Mostafa Mohsen Radwan Professor Faculty of Engineering Fayoum University Egypt Previously Director for Program of Continuous Improvement and Qualifying for Accreditation PCIQA Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education ID: 645477
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Quality Assurance in Egypt and the European Standards and Guidelines
Mostafa Mohsen Radwan
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, Egypt
Previously
, Director for Program of Continuous Improvement and Qualifying for Accreditation (PCIQA), Egyptian Ministry of Higher EducationSlide2
Phases of Establishing Quality Assurance System in Egypt
First Phase 2002-2007
- MHE Quality
Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP)
Second Phase 2007-2013
- Independent National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)
- MHE Program of Continuous Improvement and Qualifying for Accreditation (PCIQA)
Third Phase 2013 -…..
- Sustainability and DevelopmentSlide3
First Phase 2002-2007: Quality
Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP
)
One of the HE Strategic Reform Priority Projects
1.
Reform of Faculties of Education Project (FOEP)
2.
Restructuring Middle Technical Institutes
Project (ETCP
)
3.
Faculty Development and Leadership Development
Project (FLDP
)
4.
Information & Communication Technology related
projects (ICTP
)
5.
Higher Education Enhancement Project
Fund (HEEPF
)
6.
Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Project (QAAP)Slide4
First Phase 2002-2007: Quality
Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP
)
Objectives and Achievements
Dissemination of the quality culture in the academic
community
Training – Workshops – Publications – Conferences - Website…..
Enables HEIs to establish internal quality
systems
157 Quality Assurance Units in HE Institutions
Establishing of Centers
to ensure quality in public
universities & Formulating Strategic Plan for QA in each University
Quality Assurance Centers & QA Strategic Plans in 16 Universities
Preparing
for the establishment of National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education “
NAQAAE
”
Bylaws – Reviewers – Trainers – Academic Reference Standards -Developmental Engagement VisitsSlide5
Second Phase
2007-2013:
National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)
By the end of 2007, an independent
National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)
was established as an accrediting body for all Egyptian educational institutions (higher education which embrace faculties, academies, in addition to higher, middle institutes and technological faculties, pre- university, and Al-
Azhar
education) according to law No. 82 for year
2006
.
In year 2007, the Presidential decree number (25) was issued to declare NAQAAE's executive bylaws.Slide6
Second Phase
2007-2013: (
NAQAAE)
NAQAAE is an
independent
governmental entity under the Prime Minister’s governance and not affiliated to any ministry, which assures impartiality of its decisions; its board involves selected members from educational experts, businessmen and entrepreneurs.
NAQAAE main role in the
evaluation and accreditation
of higher education institutions is to verify their fulfilment of criteria covering various areas of the activities of HE institutions, including teaching and learning, research and community service.
This assessment is based on institutional mission within
Two main areas
:
Institutional
Capacity
and
Educational Effectiveness
against
pre-set
of standards.
These standards allow for the comprehensive
self-evaluation
of the educational institution.Slide7
Second Phase
2007-2013: (
NAQAAE)
Standards of Institutional AccreditationSlide8
Second Phase
2007-2013: (
NAQAAE)
Standards of Educational EffectivenessSlide9
Second Phase
2007-2013: (
NAQAAE)
The evaluation process depends on
documents
and
evidences
.
Surveys
are also conducted to recognize the opinions of
students
,
teaching staff
,
employees
, and
community parties
are a fundamental part of the evaluation process.
NAQAAE shows interest in the
sustainability of evaluation process
during the accreditation validity period through the
annual reports
of institutions and
monitoring visits
to assure the sustainability of the institutions' right to gain the society's trust.Slide10
NAQAAE DevelopmentTill July 2016 more than 90 higher education institutions were accredited by NAQAAECurrently NAQAAE is engaged in preparing the Egyptian National Qualifications Framework
In 2015, the third version of NAQAAE accreditation standards were published to be implemented starting of 2016
The third version is based on only 12 standards
In development of its activities and standards, NAQAAE is benefiting of all International experience
TWINNING Project is one example of cooperationSlide11
EU project supports Egypt's Education Quality
Assurance and Accreditation Authority
In July 2015, The
EU Delegation to Egypt and the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation (NAQAAE) have celebrated the closure of the EU-funded twinning project "
Strengthening NAQAAE institutional capacity with a view to improving accreditation and quality assurance education system".
Project
started
in 2013 and sought to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of the NAQAAESlide12
The knowledge exchange between Egyptian, Finnish, and German experts aimed at:(i) Reviewing the operational functioning and the management structure of NAQAAE
(ii) Aligning NAQAAE quality assurance processes and accreditation procedures with international standards.
(iii) Assessing the regulatory framework of NAQAAE and drafting a strategy to further link it to European standards and best practices
.Slide13
Comparison of ESG and Egyptian Quality Assurance Standards
ESG:
principles for quality assurance in the EHEA
Satisfaction in the Egyptian System
Higher education institutions have primary responsibility for the quality of their provision and its assurance
√
Quality assurance responds to the diversity of higher education systems, institutions,
programmes
and students
√
Quality assurance supports the development of a quality culture
√
Quality assurance takes into account the needs and expectations of students, all other stakeholders and society
√Slide14
Comparison of ESG and Egyptian Quality Assurance Standards
ESG:
Standards for external quality assurance
Satisfaction in the Egyptian System
2.1 Consideration of internal quality assurance
√
2.2 Designing methodologies fit for purpose
√
2.3 Implementing processes
√Slide15
Comparison of ESG and Egyptian Quality Assurance Standards
ESG:
Standards for external quality assurance
Satisfaction in the Egyptian System
2.4 Peer-review experts
External quality assurance should be carried out by groups of external experts that
include (a) student member(s).
X
2.5 Criteria for outcomes
√
2.6 Reporting
√
2.7 Complaints and appeals
√Slide16
SUMMARY
Egyptian Higher Education Quality Assurance system is one
of the most established in the region
.
Higher education institutions have primary responsibility for the quality of their provision and its assurance
Internal QA is administered by Institutions QA Units and University QA Centers
The independent National Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Education (NAQAAE) established
in
2007
is
accrediting body for all Egyptian educational institutions
The 2015 edition of NAQAAE standards is in great alignment with the
2015 Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG
)
The exchange of experience about QA standards and its implementation would be very useful for all partiesSlide17
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