...Anwar Nawaf Al-Thani Purpose The expansion of international branch campuses (IBCs) across the Gulf Cooperation Council region has led to the development of national quality assurance frameworks through the establishment of accreditation agencies, such as the National Committee for Qualifications...

...Stella Bolanle Apata; Ademola Olumuyiwa Omotosho; Kezia H. Mkwizu Purpose This paper aims to examine how UNESCO’s Futures of Education 2050 vision can inform the transformation of quality assurance in selected African university systems. Design/methodology/approach It uses critical policy...

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... into quality assurance ( QA ) and IE in HEIs, the inclusion of both qualitative and quantitative methods through a mixed-methods approach, incorporating the perspectives of instructors and students, could generate richer, more comprehensive and empirically grounded findings on the challenges...

... intercultural learning and to support quality assurance in online international education. Design/methodology/approach Item generation and expert review produced a 41-item pool. Content validity was assessed by six experts (S-CVI/Ave = 0.95). An online survey was administered to 263 students across five...

...James S. Pounder; Jwan Aljaff Purpose The purpose of this paper is to synthesise empirical evidence on the relationship between transformational leadership and employee engagement in educational institutions and to examine its relevance for quality assurance ( QA ) in education. Design...

... Accreditation Quality assurance Programme evaluation Organisational capacity Public–private differentiation Accreditation in higher education is not only a technical judgement of academic provision, but also a formal mechanism through which standards, legitimacy, professional expectations...

...Hien Thi Thu Ta; Huong Thi Pham; Cuong Huu Nguyen Purpose This study aims to examine the quality assurance ( QA ) landscape of Vietnam’s legal education through a content analysis of institutional and program-level accreditation reports from 4 law universities and 83 law programs. Design...

...Heba Gul Qureshi; Sazali Abd Wahab; Hamdan Mohammad Ali Al-Manthari; Tamilselvan Manickam Purpose This study aims to explore staff perceptions of quality assurance ( QA ) in Omani Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), taking the University of Technology and Applied Sciences ( UTAS ) as a case...

...Balqees Rashid ALMandhari Purpose This paper aims to critically examine how internationalisation and international quality assurance ( QA ) frameworks function as governance mechanisms that shape definitions of educational quality, legitimacy and excellence in global higher education...

... of reflective stability; practically, we offer guidance for accrediting bodies and schools on moving beyond compliance toward context-responsive, equity-aware improvement. By embedding assessment into program planning, AoL transforms quality assurance from a procedural requirement into a framework...

... and historical context, highlighting the need for educator oversight to ensure academic quality assurance. Research limitations/implications The study’s focus on Kuwait may limit generalizability, and results are specific to DALL·E 3. Future research should explore the role of AI in diverse cultural...

...Scott Joseph Warren; Elizabeth Boston Vogt; Brent Tincher; Junhe Yang Purpose This paper aims to present a comprehensive quality assurance framework for higher education institutions integrating artificial intelligence ( AI ). Rooted in digital transformation theory, this exploration examines how...

... knowledge to how the concept might be characterized and what implications these perceptions could have for quality assurance ( QA ) in the educational program. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted as a qualitative interview study guided by informed grounded theory methodology. The study...

...Raphael Muzondiwa Jingura; Patrick Severine Kavenuke Purpose Quality assurance (QA) of learning and teaching (L&T) has recently received attention among researchers and practitioners in higher education. However, the role of internal quality assurance (IQA) practitioners is not well-defined...

...Xiaoling Hu; David Rodríguez-Gómez; Diego Castro-Ceacero Purpose This study aims to explore the challenges faced by third-party agencies as quality assurance (QA) bodies for higher education in Yunnan Province, China. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative case study included 10...

...Atul Kumar; Amol Gawande; Shailendra Kumar Kale; Akash Agarwal; Vinaydeep Brar; Shirish Raibagkar Purpose This study aims to assess the impact of academic audit, a quality assurance tool in higher educational institutions. It explores the relationship between the effective use of academic audits...

... decreased by 95%, highlighting the effectiveness of the standardized checklist and rigorous review processes. The faculty, along with its Examination Quality Assurance Committee, fosters a culture of shared governance for maintaining academic integrity and improving assessments. Program alignment...

...-quality offers and degree mills. This paper aims to discuss the role of these organisations in the development and promotion of CBHE and its quality assurance in Europe. Design/methodology/approach This paper conducts interviews using a previously drafted guideline with top-level managers of seven...

...Prospery Mwansa Mwila Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) quality assurance framework on the quality of Bachelor of Education (BEd) programs in private universities in Tanzania. It aims to evaluate how well the framework’s...