Independent Accreditation in Higher Education: Landscape and Design
Abstract
The article presents the outcomes of research of the landscape and state of independent accreditation of higher education programmes in Russia. It gives definitions of accreditation types and evaluation criteria of performance of accreditation agencies; a group of leading agencies was identified on this basis. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the usage of open sources of information (official lists and registers of accreditation agencies, registers of accredited study programs) with presenting an analysis of a spectrum of activities of Russian accreditation agencies and the outcomes of their work. A ranking of such agencies also was made. Following the results of research, conclusions on relevance of independent accreditation of study programs and growth prospects of such accreditation were made.
The results of the study can be useful to the heads of higher educational establishments, including the heads of educational programs, for the reasonable choice of accreditation agencies that are more appropriate to their mission and strategic objectives. It also can be useful to the governing bodies in the field of higher education to monitor the state of infrastructure and the effectiveness of independent accreditation of education in Russia. Also the article can be helpful for applicants and employers.
Keywords
accreditation of study programs,
accreditation agency,
public accreditation,
international accreditation,
ranking of accreditation agencies
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out by the Guild of Experts in the field of professional education and National Fund for Supporting Innovations in Education within the grant of the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere» («Fund for Assistance to Innovations») in the competition «Socium-CT» (Social Distancing, Study and Medicine). The authors express their gratitude to the Fund for the financial support of the study.
About the Authors
M. M. Gainutdinov
National Foundation for Support of Innovations in Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Deputy Director for Public Relations
206A, Volkova Str., Yoshkar-Ola, 424000, Russian Federation
M. P. Odintsova
Guild of Experts in Higher Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Analyst
20, 1st Schipkovskiy per., Moscow, 115093, Russian Federation
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Gainutdinov M.M., Odintsova M.P. Independent Accreditation in Higher Education: Landscape and Design. University Management: Practice and Analysis. 2022;26(1):102-116. (In Russ.)
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