Higher Education Quality, Standards Assurance Project completed

Addis Ababa 5/27/11– The Ministry of Education said Higher Education Quality and Standards Assurance Project implemented in collaboration with the UK government over the last three years has been completed. Opening a relevant national conference here Wednesday, Education State Minister Dr. Kaba Urgessa said the project supports government’s effort towards ensuring education quality.
Government has already commenced application of standard and criterion in Law education stream, he said adding, efforts are underway in other streams for the same cause.
Hence, he said, competence certificate will be issued to professionals graduated from government and private institutions in the coming five years.
UK government representative, Dr. Chris Berry on his part said the project has been undertaken in four fields of studies.
He said Bahir Dar, Addis Ababa and Adama universities have implemented the project with Leeds Metropolitan University of England.
According to him, ten universities have benefited from the project in the fields of Management, Education, Sports and English Language.
He said the project helps produce competent professionals.
The conference aims to publicize the benefit of the project and the changes it brought in the quality and standards of higher education in the country.
The project was launched three years ago to develop the necessary policy and strategy, framework, infrastructure and system for quality assurance within the higher education institutions.
The conference, which was carried out under the title Designing Quality and Standard into Higher Education curricula, attracted professionals from government and private education institutions.

source ENA