News Fifth International Arab Conference for Quality Assurance in Higher Education will be Held on March
Fifth International Arab Conference for Quality Assurance in Higher Education will be Held on March
Date 01-03-2015

 جامعة الزرقاء - المؤتمر العربي الدولي الخامس لضمان جودة التعليم العالي يعقد في 3 آذار بجامعة الشارقة

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, head of the University of Sharjah, the Fifth International Arab Conference for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Arab International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education emanating from the Union Permanent Arab universities based in the University of the blue, will be held during a period of 3-5 / 3/2015 m.

The conference aims to develop an understanding of Arabic integral to the quality of university performance, and to shed light on mechanisms of upgrading, as well as his interest in the development of accreditation and licensing requirements of the Arab universities, in addition to the transfer of expertise and experience of Arab and foreign for use in our educational institutions.

The president of Zarqa University Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Al Wadi the Secretary General of the Conference, said that the importance of this conference comes to giving institutions quality and excellence in higher education, and the application of total quality management concepts to ensure the quality of academic and scientific research outputs.

Indicating that Zarqa University is working to develop the performance of all faculty management at the university through the application of different quality systems, to ensure excellence in the field of higher education, scientific research and community service, as the conference will include a number of sessions including:

1.      Philosophical and Ethical Framework of Quality and Excellence:

• Philosophical and ethnical principles

• Current principles and theories

• Culture of quality in contemporary contexts of universities

2.      Mechanisms of Applying Quality Assurance Standards of University Systems:

• Within educational institutions

• Within Academic Programs

• Within scientific research and community service

3.      Quality Management in Higher Education:

• Role of deanships and quality assurance units

• Experiments in applying quality management systems

• University self-study methodologies

4.      Schematic and Economic Dimension of Quality:

• Strategic planning •Quality Economics: Advantages and disadvantages

•Strategic plans of universities and plans of achieving quality and excellence

5.      Assessment models and contemporary experiences in quality assurance in academic education:

•Assessment of International experiences and Arabic experience.

6.      Models of Innovated university quality assurance:

•Research University models.

•Technological University models.

•Electronic University models.

•Distant learning.

7.      Arab Universities' Ranking:

• Future quest of Arab Universities on international ranking quality.

• Indicators for Arab Universities ranking

 

The number of research received by the system (326) in search, where they were refereed through the electronic system by a jury made up of 252 members with experience and competence of the various parts of the Arab nation and the world.

Total number of accepted research for the IACQA'2015 (143) in search, as the number of attendance about 120.

Accepted research for the IACQA'2015 rate of 43.8%, the following table shows the posts in the states for the fifth session IACQA'2015:

As part of the opening both Prof. Dr. Humaid Al Nuaimi, director of the University of Sharjah, and Dr. Mahmoud Al Wadi the president of Zarqa University and Secretary General of the Conference will deliver a speech. Professor Dr. Essam El-Din Ajami of the Organizing Committee of the University also will deliver a speech, then honoring the Sponsors.

a number of specialists and experts in the quality of higher education will participate, including:

1. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Badr al-Din Abul-Ela / Academic Accreditation Authority Director, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates.

2. His Excellency Dr. / Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of the blue, Jordan salary Saud.

3. Prof. Dr. Nuria Abdul Karim Al-Awadi / Director General of the National Accreditation in the State of Kuwait.

4. Prof. Dr. Adnan Nayfeh / engineering professor and adviser to the quality and accreditation of higher education institutions Jordan.