UBT Prizren

The College Quality Assurance Manual was produced and revised to conform to the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) 2015 on internal quality assurance. It describes the key structures, processes, policies, procedures, performance measures and quality assurance mechanisms that facilitate a systematic approach to embedding a quality improvement approach within the institution. Effective quality management has been of key importance to UBT College since its establishment and to its respective branches too including the one in Prizren.

The main teams and individuals with responsibility for quality assurance are: The Governing Body, President, Academic Council, Quality Assurance Committee, Quality Manager, Heads of Faculties and Departments, Faculty Councils, Academic Staff and Students, and Branch Director.

Academic Council is entrusted primarily with the role of protecting academic standards and making recommendations in in relation to academic matters. It is primarily tasked with ensuring that academic policies relating to teaching and learning are consonantly applied across all programmes in tandem with ensuring the implementation of the academic regulations laid down in the Quality Assurance Manual. The Council has particular responsibility to make recommendations for the establishment of appropriate structures or procedures to ensure that the quality objectives are met, make recommendations for the selection, admission and retention of students, approve new programme proposals, review annual programme reports to make recommendations based on this, review student and staff feedback, review the regulatory framework governing the assessment and examination of students and offer industry specific guidance and advice as to the proposed programmes of study.

The Quality Assurance Committee regulates the academic and administrative service evaluation, quality improvement and approval of quality standards, preparation and supervision of the self-evaluation process, makes the necessary preparations for the external evaluation of UBT College Branch Prizren too, reviews policies and procedures in the context of quality improvement, coordination of internal control standards,  identifies the situation and performance indicators, develops improvement activities and periodic monitoring and evaluation of academic programmes, student services, resources and stakeholder engagement policies.

The Branch Director takes responsibility for the overall delivery of a quality service to our stakeholders – students, staff and employers at the branch level. On the other hand, the President of UBT College has the responsibility to ensure that academic quality assurance policies and procedures and their adherence, ensuring arrangements and resources are in place to support academic quality assurance system, the recruitment and selection of highly-skilled and qualified staff. The Executive Council, the Secretary General and Head of Student Support Services have the responsibility to ensure that their practice and operation is delivered in accordance with the highest standards. The Faculty Councils and Heads of Programmes have the responsibility to ensure that the Guidelines of the Academic Councils and Quality Committee are implemented in accordance with internal standards on teaching and learning.

Quality Assurance Committee – The institution has a Committee to review the development and implementation of quality assurance processes throughout the College. The main objective of the body is to ensure that the policies, processes and procedures set down in the UBT College Quality Manual are implemented. The Committee is also responsible to review the policy in line with European Standard Guidelines, oversee the implementation of quality assurance processes in teaching, learning, curriculum development, student assessment, student support services and public information.

UBT’s Strategic Plan sets out a framework of priorities for the College, its branches and departments.

Mission

The advancement of learning by teaching and research and its dissemination by every means.

Vision

We will work as one UBT bringing together our staff, students and alumni, our faculties, departments and branches to provide qualitative education. We will do this in ways which benefit society on a local, regional, national and global scale. We will build on the long-standing traditions of independent scholarship and academic freedom while fostering a culture in which innovation and collaboration play an important role.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, and to supporting staff and student wellbeing, ensuring that students and staff can flourish in our community. We believe that a diverse staff and student body strengthens our staff’s teaching and students’ learning.

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