1. TLQAA+ Project Structure
Project Launching
West Hall, Beirut Symposium
ALBA
12 January 2017

2. Rationale The Lebanese HE is developing at a fast pace
Number of HEIs and programmes
Teaching and learning modes
Disparity of programmes
Large demand for HE
Since few years (since 2011)
Number of students stagnates
Increase in unemployment rates especially among youth with university degree
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3. Rationale Aim for higher quality and more relevant higher education
TLQAA+: Programme Evaluation for transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications
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4. Socio Economic Needs and Development
Relevance
Programmes
Students
Academic
Quality
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5. Objectives
Define core standards and procedures for the review and evaluation of academic programmes
All the processes that constitute a programme
Define standards and procedures for the three major domains
Hard sciences
Health and life sciences
Human sciences
Define a national qualifications system
Capacity building
Training experts
Developing internal QA units
Pilot evaluation of programmes
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6. Objectives Study relation/interaction between quality and relevance
Study relation/interaction between quality-relevance and recognition
Study quality assurance for non traditional learning
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7. Resources Three years activities The Consortium
The EU support 881,500 euros
The Ministry support
The Lebanese HEIs and stakeholders motivation
Results from previous projects and activities
Tempus: TLQAA
ETF
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8. The Consortium ANECA American University of Beirut ALI
Beirut Arab University
CIEP
DGHE
ENQA
HCERES
Hochschule Osnabrück
Islamic University in Lebanon
Lebanese American University
Manar University of Tripoli
Notre Dame University - Louaize
University of Alicante
Université Antonine
University of Balamand
University of Barcelona
Université Libanaise
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université de Lorraine
Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik
Université Sainte Famille
Université Saint Joseph
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9. Project Structure Study tour Roundtable 2 Roundtable 1 Study visits
March 2019
October 2018
Study tour
March 2018
Roundtable 2
January 2018
Roundtable 1
October 2017
Study visits
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10. Project Structure
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11. Multi-Facets Project Students Benefits Roles Higher quality programmes
Relevant programmes
Recognition of skills and qualifications
Training
Roles
Full members of the evaluation process
Self-evaluation
External evaluation
Provide precious feedbacks
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12. Multi-Facets Project HEIs Benefits Roles Quality improvement
Competitiveness
Development of internal capacity
More relevant programmes
Roles
Self-evaluation
Feedback
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13. Multi-Facets Project Academic and Technical staff Benefits Roles
Self development
Peer review
Improvement
Training
Roles
Self-study
External evaluation
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14. Multi-facets Project Stakeholders Benefits Roles
Better readability of qualifications
Higher quality human resources
Close connection to higher education
Training
Roles
External evaluation
Qualifications framework
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15. Involvement of all Three level processes Consider seriously
Workpackage partners
Consortium
Community at large
Consider seriously
Roundtables
Consultation
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16. شكرا Merci Gracias Danke Thank you
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