IAAR Strategic plan for 2012-2015
In brief
Vision
Developed culture of quality in higher education of Kazakhstan
Mission
Advancement of competitiveness of educational organizations through institutional and specialized accreditation and academic ranking
Goals
- System of quality assurance
- Elaboration and regular revision of standards and criteria for institutional and specialized accreditation and ranking methodology
- Elaboration of instruments of quality assessment in higher education institutions
- Elaboration and enhancement of mechanisms ensuring objectivity in quality assessment in higher education institutions
- Organization of accreditation and ranking processes
- Transmission of objective quality assessment results in higher education to society and stakeholders
- Provision of information about the results of accreditation and ranking
- Information of society and education community through seminars, training, conferences about the results of accreditation and ranking activities and procedures of quality assurance
- Initiation of discussions about actual problems of quality assurance in education
- Organization of conferences aimed at discussing actual problems of quality assurance
- Preparation of publications in general and professional press concerning actual problems in quality assurance
- Comprehensive assistance to accredited institutions and programs of higher education institutions in further advancement of quality of education
- Support of accredited higher education institutions in their effort for acquiring international accreditation
- Developing a system of mutual consultations between the agency and higher education institutions
Measuring the effectiveness of goal attainment
• Feedback from higher education institutions used to enhance the standards and criteria of accreditation and methodology of ranking
• Increasing number of accredited institutions and programs coupled by the analysis of quality and satisfaction with accomplished accreditation processes
• External overview of activities of the Agency, for example by ENQA
