Guaranteeing standards

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Teaching competence

• The number of teaching staff employed until further notice as well as other teachers is appropriate for the scope of the study programme.
• The teachers have the academic or artistic competence, and teaching and other necessary skills not only for teaching but also for supervision.
• The teachers have real opportunities for professional development and independent research or artistic

Education environment

• The study programme is taught in a research environment.
• There is the opportunity for a critical and creative approach.

Infrastructure

• Students have easy access to literature, ICT facilities, and other necessary equipment.

Design of the study programme

• The course and programme specifications stipulate learning outcomes in accordance with the System of Qualifications.
• The teaching, reading list and forms of assessment are designed to ensure links to research or artistic development and progression.

Qualitative targets

• The qualitative targets are clearly stipulated, for example, in the grading criteria, and in the instructions for examinations, project work or other forms of assessment.
• The higher education institutions provide the students with the prerequisites to reach the qualitative targets.