Recommendations for the
Implementation of a Sustainable
Quality Assurance Culture
Olusola Oyewole
University of Agriculture
Abeokuta. Nigeria
(oyewoleB@yahoo.com)
Challenges
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Massification
Declining Funding
Academic Brain drain
Deteriorating
Infrastructures
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African Stakeholders
Concerns
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Association of African Universities – 2003
Conference – Universities to focus on ensuring
Quality
IUCEA – Development of Quality Assurance
framework in East Africa.
East Africa Countries – Agencies, ( CHE, etc.
African Union Commission – Quality Rating
Mechanisms, Harmonization Strategy
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Traditional Mechanisms
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Rules and regulation on
conduct of academic
activities (course delivery,
assessment, examinations
etc)
Rules and criteria on
academic staff appointments
and appraisal systems
Student evaluation of course
delivery
External examination system
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Stakeholder participation
in curriculum review
Regularized curriculum
reviews in some
universities
Academic audits in some
universities
Tracer Studies,
Challenges facing Quality Culture
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Resistance / inertia among some staff, students and
management
Inadequate Quality assurance personnel assigned
other
Inadequate university funding
Heavy teaching and administrative workload for staff
assigned with quality assurance responsibilities
Quick turn over among students (and staff)
Absence of appropriate Quality assurance policy
and
Absence of units with quality assurance
responsibilities.
Objectives of the AfriQ’Unit Quality Assurance project
o strengthen the institutional capacity of African
Universities in support of policy, management
and planning
 The building of capacity for Internal Quality
Assurance in East African Universities
(EAUs).
 The development of sustainable Quality
Culture
“Sustainable Quality Culture in East African
Institutions through Centralised Units”
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Wkshop. 1 -Introductory
Workshop: Quality
Assurance within HEIs in
EU and East-Africa
Wkshop 2 - Training
Mission to Alcante
Wkshop 3 – EFQM Training
- Mzumbe
Wkshop 4- Academic
Assessment Program ( Moi
Univ)
Wkshop 5 - Strategic
Planning for QA in East African
HEIs (Tanzania)
Overall
Objectives
Next Challenge
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Sustainability.
Effective
dissemination of the
Guide for the
Promotion of the
Quality Culture in
East-African
Universities.
Strategies for
Implementation
1. Establishment of Managerial, Administrative and Technical
Infra-structure for Quality
Human Resource Development in our
Various Universities
Should start with the leadership of the
University
Should involve the Administrative /
Managerial staff
2. Funding and Training of Human resources for
Quality Assurance
Institutional budgetary provisions for QA
Training of Institutional Quality Auditors
3. Development of Appropriate Training Tools for
Quality Assurance - EFQM
4. Maintenance of Established Quality
Assurance Units
Unit to lead the drive for Quality Assurance
Culture
Promote awareness for Quality
Demonstrate benefits
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QA POLICY
•Strategy for Quality
and Standards.
•Organization of QA
System
•Responsibilities
•Involvement of
Students
•Implementation
Strategies
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Strategic
Planning
For
Quality
•Strategic Plan
•Annual Work-Plans
•Training manuals
•Quality Procedure
Manuals
6. Increased inter-institutional
networking and sharing of best-practices
• Regional cooperation through networking for
quality assurance.
• Collaboration between the institutions and
national / regional accreditation agencies.
• Sharing of good experiences and
• Interchanging of peers and experts among
Universities and in the region.
Thank you