Dilijan State College of Arts is in the accreditation process

On October 21-23, as part of the institutional accreditation process, ANQA’s expert panel conducts external review at the Dilijan State College of Arts.
The chair of the expert panel is Armen Harutyunyan, vice rector for development at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Candidate of Art Studies and Associate Professor.
The expert panel members include Bella Abrahamyan, Spanish language teacher and QA specialist at the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex, Asya Grigoryan, head of the Performance Department, teacher and accompanist at the Gyumri State Music College named after Kara-Murza, Ani Shahbazyan, student of the AP “Software for Computing Technology and Automated Systems” at the Yerevan State College of Light Industry.
The process coordinator is Meri Barseghyan, specialist at ANQA’s Policy Development 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, teachers, students, alumni, heads of units and responsible persons, members of the group responsible for the preparation of self-evaluation, QA manager. The panel also conducted class observations and observations of resources and performances.
The expert panel had professional talks with the managers, teaching staff and students of the Aps "Instrumental Performance Art" and "Singing".
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.