Quality Assurance System of SaintPetersburg State University

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Quality Assurance System of Saint-Petersburg
State University

• Dr. Stanislav Tkachenko
• School of International Relations
• St.Petersburg State University

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Quality assurance in higher education -

• evaluation,
• accreditation,
• internal and external audit
• of university activities.

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Internal QMS audit at SPbSU Academic Policy
Department

• Works out the university standards of QA for
  Ba/Ma
• Assesses efficiency of quality management system
  at the university
• Prepares the university quality management
  system for the external international
  non-government audit

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Internal quality management system Educational
Affair Department (Rectors Office)

• Government Educational Standards Data Performance
  Internal Control
• Students Educational Affair
• Students Extracurricula Activity
• Maintenance and Curriculum Design etc

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State accreditation in accordance with demands of
Government Educational Standards
Ministry of Education Science
University
Rector
Academic Board
Vice-Rector for Education
Educational Affair Department (Rectors Office)
Faculty Academic Boards
Department
Academics
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External QA in Russia

• State accreditation in accordance with the
  Government Educational Standards
• Independent accreditation including international
  accreditation in accordance with non-government
  standards (ex ISO 9000 series, Standards and
  Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European
  Higher Education Area (2005, ENQA).

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Quality Assurance Organisation in SPbSU

• Vice-Rector for Education is responsible for the
  establishment, organization and operation of the
  QA system, for the management of students affairs
  (include foreign students affairs) and
  educational policy and implementation of
  standards at the University.

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Objective international recognition of the SPbSU
QA system
Recognition by the National Government
International recognition of QA System at SPbSU
External audit by the international QA agencies
Government accreditation procedure
Vice-Rector for Education
Educatonal Affair Department
Academic Policy Department
Educational Activities of SPbSU
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Deans of Faculties are responsible

• for the quality management system of the faculty
  programs of studies(B.A., M.A., and Specialist
  Programs)
• For the faculty students curricula and
  extracurricular activities
• For the effective utilization of institutional
  budget, which consists of state funding and
  additional financial sources
• Government Educational Standards Data Performance
  Internal Control at the faculty level

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The Universitys Academic Board

• The University's Academic Board is an elected
  representative body performing general governance
  of the University. The University Rector and
  Vice-Rectors are members of the Board, with the
  Rector holding the chairperson's position. Other
  Board members are elected from a list of
  candidates put forward by the University units.
  Election takes place at a University Conference,
  its participants representing teaching and
  research staff and other categories of University
  employees and students. The Board's term of
  office is 5 years.
• Reform of the Academic Board of St.Petersburg
  State University

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The Universitys Academic Board

• The Academic Board takes decisions on all
  organizational issues dealing with areas of
  education, research, informatization,
  institutional development, personnel development,
  finances, economic activities and international
  relations.
• Other issues within the Board's responsibility
  include
• Hearing and discussion of annual reports by the
  Rector
• Discussing and establishing principles of
  financial distribution between the faculties,
  research institutes and other University units
• Establishing the University structure
  introducing structural changes adopting
  regulations on the structural units

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The Universitys Academic Board

• Convening the University Conference for (i)
  introducing changes and additions into the
  University Statutes (ii) electing the Rector
  (iii) electing the Board members (iv) endorsing
  internal rules of procedure
• Adopting an annual thematic plan of University
  research works and hearing a report on scientific
  activities of the University
• Endorsing the University logo, regalia etc.
• Awarding the title "Doctor honoris causa of St.
  Petersburg State University"
• Putting forward the names of candidates for
  honorary titles and state awards of the Russian
  Federation
• Awarding prizes to University employees for
  scientific and pedagogical merits.

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The Universitys Academic Board

• The Academic Board forms the Senate. The Senate
  is the Board's instrument, accountable to the
  latter in all its activities, which include
• Hearing and considering reports by heads of
  general University departments and offices of
  central administration
• Controlling the implementation of the Academic
  Board's decisions
• Considering issues of the practical management of
  the University coordinating work of the
  faculties and other structural units
• Considering draft documents of inter-university
  co-operation
• Preparing proposals for discussion at Academic
  Board's sittings.