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31 October, Dubai
Prof. Nadia Badrawi
Prof. Nadia Badrawi
Secretary GeneralArab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Board Member International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher
Education
Member of the Advisory Committee Quality Assurance support program for African Higher Education
Board Member Quality Assurance Commission of the Association of Arab Universities
Arab Cooperation in Quality Assurance of Higher Education
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Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Introduction Legal status Description of ANQAHE Challenges
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Introduction
The Arab Network for Quality Assurance for Higher education was an idea generated by some experts in quality assurance in the Arab World in a conference organized by the NQAAC in Cairo, Egypt in July 2004
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Introduction
A round table discussion on how quality assurance bodies in the Arab States might work together took place. The brain storming produced three possible scenarios:
to create a network; to start an NGO for Quality
Assurance; to develop a commission for quality
assurance and accreditation for Arab HEIs.
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Arab Network for QA: Why?
The need for having mechanism between Arab region to:
Exchange information about QA Construct new QA organizations Develop standards to initiate
new QA organizations Disseminate good practice in QA Strengthen liaison between QA.
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ANQAHE: Driving Force
The recommendation of the UNESCO The presence and effort of INQAAHE
to support regional networks The existence and fast arising of
other regional QA network around the world
The wishes and perseverance of experts and directors of quality assurance in some Arab countries to cooperate together and strengthen the liaison between them
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ANQAHE
The Arab Network of Quality Assurance in
Higher Education (ANQAHE)
is launched on the 9th of June, 2007 in Jordan
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ANQAHE
ANQAHE is an independent
non- profit non governmental organization
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Legal Recognition
ANQAHE is working in association with the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) and in partnership with the Association of the Arab Universities (AArU)
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Legal Recognition (cont)
o AArU is a well established non-profit non-governmental
organization with more than 190 HEI members in the Arab world
AArU has a legal and financial identity
AArU is recognized across the Arab region
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Legal Recognition (cont)
The ANQAHE is incorporated under the companies Act 1985 as a private limited company. ANQAHE was registered at Companies House, Cardiff, the 18th October 2007 as nonprofit private organization . The registration number is 6403398.
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International Recognition
Seeking for: UNESCO INQAAHE British Council DAAD Bonn Declaration World BankRegional Recognition AArU and AAU QA organization members
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The Mission of ANQAHE
“To ensure and strengthen the quality assurance of higher
education institutions, to enhance the collaboration
between similar quality assurance organizations in the
Arab region and to develop cooperation with other
regional and international quality assurance networks”
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Goals of ANQAHE
1. Support and enhance quality assurance organizations in the Arab region
2. Establish a mechanism of cooperation in the field of quality assurance in higher education in the Arab region
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Goals of ANQAHE (cont)
3. Initiate and sustain regional and international cooperation in quality assurance in higher education
4. Exchange information on quality assurance in higher education
5. Develop a system for capacity building in the Arab region
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Objectives of ANQAHE Support, promote and disseminate good
practice of quality assurance in higher education in the Arab region and to enhance continuous improvement and capacity building for quality assurance agencies in the region;
Advise, consult and establish standards and guidelines, to assist the development of new quality assurance agencies in the region;
Facilitate links and communication between quality assurance agencies;
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Objectives of ANQAHE (cont.)
Provide a platform for information on quality assurance standards, good practices and professional institutional and program reviewers among member organizations;
Develop a platform for information on qualification frameworks, recognized educational institutions and accredited programs in the region;
Support members of ANQAHE to determine the standards of institutions operating across national borders;
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Objectives of ANQAHE (cont.)
Provide members of ANQAHE with information on the quality assurance organizations in the Arab region;
Facilitate research in the field of quality assurance in higher education in the region;
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Objectives of ANQAHE (cont.)
Where appropriate, represent and promote the interests of the region, e.g., vis-à-vis other networks and international organizations;
Provide the service of evaluating the quality assurance agencies upon request.
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Methodology of ANQAHE
1. Dissemination of information 2. Reference to the databases
and good practice3. Organization of seminars
workshops and conferences4. Exchange experts5. Assist in mutual recognition.
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Membership
Membership: ANQAHE has two categories of membership:
Full Member *Quality Assurance bodies *Other Networks Associate Member
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ANQAHE: Governing Bodies
The governing bodies and authorities of ANQAHE are the responsibilities of
The General Assembly; The Board; and The General Secretary
Committee.
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The Foundation Board
The board includes:1. the president, 2. the secretary general ,3. two vice presidents,4. five elected board members 5. co-opted experts in QA
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The Foundation Board (cont.)
The foundation board is composed from a combination between partners from the Association of Arab Universities, experts in QA from INQAAHE and UNDP and representatives of quality assurance bodies in their countries.
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The Foundation Board (cont.)
The nationalities of the board members are formerly from eight Arab Countries that is, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, Bahrain, Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia
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The Foundation Board (cont.)
Dr. Saleh Hashem as president, Dr. Nadia Badrawi as secretary general, Dr. Feissal Abdallah El Hag as vice
president, Dr. Badr Aboul Ela, vice president, Dr. Abdel Rehim A. Hunaity, member Dr. Essam Al-Naqib, member, Dr. Essam El Khattib, member, Dr. Tarik Al Sindi, member, Dr. Salim Rasvi Dr. Abdallah Mosalam, member
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Challenges of An Emerging Quality Assurance Network
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1- Identification of the Region
The language The geographic location The system of education
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2- Small Scale Representation of all the Countries in a Given Region
Number of countries involved with ANQAHE are small. The 22 Arab countries are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Somali, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
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3- Diversity of the Nature of Quality Assurance Bodies
Semiautonomous bodies for Quality Assurance
Independent agencies for Quality Assurance
Unit in the ministry of higher education to oversee QAA
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3- Diversity of the Nature of Quality Assurance Bodies (cont)
Perform QA for private and/or public institutions
Conduct institutional QAA and or program accreditation
Uses imported system or developed national models
Not started activities in the field of QAA
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4- Financial Constrains Especially in the Foundation Period
British Council The national and the international
conferences to meet the responsible colleagues
DGF grant from the World Bank Other regional funding agencies The presence of financial structure
as the Association of Arab Universities
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5- Lack of Professional Quality Assurance Expertise
Number of professionals in QA are small in the Arab countries
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6- Communication Deficiencies withthe QA Bodies in Different Countries
Websites email addresses Conventional methods It took from us a significant
amount of effort to identify the responsible colleague in every country and an even greater effort to keep that person consistent
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7- Political Intervention and Domination of the State
HEIs are public ones owned by the state, regulated, dominated and financed by the ministries of higher education
The ministries of higher education fulfill the role of both service providers and evaluators
There is a great political influence on the institutions and on the quality assurance bodies
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7- Political Intervention and Domination of the State (cont)
The private higher education institutions are also highly regulated and dominated by the ministries of higher education
Thus there is a very high political influence intervening with competition on quality assurance within higher education institutions
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8- The Stature of the Network: Should it be Governmental or Independent?
Should the network be a governmental and follows the ministries of higher education or be nongovernmental?
Should there be a formula to balance between governmental and non governmental, and how?
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8- The Stature of the Network: Should it be Governmental or Independent? (cont)
We started the Arab Network as a nongovernmental structure but the members are the quality assurance bodies and HEIs which most of them are governmental.
The decision to be affiliated to the Association of Arab universities and the international recognition of the network has helped in partial resolution of this challenge.
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9- Emerging of Other Networks with Similar Name for the Same Region
The business of quality assurance and accreditation in the region is flourishing
Profit and non profit organizations might have interest in establishing networks to open a work market place in this field
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9- Emerging of other Networks with Similar Name for the Same Region (cont)
This is a new challenge but the experience, the credibility of the structure and the activities of any network will be the main source of its sustainability
