Western Caspian University

Quality Assurance Center

Content

• History of creation
• Quality Assurance System
• Internal quality assurance
• External quality assurance
• Quality Assurance Policy
• Duties and responsibilities of staff
• Student satisfaction survey reports
• Staff
• Contact information
• Suggestions and recommendations
  
  
   

History of creation

Examination and Quality Control Center was established in 2017 to ensure the improvement of quality in education at Western Caspian University. Since 2020, the “Quality Control Center” continued to function independently. In 2021, changes were made to the structure of the Center; a new Regulation on Quality Assurance Centre was adopted. In January 2022, the Student Information Center was established, which represents the student voice in the quality assurance of the University.

Quality Assurance System

The principle of the Quality Assurance Center is summarized with reference to the Internal Quality Assurance Standards set out in the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015).

The main functional activities of the Quality Assurance Center are as follows:

1. ​Assessment of compliance of the university’s activity with the state educational standards;
2. To create and maintain an effective and modern learning environment at the university;
3. Ensuring the consistent development of the university’s activity on the basis of self-analysis;
4. Collaboration with local and international assessment agencies in the direction of quality assurance;
5. Organization of Quality Assurance System;
6. Coordinate the collection of important information/indicators for the QAS from all sources;
7. Identifying stakeholder expectations;
8. Consulting support of the organization and carrying out of preparation for self-attestation and accreditation of the University departments and faculties;
9. Conducting regular internal quality assurance trainings;
10. Involvement of external stakeholders in the quality assurance process together with other structural departments of the University;
11. Defining a common framework of quality assurance systems for learning and education at European, national and institutional level.

        Internal quality assurance

The main purpose of the “Quality Assurance Center” is to ensure the quality of teaching and research at the University, to control the improvement of these areas, to ensure objective assessment of knowledge by levels of education, to create an effective teaching and research environment using innovative technologies.

        External quality assurance

The external quality assurance of the Center covers the principles of quality assurance and refers to the mechanism of work on the activities reflected in the Center’s Policy.

        Quality Assurance Policy

Quality assurance policy of Western Caspian University is the basis for ensuring the quality of education and consistent development in accordance with the objectives of the Strategic Development Plan of the University. The Quality Policy of the University reflects the principles of creating an educational system based on the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the principles of controlling the development of internal and international competitiveness.

         Duties and Responsibilities

The Quality Assurance Center fulfills its responsibilities in accordance with the standards of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and ESG 2015. The quality assurance and monitoring process is as follows:

Student satisfaction survey reports

Staff

Specialists:

Nazrin Cafarova

Elnara Zamanli

Contact information

email: qa@wcu.edu.az/ www.wcu.edu.az

Suggestions and recommendations

You can send your recommendations and suggestions for improving and developing the internal quality of Western Caspian University to the Center’s e-mail address (qa@wcu.edu.az)