Research and other scholarly activities
• Community Involvement
• Effectiveness of Quality Management and
  Enhancement

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Phases of implementation of Egyptian QAA system

• 1- Establishing of Internal Quality Assurance
  System in higher Education
• 2- Developmental Engagement
• Phase
• 3- Accreditation phase

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Developmental EngagementPhase

• Eight Faculties has applied for DEs
• Developing a system to recruit peer reviewers
• Establishing a network with faculties applying
  for DEs
• Training workshops for peer reviewers
• ( 78 from different discipline)
• Organization of the site visits

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Developmental Engagement Framework

• Academic Programmes
• Intended learning outcomes
• Curriculum
• Student assessment
• Student achievement
• Quality of Learning opportunities
• Teaching and learning
• Student support
• Learning resources
• Research and other scholarly activities
• Community Involvement
• Effectiveness of Quality Management and
  Enhancement

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Challenges

• Relevance of accreditation within the Egyptian
  System.
• Lack of peer reviewing culture in the system.
• Resistance to change from the faculty members and
  administration staff.
• Problems in documentation system
• Insufficient learning teaching facilities.

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Challenges (cont.)

• Large number of students and over crowd ness.
• Staff / students ratio in some cases.
• Linking the whole process with funding.
• Lake of competitiveness between universities.

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Accreditation

• A gateway towards total quality
• Considered to be a motivation for institutions to
  promote comprehensive educational processes and
  quality systems
• Raise the level of confidence in the institution
  and its graduates

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