About CDQA
The CDQA drives concurrently with the university's mission so as to ensure that the quality of education and research provided is under continuous review and that the standards set are appropriate and being met. Therefore, CDQA is dedicated to setting out the structures, procedures, and outcomes of the evaluation processes.
Furthermore, the CDQA provides administrative and substantive leadership, guidance, and support for quality assurance at all levels of the university, and it supports the institutional and faculty accreditation processes and content. Moreover, it supports the university to achieve its mission by assessing and improving administrative and academic performance, supporting various units of the university and providing an excellent educational experience for students.
Our Role
The CDQA's role is to make significant contributions to developing, reviewing, monitoring, managing, and implementing quality assurance policies and procedures and associated administrative systems. In addition, it contributes to special institutional projects and quality assurance-related activities.
CDQA Functions
- 1. Formulating strategies, policies, systems, procedures, and practices for the university's academic quality assurance and enhancement.
- 2. Upholding and implementing quality-related strategic developments within sustainable quality assurance and enhancement frameworks and procedures in accordance with the university's vision and strategic planning.
- 3. Promoting a culture of academic quality within the university.
- 4. Developing policies and guidelines for teaching evaluation, program reviewing, and student learning assessment.
- 5. Monitoring, reviewing, auditing, evaluating, and continuously developing the university's quality together with its quality assurance and enhancement strategies, frameworks, and procedures at all levels of the university, for the promotion of academic excellence in learning, teaching, and research.
- 6. Providing administrative and substantive support for quality assurance and enhancement at all levels of the university and supporting the institutional accreditation processes and contents for external organizations and agencies.
- 7. Providing any other duties that fall within the scope.
Accreditation Framework
Examining the University performance from different perspectives and setting a rich framework is extremely critical in meeting national and international accreditation requirements. Therefore, the CDQA is adopting a comprehensive self-examination model that covers any accreditation requirements at the institutional, school, and program levels. This means that the CDQA reflects the context of the standards of excellence for institutional context and educational effectiveness.
Events
A quality culture has been developed through a process that simulates an overview of the accreditation self-study and peer-review process. Accordingly, and in order to develop quality culture at Lebanese International University (LIU) several seminars have been presented to the LIU community, namely:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Dissemination of Quality Assurance Culture | 28/9/2017 |
| 2. Dissemination of Quality Assurance Culture | 12/10/2017 |
| 3. Managing Time and Workplace Stress | 19/11/2017 |
| 4. Academic Programs Learning Outcomes Assessments | 20/11/2017 |
| 5. Self-Assessment Workshops for MBA | 16/12/2017 to 28/12/2017 |
| 6. Learning Outcomes | 30/12/2017 |
| 7. Self-Assessments (1) | 6/1/2018 |
| 8. Self-Assessments (2) | 15/1/2018 |
| 9. Academic Programs Learning Outcomes | 17/1/2018 |
| 10. Scientific Research Methodology | 11/4/2018 |
| 11. Self-Assessment (Learning Outcomes) | 26/4/2018 |
| 12. Vision, Mission, & Objectives for IDES | 8/5/2018 |
| 13. Vision, Mission, & Objectives for Business | 12/5/2018 |
| 14. Intended Learning Outcomes | 20/10/2018 |
| 15. Program Mapping for IDES | 12/11/2018 |
| 16. Program Mapping for Clinical Pharmacy | 9/1/2019 |
| 17. Program Mapping for Clinical Pharmacy | 15/1/2019 to 16/1/2019 |
| 18. Program Mapping for IT | 4/2/2019 to 6/2/2019 |
| 19. Pharm-D Workshop | 6/3/2019 |
| 20. Vision, Mission, Objectives for other Departments | 24/7/2019 |
| 21. MBA in Accounting, Self-Assessment | 1/1/2020 |
| 22. Quality Learning at the University | 19/1/2020 |
| 23. Self-Assessment for the Marketing Program | 12/7/2021 |
| 24. The Workshop of Courses Specifications for the Interior Design Program | 16/8/2021 |
| 25. The Workshop of Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes for the Nutrition Program | 17/8/2021 |
| 26. The Workshop of Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes for the Biomedical Science Program | 21/8/2021 |
| 27. The Workshop of Courses Specifications for the Clinical Pharmacy Program | 24/8/2021 |
| 28. The Workshop of Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes for the Biomedical Engineering Program | 25/8/2021 |
| 29. The Workshop of Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes for the Electrical Engineering Program | 28/8/2021 |
| 30. The Workshop of Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes for the Communication Engineering Program | 29/8/2021 |
| 31. The Seminar of Scientific Publication and Journal Ranking | 1/9/2021 |
| 32. Instructors Training Workshop | 18-22/12/2021 |
| 33. Self-Assessment Workshop | 18-19/12/2021 |
| 34. Strategic Planning Workshop | 20-22/12/2021 |
| 35. Program Specifications – Master of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics | 24/8/2022 |
