On April 28-30, as part of the institutional accreditation process, ANQA’s expert panel conducts external review at the Culture University's Base College.
The chair of the expert panel is Harutyun Minasyan, a teacher at the Yerevan State Theatre and Film Institute and the Yerevan Regional State College No. 1.
The members of the expert panel are Olya Avetisyan, teacher at the Yerevan State College of Light Industry and clothing designer at "Alex Textile" company, Ashkhen Boyajyan, choreographer at the Yerevan Dancing Art State College, director of the "Choreographer" Art Centre, Angelina Tonoyan, student of the AP "Organisation of Tourism Services with Advanced Knowledge of a Foreign Language" at the Kotayk Regional State College.
The process coordinator is Meri Barseghyan, specialist at ANQA’s Policy Development Devision.
Prior to the site visit, the expert panel studied the education institution's self-evaluation report, the documents attached, as well as conducted desk review.
As part of the external review, the expert panel carried out class observations and observation of resources. Meetings with the education institution’s management staff, group responsible for the preparation of self-evaluation, the Governing Council, students, alumni, employers, representatives of divisions, heads of chairs, teachers, QA manager and a number of other stakeholders.
The expert panel had professional talks with the managers, teaching staff and students of the Aps "Musical Instrument Performance Art", "Dance Art " and "Design".
The process coming after the site visit is the preparation of an expert panel report, which points out the strengths and weaknesses of the institution and contains the recommendations of the expert panel. Based on that report, the education institution will prepare 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 studying the package of documents and holding meetings with the education institution’s representatives and experts.
It should be noted that the Culture University's Base College is undergoing institutional accreditation for the first time.