The Quality Policy is the basic text, which sets out the principles of operation of the Internal Quality Assurance System of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the continuous improvement of the Institution as well as its obligation for public accountability.
The Foundation specifies its strategy at the level of quality assurance, through time-determined qualitative and quantitative targets, which are measured and reviewed in the context of the operation of the EDP. The purpose of the process is to establish clear and defined objectives for the continuous improvement of the Curriculum, research and innovation activities, as well as the administrative services of the Institution.
Steps:
- MODIP – Meeting for the preparation of the Institution's Quality Policy based on the input data of the process (1.2)
- MODIP – Recommendation of a Quality Policy to the Senate (1.3)
- Senate – Decision on the Approval of the Quality Policy (1.3)
- MODIP - Informing internal and external stakeholders about Quality Policy
- MODIP - Disclosure of Quality Policy/Posting on the Foundation's Website
- MODIP – Meeting for the preparation of quality objectives (HAEAE guidelines – SMART methodology) in collaboration with academic/research and administrative units (1.3)
- MODIP – Notification of quality targets to the competent Bodies
- Publication of the target setting on the website of MODIP
- MODIP – Notification of Quality Objectives to all service, academic and research Units – Provision of data on an annual basis, according to the quality data of OPESP and data of the other information systems of the Institution.
- MODIP - Evaluation of Quality/Target Policy. On an annual basis, an audit and evaluation of the Quality Policy and Objectives is carried out and a relevant Report is prepared, which is forwarded to the Management.
- Possible revision of Quality Policy.
The revision occurs indicatively in the following cases:
- Changes to the current institutional framework
- Strategic Plan Revision
- Suggestions for improvement by the MODIP, derived from the internal evaluation of the EDPB, regarding any deviations, problems or areas for improvement
- Adaptation to updated directives, decisions, standards, etc.
- Feedback from internal and external stakeholders (members of academia, social/productive and cultural actors)
The above process flow is followed.
Parties involved: Administration, MODIP, Senate, internal and external stakeholders
Frequency:
- Initial Design and Approval of Quality Policy
- Annual Quality Target
- Annual evaluation of Quality Policy and Target Setting
- Review of Quality Policy, whenever required
