UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE
QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE
DRAFT MISSION, VISION AND VALUE STATEMENTS
MISSION
UB Quality (UBQ) aims to improve institutional capacity to deliver on the academic
mission and vision of the university consistent with standards of quality. UBQ’s primary
focus is on the quality of its graduates with the knowledge, competencies and values to
become productive citizens of the world. The unit pays keen attention to the efficient use
of human and other resources, knowledge, skills and technology to promote the
teaching/learning, service and research functions of the institution. To achieve its mission
UBQ uses modes of continuous planning, delivery and evaluation instruments to
institutionalize a culture of quality. The unit works with a representative cross section of
the university community in consultation with its stakeholders to formulate, monitor and
evaluate internal standards of quality premised on national, regional and extra-regional
benchmarks.
VISION
In the next five years, UBQ will work methodically and systematically to plan and
implement the structures, mechanisms, systems and interventions needed to prepare UB
first for institutional and subsequently or simultaneously for academic program
accreditation premised on standards comparable to those in the region and beyond.
VALUES
Statement of UBQ Values:
 We strive to support the achievement of the institution’s mission.
 We strive for excellence as a condition of fitness for purpose at any given time or
space.
 We believe that each member of the university community has a role and function
with corresponding authority and responsibility to contribute towards the
development of a UB quality culture.
 We maximize our achievements when the personal drive of each member of the
university community finds common cause with the university mission.
 We thrive in a work environment that is purpose driven, trusting and appreciative
of the diverse contributions of its constituents that aim for the achievement of the
university mission.
 Planning, monitoring and evaluation as cogs in a continuous cycle are
indispensable tools for the development of a UB quality culture.
 Time is an extremely important commodity that should be invested wisely to
return good value.
 We believe in the principles of accountability, transparency, merit, equity, due
process and academic freedom.
(21 May 2010)