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Association of Arab Universities Convenes Specialized Workshop on Academic Program Design and Mechanisms of Presentation and Assessment
22/11/2016

Amman (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan): In continuation of the training workshop series organized by the Arab Council for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of the Association of Arab Universities to support university cadres with innovative and modern methods to attain higher education levels in all academic areas and keep up with the progressive international educational institutions, a specialized training workshop was organized on 20 and 21 November 2016 on designing academic programs and mechanisms of presentation and assessment.

The experts, Dr. Mohammad Rafat Mahmoud, Assistant Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities, the Director of the Arab Council for Quality Assurance and Accreditation and Dr. Abdul Raheem Al Huneiti, former President of the University of Jordan and Council Advisor, offered theoretical lectures and practical training on mechanisms of designing academic programs, in addition to offering examples of designs used at European academic programs.

Dr. Rafat stated that the workshop covered the methods of identifying the specifications, objectives and educational outputs of the academic program, so that important points of program specifications are taken into account. This is in addition to ensuring that there is a vision, message and objectives for the specified program, as well as specific academic terms of reference, engagement of stakeholders in design, fulfillment of the mission and objectives of the curriculum, identification of modern teaching methods and assessment criteria in line with the program’s specificity, and adoption of an advertised periodic plan for evaluating and developing the academic program to ensure effectiveness and quality.  

He added that the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the Association organized dozens of academic workshops and activities at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Association in Amman, in addition to organizing a number of similar activities at Arab universities, in order to promote and enhancing the concepts of quality and accreditation. Moreover, member universities are urged to take into account quality and accreditation standards in their academic program. Dr. Rafat stressed that the Council drafted and printed the majority of the manuals necessary for applying quality standards at university faculties, departments and divisions.   

The workshop was attended by presidents, deans and professors from Arab universities in Jordan, Palestine, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain, Sudan, Yemen and Libya.

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