UP DILIMAN QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE
External Quality Assurance
• Refers to the participation of a degree program in accreditation or assessment conducted by individual assessors/auditors/reviewers who are external to the degree program, or by a local or international body.
• Process is initiated by the submission of the SAR or similar instruments to the UPD QAO, which then proceeds to the actual accreditation/assessment/review visit, and concluded by the submission of the post-EQA report that details plans of action to address points for improvement identified by the assessors/auditors/reviewers.
External QA Types
These different types reflect the varying levels of external involvement and assessment, from internal system evaluations to international accreditation, aiming for broader quality assurance enhancement in educational standards.
Assessment/Accreditation Manuals
AUN-QA Assessment Programme-level (v4)
External Quality Assurance Guidebook
UP Quality Benchmarking Guidelines
Post- Assessment Procedure for External Quality Assurance
