Quality Assurance

• Mission and tasks

 The Quality Assurance Unit, established under the Laws 3374/2005 & 4009/11, is the focal coordinating Committee, accountable for ensuring University of the Aegeans’ quality standards. The QA Unit organizes and coordinates all respective evaluation and accreditation processes, both institutionally and departmentally, under the quality principles, standards and requirements, set out by HQA and the Standards & Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015). The QA Unit is responsible for applying the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS), which includes procedures for assuring quality in teaching, learning, assessment, research and other related academic activities, as well as UoA administrative services.

• The development of specific policies, strategies and procedures necessary for the continuous improvement of the quality of the University’s work and services which constitute the University’s internal quality assurance system.
• The organization, operation and continuous improvement of the Internal Quality Assurance System.
• The coordination and support of the evaluation procedures of the academic units and other services of the University.
• The support for the external evaluation and accreditation processes of the Departments’ Study Programmes/Curricula and the University’s internal quality assurance system, under the HQA principles and guidelines.
• The development of an evaluation data management information system in collaboration with ADIP/HQA.
• The systematic monitoring and the publication of the procedures related to the evaluation and their results on Institution’s website  

More specifically, the Quality Assurance Unit is inter alia responsible for the following:

1. The systematic revision/updating of the Quality Manual of the Internal System for Quality Assurance of the University.

1. Monitoring its implementation and the periodic review of its operation in the fields of its application.
2. Drafting and submitting to the responsible Administration bodies the internal evaluation report of the Internal System for Quality Assurance aiming to detect potential discrepancies and make recommendations for improvement.
3. The observance of control procedures regarding criteria for the design, approval and revision of study programs aiming to safeguard the ongoing improvement of their quality.
4. The collection, monitoring and analysis of quality data.
5. The statistical analysis and depiction of quality data and evaluation outcomes which are significant tools for decision making on every level of university function.
6. Indexing all types of reports highlighting weakenesses aiming to formulate proposals to responsible bodies regarding the enhancement of areas in need of improvement.
7. Informing the Administration of the University about international trends and good practices regarding quality assurance in tertiary education.
8. The establishment of advisory committees in order to assist the QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT.
9. Conducting research/ studies for the quality of academic/educational, research and administrative work accomplished by the University.

• Structures

 In particular, the QA Unit’s coordinating role includes the function of:

• Internal Quality Assurance System-  IQAS

The Internal Quality Assurance System of the University of the Aegean was designed in order to ensure and continually improve the quality of University’s and its Departments’ teaching and research work, as well as the effective operation and performance of its services. The Quality assurance system of the University of the Aegean is established under the principles, criteria and guidelines of HQA and the international good practices for evaluation.

The Quality Manual is an official document of the Internal Quality Assurance System and is used as a guide to its implementation (provided only in Greek). 

• Quality Assurance Information System

The Quality Assurance Information System of the University of the Aegean was internally developed, in order for Quality Assurance Unit and Internal Evaluations Groups to efficiently collect and manage the evaluation data that are required of the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS). The QA Information System enables the systematic monitoring of the evaluation data, including the following subsystems:

The Quality Assurance Information System consists of the following subsystems:

• Courses’ Evaluation Questionnaires
• Courses’ Evaluation Questionnaires results & KPIs
• Faculty members Self-evaluation Questionnaires
• Faculty members Self-evaluation Questionnaires results & KPIs
• Graduates Evaluation Questionnaires for studies & services
• Graduates Evaluation Questionnaires for studies & services results & KPIs

 All authorized users may have access to the Quality Assurance Information System at https://modip.aegean.gr/is/

• Internal Evaluation Groups 

The Internal Evaluation Groups of the Departments of the University of the Aegean, established under the Laws 3374/2005 and 3848/2010, are responsible for the departments’ evaluation and accreditation procedures.

 In particular, the Internal Evaluation Groups responsibilities concern:

• • The implementation of the internal and external evaluation procedures within the Department in cooperation with the Quality Assurance Unit of the University.
  • The implementation of the accreditation procedures within the Department in cooperation with the Quality Assurance Unit of the University.
  • The collaboration with the HQA for carrying out the external evaluation and accreditations.

• Quality Assurance Office

 The Office of the Quality Assurance Unit of the University of the Aegean reports directly to the Head of the Quality Assurance Unit.

Its responsibilities concern the administrative support and the general management for implementing and executing the Quality Assurance Unit decisions and duties.