SPbGASU completes professional, public and international accreditation
In November-December, the Russian Register Certification Association conducted an external independent assessment of the quality of educational programs implemented by SPbGASU.
The university applied for professional, public and international accreditation of seven main professional educational programs and two additional professional programs:
- 07.03.01 Architecture, major in "Architecture";
- 07.04.04 Urban planning, major in "Urban planning, planning of districts and rural settlement";
- 08.03.01 Civil engineering, major in "Industrial and civil engineering";
- 08.04.01 Civil engineering, major in "Production of construction materials, products and structures";
- 08.05.01 Construction of unique buildings and structures, major in "Construction of high-rise and long-span buildings and structures";
- 13.03.02 Electric power engineering and electrical engineering, major in "Electric power engineering and electrical engineering";
- 13.04.01 Heat-power engineering and heating engineering, major in "Power supply of enterprises".
The group of experts included foreign and Russian specialists – representatives of the academic, professional and student communities.
During a series of webinars from December 2 to 8, the commission held online meetings with the administration of the university, heads and employees of structural divisions, heads of educational programs, faculties, students, graduates and leading employers. Over 100 people from SPbGASU took part in the webinars.
The expert group got acquainted with the university and its material and technical base, studied the educational and methodological documentation and the experience of implementing educational programs. All educational programs were highly appreciated by experts and fully confirmed their compliance with national and European education quality standards.
✔ Participation in professional, public and international accreditation helps to increase the competitiveness of the university, develop a culture of quality, meet the needs of students and other interested parties for the quality of the education provided.
We congratulate the SPbGASU team on the successful completion of professional, public and international accreditation of educational programs and wish them further success in their work!
The Russian Register Certification Association is the largest Russian certification and expert organization, a member of the international network of certification bodies IQNet, the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the Asia-Pacific Quality Assurance Network (APQN).
Professional public accreditation – assessment and recognition of educational programs quality for compliance with the requirements of educational and professional standards, labour market requirements for specialists of the relevant profile.
International accreditation is a procedure for assessing the compliance of Russian educational programs with international and European quality standards. It is carried out by accreditation agencies that are members of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and registered in the European Register of Quality Assurance Agencies (EQAR).
Nadezhda Kadantseva, lead specialist of the SPbGASU Division for
Curriculum Development and Academic Work
Photo: Sergei Klishis