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Deanship of Development and Quality

Academic Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation

​A recognition from ETEC that the educational institution has a vision, a mission, and a set strategic plan in line with national trends. It also implies a governance system that ensures its administrative effectiveness and efficiency, clear policies and procedures for designing and approving academic programs; financial resources, infrastructure and technology that support its activities.​​​

Objectives:

  1. Enhance and maintain quality of higher education.Verify that institution
  2. programs meet the development requirements.
  3. Check if institution outcomes are globally competitive in skills.
  4. Align institutions with global standards and profession requirements.
  5. Raise institutions’ professional performance level.

 

Standards for Institutional Accreditation:

  1. Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning.
  2. Governance, Leadership, and Management.
  3. Teaching and Learning.
  4. Students .
  5. Faculty and Staff.
  6. Institutional Resources.
  7. Research and Innovation.
  8. Community Partnership.

Program Accreditation

It is a recognition from NCAAA that the academic program has met the required quality assurance and academic accreditation standards.​​

Objectives:

  1. Promote quality and excellence in higher education programs through academic evaluation and accreditation to be targeted towards planning, decision-making and achieving objectives.
  2. Implement quality systems to achieve continuous improvement of the academic programs within the framework of integrity, transparency, fairness, and supportive organizational environment.
  3. Develop and improve the education process to be consistent with the national qualifications framework, academic and professional standards, labor market requirements, and global practices.
  4. To offer students with a motivating academic system and learning environment, ensuring that their learning experience is compatible with the academic accreditation standards.
  5. Enable qualified faculty members who have the competencies necessary to carry on their academic, professional, and research tasks, as well as their responsibilities towards the society.
  6. Provide and evaluate the effectiveness of learning resources, facilities and equipment that are enough to meet the needs of their academic programs and courses.​

 

Standards for Program Accreditation:

  1. Program Management and Quality Assurance.
  2. Teaching and Learning.
  3. Students.
  4. Faculty.
  5. Learning Resources, Facilities, and Equipment.
  6. Research and Projects (Postgraduate Programs).

Important Links

Click here Institutional Accreditation Standards
Click here Institutional Accreditation Forms
Click here Program Accreditation Standards
Click here Program Accreditation Forms
Click here  Academic Accreditation Terms