The Performance Evaluation Unit is considered one of the most important units in the division, as it coordinates with all academic and administrative departments to record data related to the evaluation files (university performance evaluation file, faculty performance evaluation file, employee performance evaluation file) and to verify the accuracy of that data and unify it within the specified ministerial timeframes.

Unit tasks:

1- Completing performance evaluation files (for lecturers, administrative lecturers, employees, etc.) in all college formations.

2- Assisting college formations in preparing evaluation files.

3- Collecting the results of analytical studies on performance evaluation, stating the positives and negatives, and submitting the necessary proposals to develop and improve performance.

4- Auditing paper performance evaluation forms and following up on the electronic evaluation system for all teachers and employees.

5- Providing the academic promotion committees with the evaluation grades of the teachers applying for academic promotion.

6- Preparing periodic reports on the unit’s activities and submitting them to the Deanship.

The Academic Accreditation and Classifications Unit is responsible for providing local and foreign agencies concerned with local and international classifications with the information and documents required to include the college in these classifications according to the regulations of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in addition to developing plans and policies for the college to obtain academic accreditation.

Unit tasks:

First: Classifications

1- Contacting the authorities responsible for each global classification and studying the requirements of each classification.

2- Collecting information from all college formations and preparing databases that suit each local and international classification.

3- Preparing future plans to develop the college’s research level.

4- Analyzing the affiliation results for each classification and preparing studies that show the important points that must be strengthened and given attention in the college’s plans.

5- Preparing guidance and advisory programmes for development goals.

6- Develop plans to classify the college’s formations in a way that contributes to highlighting the results of the distinguished formations and motivating the rest of the formations.

7- Enhancing the scientific and academic reputation of the college globally through electronic programs or introductory publications and brochures.

Second: Reliability

1- Verifying the college’s eligibility to apply for academic accreditation (institutional and programmatic).

2- Working on coordinating the academic accreditation file between the college and the accreditation bodies.

3- Forming teams concerned with working to meet the requirements of academic accreditation standards.

4- Identify the evidence and proof required to meet each accreditation criterion.

5- Determine procedural guidelines for all college departments.

6- Monitoring the activities and achievements of the committees formed for each standard.

7- Coordination with all the different units, departments and sections of the college in order to meet accreditation requirements.

The Laboratory Accreditation Division is considered one of the most important units of the Quality Assurance Division, as it is the entity responsible for providing a high-quality laboratory environment according to solid standards with the aim of achieving distinguished educational outcomes by following up on the application of the requirements of the national standards for a good educational laboratory (GLP, GCLP) to improve the reality of educational laboratories in the college.

Unit tasks:

1- Coding laboratories and laboratory equipment in a unified manner and according to the unified system issued by the Scientific Supervision and Evaluation Authority.

2- Follow up on the issue of supervising the college laboratories and qualifying them according to their specializations.

3- Follow up on the application and documentation of records of approved procedural methods in laboratories.

4- Follow up on the implementation of equipment and device calibration programs with relevant authorities.

5- Follow up on the improvement plan for the college’s educational laboratories.

6- Conducting training courses and workshops on laboratory quality and safety.

The Bologna Process is a multi-purpose process that aims to establish a framework that makes higher education qualifications comparable in their certificates and information, facilitates the comparison of university degrees across EU countries, enables the adoption of similar quality standards, and helps higher education in student employment and global competition.

This unit is responsible for implementing the internal quality assurance policy, which is one of the most important components of the Bologna Process.

Quality Assurance Manual - Bologna

Guide to the accreditation of the Bologna process in Iraqi universities