Institutional review

UKÄ reviews higher education institutions quality assurance procedures for both education and research. The review is conducted in the form of self-evaluation, peer review and site visits. The overall judgement of the HEI's quality assurance processes is given on a three-point scale: “approved quality assurance processes”, “approved quality assurance processes with reservations”, “quality assurance processes under review”. At UKÄ´s webpage there is more information about the institutional reviews and guidelines.

Higher education institutions that are given the judgement “approved quality assurance processes with reservations”, “quality assurance processes under review” are to present measures. UKÄ appoints an assessment panel that follows up the measures.

Institutional review 2020-2021 education

Uppsala University´s quality assurande procedure for education were under review 2020-2021 and were given the judgement “approved quality assurance processes”.

The six assessment areas were:

Governance and organisation
Preconditions
Design, implementation and outcomes
Gender equality
Student and doctoral student perspective
Working life and collaboration

For Uppsala Univeristy all the six assessment areas were approved, but one assessment criteria were not. This assessment criteria is:

"3.6 The HEI ensures that the assessment results are published and the planned or implemented measures to improve and develop the courses and programmes are communicated in an appropriate way with the relevant stakeholders."

Uppsala University was considered to be able to improve the feedback of results from course evaluations and programme reviews to the students.

The vice-chancellor has decided on prioritised development measures for 2023.

Contact

For questions or information about UKÄ´s institutional reviews or the review of Uppsala University please contact Camilla Maandi or Åsa Kettis