Open Call to Improve Higher Quality Accreditation in Academic Programs

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Open Call to Improve Higher Quality Accreditation in Academic Programs

La Universidad - September 1, 2015

Through an open invitation the Academic Vice President of UNICAUCA on September 11, encourages the continuous improvement of the Alma Mater.

According to Edgar Rivera Velasquez, Academic Vice President, the department seeks to increase the number of accredited undergraduate programs with High Quality thus aquiring Institutional Re-accreditation.

"The consolidation of educational opportunities is a priority for the institution. The initiative to convene the academic units is to initiate the processes leading to obtaining the Premium recognition is concluded, "he said.

Thus, they can participate in programs that have already started the process, regardless of the stage where they are. The first 17 programs will be supported with twenty million pesos, while six programs will receive an incentive of ten million pesos.

"The budget is aimed at workshops, seminars, visits by peers and successful experiences and paying monitors" said the College Board.

The selected programs already have a period of six months to submit their respective report for the purposes of accreditation and those applying for the first time have a twelve month period : two for the initial conditions and the rest for a self-evaluation period.

To participate in the open call the interest should be e-mailed in PDF format acredigral@unicauca.edu.co with the following documents:

• Proposal for accreditation of the academic program (maximum two pages)
• Letter of the proposal by the Dean of Faculty.
• Letter from the Head of Department or Coordinator of the academic program setting out its intention to accredit the program in High Quality.
• Relationship schedule of work to be done with the academic team and bankable program to develop during activities.

The Academic Vice President and the deans of the nine faculties of the University of Cauca will be responsible for selecting the winning proposals and will subsequently be published on September 18, beginning operations on March 21.