Evaluation by the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education
The IPGS is evaluated in the context of the periodic evaluation/certification of the Department organized by the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE). In this context, the HAHE evaluates the overall effect of the work carried out by the IPGS, the degree of fulfillment of the goals set at its establishment, its sustainability, the absorption of graduates in the labor market, the degree of its contribution to research, the internal evaluation of the program by its students, the purposefulness of extending its operation, as well as other data regarding the quality of the work produced and the contribution of the IPGS to the national strategy for higher education.
If the IPGS, during the process of its evaluation, is deemed not to meet the conditions for continuing its operation, it will operate until the graduation of all already registered students, in accordance with the founding decision of the IPGS and the Graduate and Doctoral Studies Regulations of NKUA.
Internal evaluation
The internal evaluation of the IPGS is realized yearly by the Quality Assurance Unit (QAU) of NKUA. In the internal evaluation process, all those involved in the implementation of the actions and activities of the IPGS participate; more specifically, those participating are students, members of the teaching staff, members of the administrative and technical support staff and members of the SC of the IPGS.
The process of internal evaluation is realized in accordance with current legislation, the Internal System for Quality Assurance of NKUA, the instructions and standards of the HAHE.
The internal evaluation of the IPGS includes the evaluation of teaching work, as well as all academic activities and actions of the IPGS.
Specifically, the following are evaluated:
- the content of the Curriculum, according to the most recent research on the subject matter of the IPGS, so as to ensure the contemporary nature of the IGPS,
- the work load of courses, as well as the progress and rate of completion of studies of the graduate students,
- the degree of satisfaction of the students' expectations from the IPGS, the services offered to support their studies and the learning environment,
- the IPGS courses on a semester basis, through anonymous questionnaires completed by the students of the IPGS.
The utilization of the evaluation results and their communication is done through the IPGS website, as well as the websites of NKUA, the Academy of Athens and NTUA, aiming at the sustainability of the IPGS, the high level of studies, the improvement of its benefits and the efficiency of its teaching staff.
