QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH QUALITY AUDIT IN AUSTRIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2017.2.7921Keywords:
quality assurance, higher education, quality management system, audit.Abstract
The aim of the study – to analyze the procedure, purposes and effectiveness of quality audit in Austrian higher education.
The main body. In the early twenty-first century the problem of quality assurance in higher education became one of the main issues in the developed countries. A quality assurance in higher education at all stages and levels, evaluation of its performance and quality management system are major challenges at the present time. The quality audit is a systematic and independent analysis, allowing to determine the compliance of activities and results in the field of quality of higher education; a procedure for the purpose of assessing and certifying the higher education institution’s internal quality management system.
Conclusion. The article analyses existing approaches to auditing in Austria. It illustrates various approaches and implementation of audit in Austrian education system and is targeted both at quality assurance agencies and at higher education institutions. Consequently, the publication covers the topics of terminology, purpose and aim of the audit, national legislation and audit procedure.References
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