Current aspects of implementing internal quality assurance system at a higher education institution (the experience of Lviv Polytechnic National University)
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2017-02-20
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Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Abstract
The article deals with the experience of implementing internal quality assurance system (IQAS) at Lviv
Polytechnic National University. The authors explore the current problems of quality improvement in training
specialists at higher schools. The legislative framework of higher education for providing high-quality education and
improving the educational process is considered. The authors prove that every higher education institution should use
quality management system that cannot be provided without a modern integrated higher education quality assurance
system in general and all of its components in particular. They present the modern internal quality assurance system for
educational activities and higher education at Lviv Polytechnic National University that allows training competitive
specialists in various fields of vocational education. The researchers highlight the conceptual principles of quality
assurance for educational activities and higher education at the University. The authors identify procedures and
measures for IQAS implementation and University staff and units that are responsible for IQAS organization and
effective operation. They define the main functions of the system for monitoring and quality control of the educational
process and training specialists, and the main tasks and functions of the Quality Management System Assurance
Department of Lviv Polytechnic.
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quality, quality of education, internal quality assurance system, IQAS, quality management system, quality of educational process outcomes
Citation
Kolodii I. Current aspects of implementing internal quality assurance system at a higher education institution (the experience of Lviv Polytechnic National University) / Ihor Kolodii, Maryana Havran // Ukrainian Journal of Educational Research. — Lviv : Lviv Politechnic Publishing House, 2017. — Vol 2. — No 1. — P. 5–8.