On October 21-23, as part of the institutional accreditation process, ANQA’s expert panel conducts external review at the Armavir State College of Art.
The chair of the expert panel is Armenuhi Mheryan, dean of the faculty of Economics and Finance and head of Finance and Banking Chair at the European University of Armenia, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor. The members of the expert panel are Anna Hekekyan, professor of stage speech at theYerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, director and presenter, Heghine Sarukhanyan, teacher at the Gyumri State Music College named after Kara-Murza and Samvel Mkrtchyan, student at the Yerevan State Musical-pedagogical College named after A. Babajanyan.
The process coordinator is Tatev Hakhnazaryan, specialist at ANQA’s institutional and Programme Accreditation Division.
Prior to the site visit, the expert panel studied the institution's self-evaluation, the documents attached, as well as conducted desk review.
As part of the external review, meetings were held with the institution’s management staff, employers, members of the Governing Council, heads of departments and the head of Academic Affairs, teachers, students, alumni, heads of institutional units, members of the group responsible for the preparation of self-evaluation and QA manager. The panel also conducted class observations and observations of resources and students’ creative works.
The expert panel had professional talks with the managers, teaching staff and students of the Aps "Singing", "Acting Art" and "Design".
Following the site visit, the expert panel will prepare a report against the ten institutional accreditation criteria, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the institution and providing relevant recommendations. Based on that report, the education institution will develop a follow-up plan with a clear schedule.
Next on, ANQA’s Accreditation Committee will make a decision whether to grant accreditation or reject it after the study of the document package and meetings with the education institution’s representatives and experts.