Establishing and Developing Internal Quality Assurance

The Erasmus+-HERE team in cooperation with SPHERE, UNESCO, DGHE, IUL and colleagues from the TLQAA+ group are holding a workhop on IQA on October 5th at IUL University. The workshop aims are:
A- Aims and objectives of internal quality assurance
B- Standards and references to be used in internal QA
C- Internal quality processes and procedures

The Expected outcomes are:
- Provide participants with a description of existing tools for the conception and development of internal quality assurance systems in conformance with national and international standards
- Develop the participants’ skills to reflect upon their own institution’s internal quality assurance system
- Exchange of good practices in this domain
- Support leaflet or booklet

The programme is defined as follows:

9h00 - 10h00: Registration and Welcome Coffee

10h00 - 10h30: Opening Remarks

10h30 - 12h00: Plenary Session I: IQA International Concepts and Practices
Chair: H. Nakkash, BAU

1. Internal Quality Assurance: R. Llavori, ANECA
2. Promising Practices in Internal Quality Assurance the world over,, M. Martin, UNESCO
3. Development of IQA in HEIs in United Arab Emirates: lessons learned, B. Abou Ela, Director of the Academic Accreditation Agency in UAE

12h00 - 13h20: Plenary Session II: Lebanese Practices in IQA
Chair: N. Moghaizel Nasr, USJ

1. Practices in Lebanese Universities (D. Nauffal - LAU, G. Yahchouchi - USEK, M. Abou El Oula - BAU, R. Younes - LU, IUL)
2. Panel Discussion

13h20 - 14h30: Lunch break offered by IUL

14h30 - 16h00: Hands on workshop and discussion groups

16h00 - 16h30: Conclusions
Chair: A. Jammal, DGHE
C. Mokbel, M. Khalil, M. Martin, R. Llavori