ASIIN

  Dr. Abdulwahid Al Zumor of the Faculty of Languages and Translation attended a three-day training for international experts in Higher Education Quality Assurance (31/01/2022, 1 & 4/02/2022) by the Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN). Day 1 was an Introduction to ASIIN and its International Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education. The participants were also introduced to the Accreditation Procedures and the Peer Review Principles, how reviewers should behave as expert peers, and the associated tasks, objectives, and challenges. The last training topic of Day 1 was content and interpretation of the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) I-II for external and internal quality assurance.   Day 2 program focused on Self-Evaluation Report and the Accreditation Criteria: how to analyze and assess HEI’s self-evaluation, the accreditation criteria and typical pitfalls, procedural guidelines for the accreditation of degree programs, subject-specific criteria; defining and assessing learning outcomes. The program of Day 3 was practically oriented. The participants were involved in the discussion of the practical task assigned to them between the 1st and 4th of February. They received individual feedback from the consultants on the analysis and formulation of questions using an exemplary self-evaluation report. The last part of the program was a role-play and simulated audit activity with possible scenarios for on-site discussions.   At the end of the training, Dr. Al Zumor was awarded a certificate of completing all training requirements for an international expert in Higher Education Quality Assurance.   ASIIN is a global leader in Quality Assurance in Higher education based in Germany and has contributed to the accreditation and evaluation of 5669 study programs in 304 HE institutions in 44 countries worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Date: 2/11/2022 Source: Faculty of Languages and Translation