ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ITALY
This article focuses at national system of higher education quality evaluation in Italy as one of the best practices of quality assurance in integrated Europe. Based on the analysis of the experience of Italy and the survey of Italian researchers views, the author defines the activities that could affect to the improvement of the quality assurance in other countries, involved in the Bologna Declaration.
Keywords: higher education quality, evaluation, educational program, accreditation
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Issue: 9, 2013
Series of issue: Issue 9
Rubric: HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD
Pages: 93 — 99
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