Quality Assurance Department

The quality assurance department is made up of two departments:

1.The Quality Assurance Inspection and Evaluation Service

The Quality Assurance Inspection Evaluation Service’s mission is to:

   – Raise awareness and train the various actors of training by the University of Burundi in the culture of Quality Assurance;

   – Ensure monitoring and inspection of the quality of training programs;

   – Establish internal evaluation procedures for training and scientific research programs;

   – Establish institutional self-assessment procedures for a higher education establishment;

   – Develop institutional self-assessment benchmarks for a higher education establishment;

   – Develop internal evaluation benchmarks for teaching, training programs and research;

   – Organize internal and external evaluations of the educational institution, teaching, training programs and scientific research;

   – Organize teaching evaluations by students;

   – Regularly monitor the implementation of the action plans of the Educational Institution and the various Faculties/Institutes of the University of Burundi;

   – Ensure that training offers and teaching at the University of Burundi comply with national, regional and international standards.

2.Quality assurance promotion and development service

The missions of the quality assurance promotion and development department are as follows:

   – Promote the introduction of the quality assurance system at the internal level;

   – Initiate discussions aimed at discussing the harmonization of quality assurance to create a common understanding;

   – Establish quality assurance standards for the institution, in particular the vade mecum by sectors and training levels;

   – Implement communication tools on quality assurance from the department to the rectoral council;

   – Serve as a communication interface between the University and the National Commission for Higher Education (C.N.E.S.);

   – Promote inter-university exchanges at national, regional and international levels on quality assurance;

   – Promote quality assurance through training provided to teachers and students.