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ADA University hosted the first national symposium on quality assurance in higher education on 26 and 27 September 2024. The event was organized in collaboration with The Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (TKTA) and attended by representatives from numerous national institutions of higher education.

The symposium provided a platform for collaboration and the exchange of ideas among the experts on quality assurance attending the event. It featured presentations and workshops on a variety of topics essential to quality in education. In his opening speech, Tural Ahmadov, Chair of the Board of TKTA, emphasized the significance of quality assurance in the context of the current cycle of institutional accreditation of national HEIs. Throughout the two days of the symposium, several experts (both national and international) offered insights into teaching and course evaluation, modern approaches to teaching, data reporting, and into different ways of structuring systems of quality assurance at universities as well as into the progress made in terms of institutional accreditation.

After the event, Dr. Maurus Roller, Director of Quality Assurance and Accreditation at ADA University, emphasized the success of the symposium: “The positive and productive atmosphere throughout these two days exceeded all my expectations. This underscores both the significance of the topic and the dedication of those working in quality assurance at higher education institutions in this country.”

This view was shared by Frank Niedermeier, one of the speakers and Co-Head of the Center for Quality Development at the German University of Potsdam: “The symposium was well organized. I enjoyed being part of this event, it was a good experience not only for the participants, but also for me.”

Dr. Elkin Nurmammadov, Vice Rector of Academic Affairs at ADA University, is already looking ahead to the next year: “ADA University is dedicated to quality in education. Considering the success of the symposium, we will definitely turn it into a recurring event.”

As an immediate result of the symposium, many of its participants emphasized the need for a closer collaboration between universities in terms of quality assurance, expressing their intention to create a platform that will allow quality managers to share their experiences and work together on common issues and projects.