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OQN Hosts a Seminar on quality
Audit Process
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Oman Quality Network (OQN) organized a seminar entitled
“Institutional Quality Audit – Learning by Sharing” on November
11, 2009 at the Institute of Health Sciences auditorium from
8:00 am to 3:30 pm. The objective of the seminar was to discuss
and share the experiences of the Higher Education Institutions
that have recently been through the Quality Audit Process so
that other institutions of higher education could benefit from
the lessons learnt and challenges met during the process.
OQN
invited six presenters from Sultan Qaboos University, Dhofar
University, Oman Medical College, Majan College, Ibra College of
Technology and Ibri College of Applied Sciences. The invitees
shared their experiences on the different aspects of the
process, including: Conducting the Self Study; Writing the
Portfolio; Preparing Stakeholders for the Audit Visit; Lessons
Learned from the Audit Panel Visit; Reflections on the OAC’s
Qual;ity Audit Manual and Personal Reflections on Audit
Interviews. Mrs. Annie Lajinian, the Director of the Foundation
Program at DU and an Executive Committee Member of the OQN,
chaired the first session of the seminar and presented on behalf
of Dhofar University the reflections on “Preparing the
Stakeholders for the Audit Visit: The Trial Audit.” |
Mrs Annie Lajinian / FP Director |
