Two programme accreditation quality marks:
ACРM "Basiс quality mark"
ACРM "Advanced quality mark"
Two quality levels for the accreditation of university programmes by the International Academy of Professional Certified Managers
Вasic level of accreditation - Basic quality mark (ACРM "Basis quality mark")
This level indicates that the university programme meets the minimum international quality standards for higher education set by the International Academy of Professional Certified Managers. The main criteria for this level of accreditation include:
- Compliance with national and international educational standards.
- Availability of qualified teaching staff.
- Availability of basic resources for teaching (library, computer labs, access to electronic resources).
- Positive feedback from students and graduates.
- Regular updating of curricula taking into account modern trends and requirements of the labour market.
- The system of internal control over the quality of education.
The second level of accreditation - ACРM "Advanced quality mark"
This level of accreditation indicates that the university programme meets the international quality standards of higher education set by the International Academy of Professional Certified Managers. The main criteria for this level of accreditation include:
- Internationally recognised excellence in academic teaching and research.
- Introduction of innovative teaching methodologies and technologies.
- Partnerships with leading international universities and business organisations.
- Availability of double degree programmes and international student mobility.
- Exceptionally positive feedback from students, graduates, and employers
- Exceptionally positive feedback from students, graduates, and employers.
- High employment rate of graduates in leading companies of the world.
- Developed infrastructure for research and innovation.
- Continuous improvement and updating of study programmes, in line with the latest trends and labour market requirements.
- The "Basic" quality mark will testify to the high level of specialist training in programmes that meet the current market requirements, while the "Advanced" quality mark will emphasise the exceptional quality of education and innovative approach to training, which provides graduates with a competitive advantage in the international labour market.
Principles of awarding the ACРM "quality mark "Advanced" for programme accreditation
In order to award the AСРM "quality mark "Advanced" to a study programme, AСРM establishes the following criteria in all five main areas.
The five core areas (objectives, reception, content, structure and didactics,
academic environment and framework conditions, quality assurance and
further development).
The "Advanced" label can only be awarded to study programmes already established on the market. The "Advanced" label is not awarded if the accreditation is granted for new courses. It is awarded if certain conditions are met. If the basic requirements are met The Advanced mark is awarded once the conditions have been met.
Procedure:
Firstly, each assessment criterion is assigned a score from 1 to 4 ("the higher the score, the better"). Scoring of the evaluation criteria is based on the question of which aspects of the training programme are essential for acquiring job-related skills. Depending on the reviewers' assessment, the score is multiplied by a certain factor.
The weights for the grade levels are determined as follows:
Excellent: 3
Quality requirements exceeded: 2
Quality requirements met: 1
Quality requirements not met: -2
To calculate the threshold value, a score of 100 percent is set as "Quality requirements exceeded". If this grade level is not provided for a criterion, it is set to "Quality Requirement met. "For the award of the Advanced mark, at least 60 percent of the marks must be achieved in all five core areas.60% of the points are obtained in all five core areas.
The "Advanced" mark is awarded if, in addition, at least 65% of the total number of points is achieved. If a criterion is assessed as "irrelevant", it is not considered when calculating the points for the "Advanced" mark award. If the requirements for the award of the Advanced quality mark are not fulfilled, but the criteria for accreditation, which must be fulfilled for accreditation, are satisfied, ACРM awards the Basis quality mark.
Weighing criteria:
1. Purpose
1.1* Purpose of the programme (asterisk criterion) 4
1.2* International orientation of the programme concept (asterisk criterion) 4
1.3 Programme positioning
1.3.1 Positioning of the programme in the education market 3
1.3.2 Positioning of the programme on the labour market for graduates ("Employment") 3
1.3.3 Positioning the Bachelor programme in the university's strategic vision 3
2. Entry
2.1* Entry requirements (star criterion) 4
2.2 Counselling for prospective students 2
2.3 Selection procedure (if required) 3
2.4* Professional experience (asterisk criterion for the Master's programme of continuing education) 3
2.5* Guarantee of foreign language proficiency (asterisk criterion) 3
2.6* Transparency and traceability of admission procedures and decisions (asterisk criterion) 2
3. Content, structure, and didactics of the educational programme
3.1 Content
3.1.1* Logical and conceptual coherence (asterisk criterion) 4
3.1.2* Justification of the title of the degree and programme (asterisk criterion) 1
3.1.3* Integration of theory and practice (asterisk criterion) 4
3.1.4 Interdisciplinary thinking 2
3.1.5 Ethical dimensions 2
3.1.6 Methods and scholarship (asterisk criterion) 4
3.1.7 Examination work and final thesis (asterisk criterion) 4
3.2 Structure
3.2.1* Structural organisation and modularisation (asterisk criterion) 4
3.2.2* Rules of instruction and examination (asterisk criterion) 4
3.2.3* Ease of learning (asterisk criterion) 4
3.2.4 Equal opportunities 2
3.3 Didactics
3.3.1* Logical and comprehensible didactic concept (asterisk criterion) 3
3.3.2 Accompanying teaching materials 3
3.3.3 Invited lecturers 2
3.3.4 Tutor teachers 2
3.4 Internationality
3.4.1* International content and intercultural aspects (asterisk criterion) 4
3.4.2 Internationality of students 2
3.4.3 Internationality of teaching staff 2
3.4.4 Proportion of foreign languages 3
3.5* Interdisciplinary qualifications and competences (asterisk criterion) 3
3.6* Professional competences (asterisk criterion) 4
4. Academic environment and general conditions
4.1 Teaching staff
4.1.1* Structure and number of teaching staff according to the requirements of the curriculum (asterisk criterion) requirements (asterisk criterion)
4.1.2* Academic qualification of teaching staff (asterisk criterion) 4
4.1.3* Pedagogical and didactic qualifications of teaching staff (asterisk criterion) 4.1.3* Pedagogical and didactic qualifications of teaching staff (asterisk criterion) 4
4.1.4 Practical knowledge of teaching staff 2
4.1.5* Internal cooperation (asterisk criterion) 3
4.1.6* Supervision of students by teaching staff (starred criterion) 4
4.1.7 Supervision concept specific to distance learning (relevant and * only for distance/e-learning programmes) 3
4.2 Management of the training programme
4.2.1* Programme management 3
4.2.2 Process organisation and administrative support for students and teaching staff
teaching staff 3
4.3 Cooperation and partnerships
4.3.1 Cooperation with universities and other educational institutions or networks (asterisk criterion for joint study programmes) 3
4.3.2 Collaboration with businesses and other organisations (star criterion for training and work-integrated degree programmes, franchise programmes) 3
4.4 Equipment
4.4.1* Quantity, quality, media and IT equipment in classrooms and group workrooms, group study rooms 3
4.4.2* Access to required literature 3
4.5 Additional services
4.5.1 Career counselling and placement service 2
4.5.2 Alumni events 2
4.6* Financial planning and funding of the degree programme (asterisk criteria) 3
5. Quality assurance
5.1* Quality assurance and development of the degree programme in terms of content, processes and outcomes, processes and outcomes 4
5.2 Quality assurance tools
5.2.1 Assessment by students 4
5.2.2 Quality assessment by academic staff 2
5.2.3 External evaluation by graduates, employers and possibly other third parties 2
5.3 Documentation
5.3.1* Description of the programme of study (asterisk criteria) 3
5.3.2 Information on activities during the academic year 1
