Publication detail

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE STUDY OF CZECH REPUBLIC

REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. PUTNOVÁ, A. KŘÍŽOVÁ, Z. VIDECKÁ, Z.

Original Title

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE STUDY OF CZECH REPUBLIC

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Quality assurance of teaching and learning is among the strategic goals of tertiary education. The key trend is towards comparable educational systems (achieved mainly by defining the teaching results) with improved permeability allowing for higher student mobility and better preparedness for jobs in a globalised economy. A great challenge of tertiary education is linking the research outcomes with degree programmes, which results in the graduates coping better with the real practical problems. The protracted accreditation procedures in the Czech Republic have led to a reform of this process. A new Accreditation Office has been established with quality assurance delegated directly to the universities. The present paper presents the impacts of changes in the quality assurance of the Czech tertiary education using Brno University of Technology (BUT) as an example. BUT is a leading technical university in the Czech Republic. The methods used for writing it include analysis of trends, benchmarking, and synthesis. Based on the outcomes of the research, it may be concluded that the currently set system of quality evaluation at the universities improves the university management. The paper also shows the challenges faced by a university while switching over to internal quality evaluation.

Keywords

quality assurance, higher education, quality indicators, Czech Republic

Authors

REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M.; PUTNOVÁ, A.; KŘÍŽOVÁ, Z.; VIDECKÁ, Z.

Released

1. 9. 2021

Location

Vienna, Austria

ISBN

978-3-903438-00-2

Book

8th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2021

Edition

SWS International Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES - ISCSS

Pages from

421

Pages to

428

Pages count

8

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT175932,
  author="Mária {Režňáková} and Anna {Putnová} and Zuzana {Křížová} and Zdeňka {Videcká}",
  title="QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE STUDY OF CZECH REPUBLIC",
  booktitle="8th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2021",
  year="2021",
  series="SWS International Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES - ISCSS",
  pages="421--428",
  address="Vienna, Austria",
  doi="10.35603/sws.iscss.2021/s08.40",
  isbn="978-3-903438-00-2"
}