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National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority of Education (NAQAAE)

NAQAAE is an independent public authority as stipulated by article “1” of law 82 for the year 2006. It reports to the Egyptian President, Prime Minister and Parliament. A key part of NAQAAE role is to review how providers of higher education, such as universities and colleges, maintain their academic standards and quality. ​

Nile University's Academic Quality Unit responsibilities include:

  • Preparing templates for accreditation requirements, including course and program specifications and reports. Templates are designed to maximize information collected while avoiding redundancy. Once designed templates are introduced to stakeholders for clarification and fast feedback.

 

  • Students' feedback has been activated since spring 2019. Courses evaluations are collected twice per semester. The early evaluation is meant to determine prompt actions needed to avoid problems at semester end. In addition, the final evaluation is collected at the end of the semester to conclude the course activities. Once issued the results are summarized and presented to the leadership; further actions include meetings with faculty and students where results and corrective measures are discussed.

 

  • Faculty training has been organized in collaboration with MOHE and NAQAAE. Various topics include effective teaching, assessment and strategic planning.

 

  • Faculty orientations are held regularly at semester 1st week. These events are good chances for discussion and communication between staff and leadership. Plans and policies are introduced to staff to assure orientation with daily operation.

 

  •  Accreditation Application: Extension of PEARSON assurance was granted since October 2019.
Pearson

Nile University is accredited by Pearson, an international accreditation institution. It is UK's largest awarding body which is regulated by Ofqual (England), SQA Accreditation (Scotland), CCEA Accreditation (Northern Ireland) and Qualifications Wales (Wales). It offers academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognized and benchmarked.

On 17th Oct 2019, an external audit visit was hosted at NU, where the audit was conducted by PEARSON UK. The visit covered various academic and administrative aspects at NU. The external reviewer conducted interviews with a wide variety of stakeholders covering leadership, unit heads, faculty and students. In addition, academic and supporting facilities were examined including lecture halls, educational labs, workshop, clinic and offices. Other aspects covered included official templates and forms, documents workflow, decision making hierarchy, academic assessment procedures and policies.

Due to the positive report, PEARSON assured status was extended for one extra year. Currently plans are developed at NU quality unit to further collaboration with PEARSON UK.