The quality assurance policy of the Undergraduate Program of the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management is harmonized with the Quality Policy and Strategic Planning of the University of Peloponnese and is formulated in the form of a statement, which is made public and implemented with the participation of all stakeholders. It aims at pursuing specific annual objectives, relevant to the quality assurance of the new Undergraduate Curriculum (POC) offered by the Department, including the educational, research and administrative work of the Department. The Department's quality assurance policy is continuously shaped and fed back with the active participation of all the Department's stakeholders (lecturers, students, researchers, technical and administrative staff). It aims to create agronomists with high level updated basic and specialized knowledge, both at theoretical and applied level, who will staff research, development and application of agricultural sciences, and to ensure the academic and professional qualifications of the graduates of the Department in accordance with the European and National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
The Department's quality assurance policy is approved by the Department's Assembly and the competent collective bodies of the Foundation, ensuring high quality in all areas (educational, research, administrative). In particular, the quality policy in the educational sector is in line with the international standards and good practices of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the principles of the National Authority for Higher Education (NAHE) and the relevant legislation.
In particular, the formulation and implementation of the Quality Policy of the DHACRM is committed to implementing quality procedures that demonstrat
(a) the appropriateness of the structure and organisation of the curriculum
(b) the pursuit of learning outcomes and qualifications in accordance with the European and National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education
(c) the promotion of the quality and effectiveness of teaching work
(d) the relevance of the qualifications of teaching staff
(e) the promotion of the quality and quantity of the research work of members of the academic unit
(f) the ways in which teaching is linked to research
(g) the level of demand on the labour market for the qualifications obtained by graduates
(h) the quality of support services, such as administrative services, libraries and student support services
(i) the conduct of the annual review and internal inspection of the quality assurance system of the QA system of the MQA and the cooperation of the FHEA with the MQA of the Institution.
The aforementioned nine main pillars of the quality assurance system of the undergraduate study programme are monitored through Committees established by the Department Assembly. These Committees operate in a complementary manner, with a distinct role within the Department, and cooperate with the OMEA, the Student Association and the MODIP of the Institution.