Objective
The purpose of the quality assurance system is to check and evaluate the quality of the existing degree programs on an ongoing basis to ensure steady improvement.
Procedure
The quality assurance system is based on 2 key elements:
Together, they form a closed quality loop. The analyses conducted during the quality conferences and evaluations are based on the following quality criteria:
Quality criteria for the advancement of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
Quality criteria for the advancement of teacher training degrees
| formal | curricular (Studienakkreditierungsverordnung, StudakkVO Part II, Sections 11-16) |
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- criteria as per the Hamburg regulation on the accreditation of degree programs (Studienakkreditierungsverordnung, StudakkVO) Part II, Sections 3–8:
- program structure
- program duration
- academic profiles
- admission requirements
- transitions between degree programs
- qualifications
- degree titles
- modularization
- ECTS credit system
- degree
- final thesis
- conformity with the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG)
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- suitability of the curriculum to the learning objectives
- adequate program organization and feasibility of successful completion
- adequate organization of examinations
- sufficient availability of counseling and supervision
- adequate enforcement of admission and recognition regulations
- sufficient equipment
- mobility of students and teachers
- continual quality management process
- diversity
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| formal and legal | curricular |
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- criteria as per the Hamburg regulation on the accreditation of degree programs (Studienakkreditierungsverordnung, StudakkVO) Part II, Sections 3–8:
- program structure
- program duration
- academic profiles
- admission requirements
- transitions between degree programs
- qualifications
- degree titles
- modularization
- ECTS credit system
- degree
- final thesis
- conformity with the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG)
- conformity with the common structural guidelines of the German federal states for the accreditation of bachelor’s and master’s degree programs (Ländergemeinsame Strukturvorgaben für die Akkreditierung von Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen) from the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (Kultusministerkonferenz, KMK)
- consideration of the KMK’s professional and academic standards
- adherence to agreements governing the distribution of the workload to components of the teacher training degrees
- suitability to the required curricular values
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- suitability of the degree program concept / curriculum to the learning objectives in consideration of the KMK’s professional and academic standards and other factors
- feasibility of successful completion and adequate program organization
- adequate examination organization
- sufficient availability of counseling and supervision
- adequate enforcement of admission and recognition regulations
- sufficient equipment
- continual quality management
- for master’s degree components: compatibility with the corresponding undergraduate/bachelor’s degree component
- compatibility with the second phase (teaching practice period)
- cooperations
- equal opportunity
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