Karl Dittrich ENQA-boardChair NVAOThessaloniki, 20 September 2012

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE: INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE: Why we need it and how to implement itWhy we need it and how to implement it

• most countries depend on knowledge

• universities are “power houses” of knowledge

• universities need “autonomy”,

• but have to be “responsive”

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universities need a vision on their own role in society,

but vision and ambition have to be realistic

“Bologna” helps to develop vision and ambition in “European

context”

quality assurance is conditional!

internal quality assurance should be part of our daily work

teachers have to be in “the heart” of quality assurance

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education has become the responsibility of a team

“teacher” has to behave as “responsible professional”

“teacher” has to behave as “future-oriented professional”

- on subject, discipline and profession

- on educational issues

- on “administrative side” of teaching

good assessment is crucial

internal quality assurance should follow education, not lead/prescribe it!

students are natural and main partners

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EIGHT ELEMENTS:

teacher as a future-oriented, responsible professional

responsibility for a programme lies with a team of teachers

the involvement of motivated students

a supportive internal quality assurance system

a critical attitude among all staff

let professional field and alumni participate

maximal openness

unconditional support from university top

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