Table 8: National Quality Assurance Framework: recommended model Purpose Tool Unit Regulated by Nature Actor Outcomes Right to Licensing Public, private Minimum standards for Mandatory Ministry of Education and License to function function transnational HEIs academic and functional Science (MOES) purposes set by the (SASSE) MOES/SASSE Initial Academic and study Quality standards set by an Mandatory Quality assurance Certificate on initial accreditation programs independent agency agency (QAA) of TJ accreditation INITIATION Control for Monitoring Public, private, Minimum standards for Mandatory MOES (SASSE) Report on minimum transnational HEIs academic and functional compliance, in case standards and randomly purposes set by the of infringement selected programs MOES/SASSE revoking the license Inspection of Financial audit Public HEIs Standards for auditing Mandatory Internal audit of the Report on financial adopted by respective MOES for HEIs under its compliance with the expenditures Ministries jurisdiction. Similarly, state norms other Ministries conduct audit of their HEIs Quality Accreditation Public, private, Quality standards set by an Mandatory QAA of TJ Links to funding enhancement transnational HEIs independent agency IMPLEMENTATION Academic and study Quality standards set by an Voluntary QAA of TJ Links to funding programs independent agency International accreditors Professional associations Graduate Professional Graduates Standards set by the Mandatory Ministry, Professional Certificate to function certification certification Government and associations of profession professional associations Information Registration HEIs, programs, Standards set by the Mandatory Ministry, QAA of TJ Inclusion in the provision professional government registers associations, OUTPUTS international accreditors
Table 8: National Quality Assurance Framework: recommended model Purpose Tool Unit Regulated by Nature Actor Outcomes INITIATION Right to function Licensing Public, private transnational HEIs Minimum standards for academic and functional purposes set by the MOES/SASSE Mandatory Ministry of Education and Science (MOES) (SASSE) License to function Initial accreditation Academic and study programs Quality standards set by an independent agency Mandatory Quality assurance agency (QAA) of TJ Certificate on initial accreditation IMPLEMENTATION Control for minimum standards Monitoring Public, private, transnational HEIs and randomly selected programs Minimum standards for academic and functional purposes set by the MOES/SASSE Mandatory MOES (SASSE) Report on compliance, in case of infringement revoking the license Inspection of financial expenditures Financial audit Public HEIs Standards for auditing adopted by respective Ministries Mandatory Internal audit of the MOES for HEIs under its jurisdiction. Similarly, other Ministries conduct audit of their HEIs Report on compliance with the state norms Quality enhancement Accreditation Public, private, transnational HEIs Quality standards set by an independent agency Mandatory QAA of TJ Links to funding Academic and study programs Quality standards set by an independent agency Voluntary QAA of TJ Links to funding International accreditors Professional associations OUTPUTS Graduate certification of profession Professional certification Graduates Standards set by the Government and professional associations Mandatory Ministry, Professional associations Certificate to function Information provision Registration HEIs, programs, professional associations, international accreditors Standards set by the government Mandatory Ministry, QAA of TJ Inclusion in the registers
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