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Institutional Research and Assessment

Mission and Vision

Mission:

The Institutional Research and Assessment Office (previously known as Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness Office) supports the University to achieve its mission through various initiatives such as planning, assessing and improving administrative and academic performance in alignment with international accreditation standards, where applicable. The office collects and analyzes data that are disseminated for decision making and reporting purposes.

Vision:

The vision of the Office is to become a national and regional model through assessment and accreditation.
Accreditation
The Institutional Research and Assessment Office supports International Institutional Accreditation on both European and American levels and promotes and provides support for program accreditation by being an assessment resource, for the academic units, on matters pertaining to assessment and curricular and program improvement.

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Assessment
Keeping improved student learning and institutional effectiveness in the priorities of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik through developing efficient, sustainable, and integrated assessment processes, USEK has adopted an assessment strategy that includes:
  • Strategic Planning and Assessment
  • Academic programs assessment and evaluation
  • Surveys (below is the USEK Surveys Calendar)

Survey Targeted participants Frequency
Course Feedback by Students All enrolled students Week 13, every semester
Course Self-Assessment by Faculty Faculty members Week 15, every semester
On-Campus Well-Being All enrolled students Week 13, every semester
Full-time Faculty Self-reflection report Full-time Faculty members May, every year
Employee Self-reflection report Employees May, every year
Program Experience Survey All graduating students End of graduating semester
USEK Alumni Alumni evaluating Services and Programs Continuously
First Destination Survey Graduated students After one year of graduation



Sharing some results…


Student Course Feedback survey summary results



General Impression on the services at USEK

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Facts and Figures
Adherence to Quality Networks
USEK is institutionalizing its quality culture, through its adherence to the most well-known international quality networks that promote excellence and share the best practices adopted by American, European and regional universities:



    European University Association (EUA)
Affiliate Member since April 2011
       
 
   
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
Associate Member since 2011
       
 
   
CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG)
Member since December 2012

       
 
   
Middle East and North Africa Association for Institutional Research (MENA-AIR)

Member since February 2015
       
      Association of Arab Universities: Association of Quality Assurance Administrations (AArU)
Member since 2020
Administration
Director of the Institutional Research and Assessment Office : Mrs. Sylvie Sebaaly Naous

Secretariat

  • Opening: Monday to Friday (from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
    Office hours during Covid-19 may vary, please call the unit in advance to check.
  • Location on the plan: Building H, 2nd Floor, H209
  • Contacts: E-mail: : oira@usek.edu.lb , Tel.: (+961) 9 600 357
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Tel.: (+961) 9 600 000
Fax : (+961) 9 600 100
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