1. Ilia State University College of Arts and Sciences College of Law College of Engineering College of Business College of Sports About 10000 students. More than 100 programs About 10000 students. More than 100 programs

2. Ilia State University Quality Assurance Study Program and Research Quality Research Department Learning and research outcome assessment instruments and mechanisms Program design and approval Program monitoring and review Internalization of teaching and research Coordination of external review process

3. Ilia State University Authorisation- external evaluation of compatibility of an institution with standards, obligatory for all types of educational institutions to carry out educational activities to issue an educational document approved by the state. Accreditation – external evaluation mechanism, which determines the compatibility of an educational programme with standards. Standard 1 – The Goals of an Educational Programme, Learning Outcomes and the Compatibility of the Programme with Them Standard 2 – Teaching Methodology and Organisation, Adequate to Programme Mastering Evaluation Standard 3 – Student Performance, Individual Work with Them Standard 4 – Provision with teaching resources Standard 5 – Potential to Develop the Quality of Teaching

4. TEMPUS & PICQA Projects Development of best practice model Doctoral Schools for structured PhD programme implementation in Ukraine and Georgia To establish model Doctoral Schools To deliver five PhD programmes in each Doctoral School by 2013. To internationalise all aspects of doctoral education and research. To introduce skills, methods, and thematic curricula and doctoral- level teaching methods to the partner countries To disseminate the benefits of structured PhD programmes to a broad regional stakeholder. Promoting Internationalization and Comparability of Quality Assurance Inhanced quality of higher education in Georgia and Armenia Higher convergence with EU developments (internationalization & comparability) Managing the Quality of Teaching and Learning at a HEI; Including Gender and Diversity Aspects; Implementing a QA Strategy

5. Tempus Project Code of Practice: Functions Teaching/Learning Graduate Level Course Guide PhD Student Individual Plan Learning Management System (ARGUS) PhD Program Curriculum ISU Doctoral School Statute/Regulations SupervisionSupervisor Guide PhD Student Individual Plan Colloquium Guidelines Research project proposal ResearchISU StylePlagiarism Regulations Conference Funding Regulations Support for Publications Alliance with Research Institutes/Centers/Labs Quality Enhancement Mechanism Internal Quality Enhancement External Quality Enhancement Standards (NCEQE) National Qualification Descriptors for 3td cycle Aligned with NQD 3 rd cycle Chicago Style Based Best Practice Twinning Aligned with the Dublin Descriptors Impact Factor and Peer- review

6. Importance of keeping balance between: Accountability Quality measurement StandartisationCompliance culture Improvement Quality assurance Innovation and creativity Internal quality process

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