Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus

About the Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus:

The Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus was formed and its tasks were defined in Law No. 40 of 1988 of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research:

1. According to the Paragraph (C) of Article (4) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Law No. (40) for1988, it was decided to consider the Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus as one of the Directorates of the Ministry.

As it is one of the vital facility in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and its diverse effectiveness centers on supervision and building educational programs that are characterized as keeping pace with the scientific and educational development witnessed by educational institutions in the world, also, its tasks come in the context of knowledge management programs and capacity building, whether for faculty members in universities or the entire academic community in Iraq, as well as within the framework of developing and improving curricula and courses or through overcoming difficulties and building mechanisms to achieve levels in terms of university outputs that are compatible with the requirements of the labor market and meet the needs of the beneficiaries.

2. The tasks of the Apparatus were determined according to Paragraph (1) of Article (7) of the Ministry’s Law, which stipulates that “It shall undertake the task of ensuring the legality of the actions of universities, colleges, institutes, departments and branches and their compatibility with the legislation in force at least an assistant professor and he/she has experience in scientific and administrative issues of not less than ten years and he/she is assisted by a number of (2) specialized supervisors and his/her duties are determined by a system.

The vision of the Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus:

The Apparatus aimed at achieving distinguished innovative education for a prosperous society, scientific institutions that keeping pace with development, knowledge transfer and a spirit of transparent competition between public and private Higher Education’s institutions according to international quality standards.

Objectives:

1. The Apparatus seeks to establish a national quality assurance and accreditation association to be recognized by accredited global accreditation association to grant the institutional, programmatic and technical accreditation certificate to all Higher Education’s institutions.

2. Enhancing the status of public and private Higher Education’s institutions by obtaining international rankings and achieving advanced ranks in them.

3. Preparing a comprehensive standards system to upgrade quality procedures in Higher Education’s institutions, in a manner commensurate with the educational environment in the country and their consistency with the general line in building International and Arab standards and adopting distinguished competence in building national quantitative and qualitative measurement systems and mechanisms according to performance indicators to achieve academic accreditation locally and internationally.

4. Continuous improvement of Higher Education’s institutions and application of quality standards in them to institutional, programmatic and professional accreditation.

5. Seeking to adopt international standards in evaluating university theses and dissertations and directing them to comply with international quality requirements.

6. Building guidelines to implement the requirements of special standards for Higher Education’s institutions.

7. Enhancing the status of Higher Education’s institutions, public and private by entering them in international rankings and achieving advanced ranks in them.

8. Building and supervising international standards for dormitories to create a suitable environment for the student in order to provide a good scientific atmosphere, commensurate with the ambition of the educational institution.

9. Supporting student activities (cultural, intellectual, sports, artistic, scouting and volunteer work programs) to develop students' capabilities.

10. Employing teaching and learning technology and making use of it as much as possible, in various aspects of the educational process.

11. Providing a university environment that facilitates learning, attracts learners, and promotes for the purpose of further education.

12. Focusing on the graduates having the following specifications:

A. Knowledge creators, not just consumers.

B. Leaders in educational change, not just advocates.

T. Engineers for the methods of the educational environment, not just implementers.

W. Education facilitators, not just adopters.

13. Focusing on the characteristics of educational programs to build good faculty members through the following:

A. To have a comprehensive and clear vision of quality education.

B. To possess high standards in performance and application.

C. With a systematic depth of knowledge in the aspects of education and building leaders, the training process and everything related to the topics of the teaching and learning process.

D. Extensive practical and applied skill closely linked to the theoretical side.

E. Has clear strategies that help students confront extremist beliefs and assumptions.

F. It has strong relations, working on the principle of accepting different beliefs, as a basis for Higher Education’s employees.

G. Adopting the application of education on case studies to address real problems in community.

14. Focusing on ensuring that the skills acquired by the student meet the following indicators:

A. Interactive thinking.

B. Cognitive deepening.

C. Ability to solve nested science problems.

D. Communication skills.

E. Collaboration skills as a team.

15. Building national standards for a good laboratory (GLP) and a good clinical laboratory (GCLP) for educational laboratories in public and private universities.

16. Enhancing the confidence of community and the labor market by ensuring the quality of the outputs of educational institutions.

Tasks of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus:

The Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus undertakes the process of preparing, directing, auditing and following up the application and improvement of quality requirements, on all educational process procedures, leading to institutional, programmatic and professional accreditation via four basic aspects, which are quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and continuous development.

The measurable standards and indicators are set and to insure how they are being achieved homogeneity and symmetry in line with work requirements and needs to include all planned activities and methodology for its implementation to provide confidence that quality requirements are met, as well as processes and procedures that systematically monitor various aspects of the educational process to detect, correct and ensure that quality standards are met.

Its aims at the early detecting of errors in order to avoid their occurrence and then ensuring that the procedures are free of any defect or deficiency, thus, reaching a state of fulfilling quality standards, the concept of supervision is associated with quality control by ensuring it in the majority of educational institutions

Dr. Salah Hadi Salih Al-Fatlawi

Director of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation

News Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus

Iraq, U.S in Academic Cooperation

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15/04/2019

During a visit to Beirut and meeting with a delegation of the American University in Beirut, Department of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation reviewed activating academic exchange of the Iraqi and American experiences, Director of the Department, Dr. Nabeel Al-Araji said. Dr. Al-Araji added that the Ministry is keen on activating the academic exchanging between the Iraqi and American experiences, obtaining international accreditation and wining international rankings. Dr. Al-Araji added that the Ministry is working in the framework of the strategy of opening to the international universities, especially American universities to benefit in addressing problems of the Iraqi community besides providing solutions.

Higher Education: On Universities Dormitories’ 19th Conference

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29/01/2019

Under the patronage of His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Qusay Al-Suhail and During the Nineteenth Conference of the Directors of the Dormitories, Directorate of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research reviewed the central admission plan, capacity of the dormitories, financial and administrative aspects and unaccomplished buildings of the dormitories as well as highlighting the reality of the (Institutional Evaluation Application) of the dormitories. The conference recommended addressing the issues of the dormitories and providing the best services for the students of the dormitories according to the instructions of the Ministry.

Higher Education’s Conference

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29/03/2018

Higher Education is preparing for its conference on good leadership and economic reforming on the 4th of April, Head of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation, Dr. Nabeel Al-Araji said. Dr. Al-Araji added that the conference is an important step to ensure the role of university performance in identifying the factors that may impede the work of the productive sectors, service and energy and setting put the treatment mechanisms according to the international standards that enhance the of the concept of good leadership and the nature of its role in the national economic reforming. Dr. Al-Araji continued by saying that the participation will be via professional and non-traditional researches that will contribute in activating the culture of the Iraqi economy and providing methods for decision makers according to the principles of good governance as well as making the right decision in the investment process and strengthening the academic relations and cooperation between State’s institutions.

Higher Education Reviews Standards of Final Exams

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05/03/2017

Supervision and Scientific Education Office held a meeting with the representatives of the universities on standards of the final exams, Director of the Office, Dr. Nabeel Hisham Al-Araji said. Dr. Al-Araji added that the meeting aimed at reviewing the standards of the selection process of the final exams and putting the typical questions. Dr. Al-Araji continued by saying that the Ministry is keen on committing the faculty members to the regulations and standards in putting the final questions. It is worth mentioning that the meeting recommended forming committees in order to distribute questions according to the academic specialties.

Higher Education: On SSEO Holds Its 1st Meeting

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11/02/2017

Supervision and Scientific Education Office, Higher Education held its 1st meeting on developing Media Colleges and Departments quality, Director of the Office, Dr. Nabeel Hisham Al-Araji said. Dr. Al-Araji that the meeting, in which a number of attendants for different iraqi media collegs particpated, reviewed the importance of promoting academic eduation in the Colleges of Meida and following the inernational crateria in ordert to obtain the inernational accrediation.