【Colleges and universities are initiating the second-phase mechanism for the quality assurance of department (or program) teaching.】

This article introduces the key points of the Ministry of Education's subsidy for colleges and universities to independently implement institutional quality assurance, with the aim of promoting a culture of higher education quality assurance. In the first phase of institutional quality assurance over the past five years, various schools have already gained relevant experience. Now, as we enter the second phase of institutional quality assurance, the Ministry of Education has put forth new application requirements, demanding that schools continue to conduct self-evaluations of their institutional quality and apply for subsidies in advance. The Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association has become the main collaborative partner for quality assurance services, offering various assistance measures to aid schools in preparing for evaluations.

For the second phase of institutional quality assurance, schools need to re-establish the operation of their self-evaluation steering committees, take stock of the evaluated units within the institution and their validity periods, choose the mode of self-evaluation, and apply for the Ministry of Education's subsidy in advance. Additionally, schools should familiarize themselves with the evaluation indicators, establish close communication with designated windows and professional evaluation agencies, and conduct internal self-evaluations before external evaluations. Schools are required to establish a rigorous mechanism for periodic assessments, utilizing the evaluation results for institutional planning and continuous improvement.

As an internationally recognized and impartial evaluation institution, the Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association has long been assisting schools in the evaluation of professional colleges, departments, institutes, programs, and degree courses, while offering multiple quality assurance service measures. It provides a three-stage assistance model of education, evaluation, and improvement, as well as value-added administrative services, diverse continuous service measures for institutional quality assurance, and preferential services for whole-institution applications. Through its membership in several international professional organizations, the Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association's effectiveness in quality assurance has gained international recognition.

In conclusion, this article elaborates on the Ministry of Education's requirements for colleges and universities to independently carry out institutional quality assurance, and introduces the measures provided by the Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association to aid schools in enhancing their educational quality.

【Excerpt from the issue No. 02, 2023 of TWAEA’s ePaper】