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QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMISSION

GENERAL POLICY REGARDING NEW PROGRAMMES IN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

(Approved by the Council Board in its Session on 22 November 2007)

This General Policy is comprised of the following nine Guiding Principles:

1. Postgraduate diploma level programmes are to be accredited in any specialisation.
   
   
2. New programs at the Diploma level are to be encouraged only if their viability is verified and confirmed according to the explicit accreditation criteria adopted by the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission. On the other hand, proposed programmes at the postgraduate diploma level whose objective is to develop existing programmes at the Graduate Diploma level may be considered only after submitting an evaluation of the existing Graduate Diploma level programme, which should have graduated at least one class.
   
   
3. Encourage programmes that depend on successful and proven experiences at the institution in which they are proposed.
   
   
4. Encourage programmes that result in interaction and cooperation with international programmes of excellence through the exchange of knowledge, faculty members, etc.
   
   
5. Encourage programmes in modern fields of knowledge, such as information technology, technological sciences, etc., which emphasize the interdisciplinary nature, and which may impact directly the development of the International society, the development of scientific research, the production of knowledge, and the supply of high caliber of trained human resources to the private and public sectors.
   
   
6. Give priority to new programmes that reinforce the principle of specialization and complementarities among the programmes offered at the institutions.
   
   
7. Priority is given to programs that reinforce the principle of complementarily among private institutions, whereby institutions apply theories on the ground, and focus on technical and vocational programmes and technological applications, aimed at enhancing the employment potential in the economy.
   
   
8. Build on, benefit from, and develop the programmes that manifest excellence in professional and vocational institutions.

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