On April 16-18, ANQA’s expert panel conducts external review at the Yerevan State College of Informatics.
The chair of the expert panel is Armenuhi Sargsyan, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. The members of the expert panel are Araks Aghajanyan, manager of education quality assurance at the Stepanavan State Agricultural College named after Professor A. Kalantar, Gayane Hambardzumyan, deputy director for Educational Activities at the Echmiadzin State College named after Vardges Hamazaspyan, Maria Kirakosyan, student at the Faculty of Information Technologies of the European University of Armenia. The process coordinator is Liana Alaverdyan, specialist at ANQA’s Institutional and Programme Accreditation Division.
Prior to the site visit, the expert panel studied the education institution's self-evaluation report, the documents attached, as well as conducted class observations, resource observation and desk review.
As part of the external review, the expert panel held meetings with the education institution's management staff, the group responsible for the preparation of self-evaluation, students, alumni, employers, heads of chairs, teachers, the quality assurance manager and other stakeholders.
The expert panel had "professional talks" with the managers, teaching staff, and students of the Aps "Computing Equipment and Automated Systems Software", "Calculating Machines, Complexes, Systems and Computer Networks" and "Mechatronics".
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 in 2021, the Yerevan State College of Informatics was granted institutional accreditation for a period of four years.