Quality assurance and quality enhancement

Faculty processes for quality assurance and quality enhancement of education

The faculty’s work on quality assurance and enhancement of education consists of a number of different processes:

• Establishment, revision and discontinuation of education
• Course evaluation and course evaluation reports
• Follow-up of operational plan
• Operational discussions with departments
• Quality discussions with departments
• Educational evaluations

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The processes are based on:

• Policy for Quality Assurance at Lund University (PDF, new tab)
• The Swedish Higher Education Authority’s  "Guidelines for reviewing the HEIs’ quality assurance processes” (PDF, new tab),
• and the European Guidelines Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (PDF, new tab)

Faculty processes for quality assurance and quality enhancement of research

The main quality assurance and quality enhancement work takes place in the research environments, primarily through peer review in connection with the publication of research results and applications for external funding. External expert review also takes place before decisions on employment and promotion.

The faculty’s work on quality assurance and quality enhancement of research also consists of a number of different processes:

• Follow-up of operational plan
• Operational discussions with departments
• Quality discussions with departments
• Systematic evaluation through Research Quality Evaluation (RQ) every 8-11 years

The processes are based on:

• Guidelines for Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement of Research at Lund University (PDF, new tab) 

Student influence

The management of the faculty’s quality assurance and enhancement is carried out in close cooperation with the student union and doctoral student committee.

The students and doctoral students constitute an important resource through their involvement in the faculty’s boards and councils. The faculty works systematically for student influence by securing the students’ and doctoral students’ involvement in the evaluation and development of activities.