Toward Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency Ministry of Education And Higher Education Toward Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency Project Status and Perspectives TLQAA Monitoring Balamand, March 8, 2013

Twenty Partners Ministry of Education And Higher Education

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WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais TLQAA WP4: Pilot Evaluation Evaluation Pilote WP3: Selection and Training of Experts Sélection et formation des experts WP2: Standards and Procedures Références et Procédures WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais d’assurance qualité

TLQAA - WP1: The Model

TLQAA - WP1: The Model Ministries Ministères Evaluation of National Policies Citizen protection Ministères Politiques nationales Protection des citoyens National vs Institutional Politiques nationales vs. Policies institutionnelles Evaluation of appropriateness, opportunity, quality Higher Education Institutions Autonomy Institutions d’ES Autonomie Agencies Independence Agences Indépendance Internal vs External evaluation Evaluation Interne vs. Externe By Curvale

TLQAA - WP1: The Model Un modèle centré sur une agence est proposé A Proposed Model Centered on an Evaluation Agency Independent Seeking Quality Improvement Technical and Academic Activities Producing Public Reports about Quality In a First Stage Institutional Evaluation Un modèle centré sur une agence est proposé Indépendente Amélioration de la qualité Activités Techniques et Académiques Rapports Publiques En première phase Evaluation Institutionnelle

TLQAA – WP1: The Model Targeted Agency is a Learning Organisation Seeking to Accompany the Development of the Lebanese Higher Education Licensing, Authorization and Recognition are Performed by the Ministry Agence ciblée est une organisation qui apprend et s’adapte pour accompagner l’evolution du système libanais Licenciement, autorisation, et la reconnaissance sont du sort du ministère

WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais TLQAA WP4: Pilot Evaluation Evaluation Pilote WP3: Selection and Training of Experts Sélection et formation des experts WP2: Standards and Procedures Références et Procédures WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais d’assurance qualité

TLQAA – WP2: The Standards Bibliographical study Identifying local constraints and needs Setting the standards 9 standards Generic expression Substandards Teaching and learning as a core Etude bibliographique Contraintes and besoins locaux identifiés Définition des références 9 références Expression générique Sous standards ou critères Apprentissage et enseignement comme référence centrale

TLQAA – WP2: The Standards Setting the standards (cont.) Research in all standards Stressing on academic integrity, on ethics and values Consider the context in application Définition des références (suite) Recherche dans toutes les références Insister sur l’intégrité académique, sue les valeurs et l’éthique Considérer le contexte lors de l’application

TLQAA – WP2: The Standards

WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais TLQAA WP4: Pilot Evaluation Evaluation Pilote WP3: Selection and Training of Experts Sélection et formation des experts WP2: Standards and Procedures Références et Procédures WP1: Lebanese Quality Assurance Model Modèle pour le système libanais d’assurance qualité

TLQAA – WP3: The Experts Deux niveaux: Two levels: Pool of experts Evaluation committee HEI and Agency propose candidates to the pool Experts selected based on criteria Experts training Deux niveaux: Vivier d’experts Comité d’évaluation HEI et l’agence proposent des candidats pour vivier Experts sélectionnés sur base de critères Formation des experts

TLQAA – WP3: The Experts Criteria for evaluation committee Collegiate decision Head of committee to mediate Academic and administrative support Individual reporting Critères pour le comité d’évaluation Décision collégiale Rôle médiateur et fédérateur du chef du comite Soutien academique et administratif Rapports individuels

Is the mission statement precise, distinctive, inline with Lebanese HE principles, published? Is the mission respected in the objectives, by the different units, programmes?

- Does the governance work on improving the learning environment in all its aspects while respecting the mission of the institution? Are inputs from all stakeholders integrated in the decision-taking process? Is the quality culture fostered? How branches are managed?

Is the hiring of professors based on criteria that include teaching, research and community service? Are the professors supported to develop their academic experience and research activities? Are the professors encouraged to maintain close relation with local fabric? Are the professors requested to help in tutoring and orientation of the students? - Are the teaching, research and service workloads balanced and coherent?

Are the admission rules appropriate and public? Are the students aware of their rights and responsibilities? Do they participate in the different committees and especially in the internal QA process? Is sufficient tutoring and orientation support provided? Is there a clear public scholarship system? Are the extra curricular activities supported?

Is there enough competent technical and administrative staff to support the different support activities?

Are the learning outcomes defined for the programmes and courses? Is the process for the development, evaluation and update of programmes and courses precisely defined and taking into consideration the local needs? Are the courses and programmes descriptions available to the students? Is there a part dedicated to ethics, democracy, tolerance, respect of diversity, languages, entrepreneurship, culture heritage preservation …? Are learning and assessment methods appropriate?

Is the library well equipped and accessible? Are there enough laboratories? Are the classrooms, exam halls, conference rooms appropriate for an efficient learning process? Are the facilities for extra curricular activities available? Are online facilities available?

TLQAA Pilot Evaluation Evaluation Pilote Where do we go from here? Où l’on va d’ici? Straight to the target: Pilot Evaluation Droit au but: Evaluation Pilote Good consensus reached and basic components built Un bon consensus a été trouvé et les composantes de base sont construites

All Experts and HEIs are invited To participate in: Pilot evaluation focusing on Core standard: Teaching and Learning Facing each other in a spirit of cooperation for always higher quality in a diverse and harmonized system Tous les experts et institutions sont invités A participer à: Evaluation pilote centrée sur la référence centrale: Enseignement et Apprentissage Se regardant mutuellement dans un esprit de coopération pour une éducation de toujours meilleure qualité dans un système divers et harmonieux

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Exchange of Experts with France 5 Lebanese experts selected to be in the pool of the AERES experts One already participates in a real evaluation 5 experts Libanais ont été sélectionnés pour rejoindre le vivier d’experts de l’AERES Un expert participe déjà à une évaluation réelle

Roundtables and Website Several national roundtables Flyers Feedback www.tlqaa.org First when searching google for “Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency” More than 1500 hits a week Plusieurs tables rondes nationales Dépliants Retour d’expérience www.tlqaa.org Arrive en premier en recherchant “Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency” sur Google Plus de 1500 visites par semaine

National and Regional Dissemination All major events covered by media and press Fourteen press articles since the beginning of the project The launching ceremony covered by TV

National and Regional Dissemination Presenting the TLQAA experience in an ANQAHE workshop in Tunisia (June 2012) Towards the Lebanese Quality Assurance Agency (TLQAA) – A Tempus Project Experience, In European-Arab Cooperation in Higher Education, Beirut, February 2013

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Prelaunching Meeting in Paris to introduce one European QA model Association of French Universities Presidents AERES Directorate General of Higher Education

Launching Ceremony Minister Prof. Diab Ambassador Eichhorst Mr. Thuaudet representing Ambassador Pieton Ambassador Gafo Acevedo President of Association of Banks Dr. Torbay President of Libanpak Dr. Gemayel Presidents of Lebanese universities Different stakeholders

Management Structure TLQAA operates at Three Levels Matrix management Steering Committee Project Consortium Lebanese Higher Education Stakeholders at large Matrix management The three levels Workpackages and project management

Deliverables WP.1-1 Description of the Higher Education Context Report ☐ WP.1-2 Draft Quality Assurance Model WP.1-3 Roundtable on Quality Assurance Model Events: Conferences and Seminars WP.1-4 Quality Assurance Model ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Deliverables WP.2-1 Survey Standards and Procedures Report ☐ WP.2-2 Draft Standards and Procedures WP.2-3 Roundtable Standards and Procedures Events: Conferences and Seminars WP.2-4 Standards and Procedures ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Deliverables WP.3-1 Selection Criteria Report ☐ WP.3-2 Selected Experts WP.3-3 Preparation of the Training Materials Teaching material WP.3-4 Training the Experts Training WP.3-5 Study Tour ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Deliverables WP.4-1 Selection of the Universities Report ☐ WP.4-2 Training Session Training WP.4-3 Internal Reporting WP.4-4 External Evaluation Report

Deliverables WP.5-1 IT Infrastructure Methodology ☐ WP.5-2 Awareness Raising Events: Conferences and Seminars WP.6-1 Pre-launching Meeting WP.6-2 Management Reporting Report WP.6-3 Final Meeting ✗ ✗ ✗

Financial Status Total 127,557.24 634,798.90 Co-finance 10,714.76 Item Spent (€) Percent Allocated (€) I. Staff Costs 52,635.50 22% 237,308.00 II. Travel Costs and Cost of Stay 47,702.83 25% 189.612.00 III. Equipment 17,074.29 77,350.00 IV. Printing and Publishing 1,232.44 4.6% 27,000.00 V. Other Costs 8,912.18 14.4% 62,000.00 VI. Indirect Costs 0.00 41,528.90 Total 127,557.24 634,798.90 Co-finance 10,714.76 64,622.44

Financial Status Partner Percentage Expenditure UOB 18% USJ 0% CIEP MUT 11.5% DGHE 51% BAU 16% ULB NDU 52% UTC LAES 36% UDL 4.5% USF 41% UA AUCE 2.2% AERES 34% MUBS 40% ANECA 35% LAU 33% LU ENU 22%

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Perspectives Quality Assurance Building Blocks Produced The Road Ahead: Pilot Evaluation Training visits Internal Reporting Evaluation Software to support evaluation Finalizing the project Composantes de base de l’Assurance Qualité ont été produites Chemin à suivre: Evaluation Pilote Visites de Formation Auto-évaluation Evaluation Logiciel et base de données Terminer le Projet

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