Monitoring and evaluation of academic quality
On the basis of the institutional accreditation it received in 2018, Masaryk University not only independently grants authorization to implement a degree programme, but also conducts regular evaluation of existing degree programmes with the aim of continuous quality improvement. Within its self-governing competence, Masaryk University, in accordance with the Higher Education Act, has implemented a comprehensive internal system of quality assurance and evaluation of degree programmes, which consists of a set of interrelated principles, rules and procedures aimed at ensuring the achievement of excellent results and continuous improvement of the quality of MU's educational, creative and related activities.
Masaryk University Educational, Creative and Associated Activities Quality Assurance and Internal Evaluation System Guidelines are defined in particular by the internal regulation Masaryk University Degree Programme Quality Regulations. The quality assurance system is based on close cooperation at the level of the University, individual faculties, guarantors of degree programmes and academic staff, as well as students, graduates and their employers.
The Internal Evaluation Board is the guarantor of the entire quality assurance and evaluation system of Masaryk University. The Quality Office of the MU Rector's Office provides support for the development of the quality assurance system. It cooperates with other Rector’s Office departments, in particular the Strategy Office, the Centre for Doctoral Studies and Academic Affairs and the Centre for Scientometric Support and Evaluation.
A network of quality coordinators operates at the faculty level to provide administrative support for processes related to quality assurance and evaluation at MU. Faculty quality coordinators work closely with degree programme guarantors who are responsible for the quality of the degree programme, its regular evaluation and development. The advisory body of the degree programme guarantor is the programme board, consisting of representatives of teachers and students in the given degree programme, as well as external members representing institutions employing graduates of the degree programme. In the case of doctoral degree programmes, this function is fulfilled by the doctoral board, which is composed of external members from other educational institutions in addition to MU academic staff. External evaluators are also involved in the processes of establishing and evaluating the quality of degree programmes, who contribute to improving the quality of degree programmes at Masaryk University through feedback, unbiased external perspective and experience from other, often foreign, universities.
The results of the quality assessment of educational, creative and related activities in the form of the Internal Quality Evaluation Report, prepared regularly every five years, are made available to members of the academic community of Masaryk University and relevant institutions, especially the National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, but also to the general public.