Quality Assurance Systems

Quality Assurance is a condition that leads to the achievement of transparency. It will ensure the quality of the academic (teaching, curriculum etc) and structural (buildings, computers etc) provision of courses and it will allow an objective review of their quality. The transparency should be dialectical, meaning that the quality assurance should make institutions transparent, but also that the quality assurance in itself should be transparent, allowing the outcomes to be shared by the participants (actors).

QA can guarantee the ‘fitness for purpose of our education’ and ensure that the outcomes of higher education meet student expectations. Also, QA provide a powerful source of useful information about institutions and qualifications, which would be a great benefit to a wide range of stakeholders.

The main purpose of the QA system is to ensure that the Institute meets the expectations of internal and external stakeholders, complies with laws and regulations, documents roles and accountability, manages risks and identifies opportunities for improvement.

The QA system ensures that the QA Policy is implemented with regular checks and reviews, allowing a cycle of continuous improvement, the PCDA cycle, shown in Figure below.

The success of QA Policy implementation will be evaluated every year by the IQAC committee and reviewed in accordance with the results of internal and external quality assurance. Staff, students and external stakeholders will be actively involved in regular improvements within IARE.

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