Accreditation Visit – Schedule
Tuesday – 22 October 2013
Arrival of the peers in the afternoon and transfer to the hotel
Participants: Representative(s) of USST; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: First preliminary meeting of peers at the hotel, dinner at the hotel Participants: Peers and ASIIN staff member
Wednesday – 23 October 2013 (First Day of Audit Visit)
09.00 – 09.15 Arrival and welcome by the administration of the University Participants: Representatives of USST; Peers and ASIIN staff member
09.15 – 12.45 Preliminary Meeting of Peers at the University (Continuation) Participants: Peers and ASIIN staff member
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch break (at the University, if possible)
Internal discussion of the peers
Participants: Peers and ASIIN staff member
14.00 – 15.30 Opening Meeting with Program Coordinators and Representatives of the Rectorate of the University
Participants: Representatives of the Rectorate, Programme Coordinators; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: Further development of the university; position of the programs in the context of the university; profile of the programs and perspectives of further development as viewed by the rectorate
Studies and teaching at the participating institutions; staff (currently and planned development); cooperations; perspectives of further development; equipment; communication and coordination; organization of studies and management of teaching; quality assurance
15.30 – 15.45 Break (internal discussion of the peers)
15.45 – 17.30 Meeting with Program Coordinators
Participants: Programme Coordinators; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: Educational goals; curriculum; course of studies; contents and methods of teaching; counseling and support for students; organization of exams; study results; relevance for the labor market
Thursday – 24 October 2013 (Second Day of Audit Visit)
09.00 – 10.30 Meeting with Students from different years, students’ organizations (if applicable)
Participants: Students of the degree programme; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: Educational goals and study program; contents of study; organization of study; exams; counseling and support for students; conditions of study; study abroad
10:30 – 10:45 Break, internal discussion of the peers
10:45 – 12:15 Visitation of Participating Institutes and Laboratories
Participants: Programme Coordinators, Teaching Staff; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: This item should include the option of further discussions with representatives of the participating institutes, the rectorate and the administration to address open questions and ask for additional information.
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break Internal discussions of peers
Participants: Peers and ASIIN staff member
13:15 – 14:00 Inspection of module exams, theses and final exams
Participants: Programme Coordinators; Peers and ASIIN staff member
14:00 – 15:30 Meeting with Teaching Staff
Participants: leading professors of the degree programme/teaching staff; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: Curriculum; course of studies; contents and methods of teaching; counseling and support for students; further qualification of professors and other teaching staff
15:30 – 17:00 Final internal discussions of the peers
Participants: Peers and ASIIN staff member
17:00 – 17:30 Final Meeting with Program Coordinators and Representatives of the Rectorate
Participants: Representatives of the Rectorate; Programme Coordinators; Peers and ASIIN staff member
Issues: Summary of the impressions of the peer group; opportunity for final explanations by the HEI in case of unclear matters
17:30 End of the on-site visit
Friday – 25 October 2013