Quality assurance and assessment frameworks of biosystems engineering studies in Lithuania

Abstract

National responsibility for quality policy of studies in Lithuania lies with Ministry of Education and Science. The Centre for Quality assessment in Higher Education is responsible for quality evaluation. Quality assurance is the responsibility on the institutional level is the responsibility of higher education institutions themselves. External evaluation of new and operating study programmes is compulsory. Accreditation of operating study programmes is compulsory. The national quality assurance system includes: responsibilities of the bodies and institutions involved; evaluation of programs or institutions, including internal assessment, external review, participation of students and the publication of results; a system of accreditation procedures; international participation, cooperation and networking. The national qualifications framework plays a structuring role in the national system of qualifications because the qualifications are designed, issued, assessed and recognised according to the qualifications levels defined by the framework. Levels of qualifications in the national qualifications framework of Lithuania are structured hierarchically and encompass a comprehensive range of qualifications. A core curriculum of the programme of Agricultural Machinery has enough courses in Basic Sciences and Fundamental Core Basis in comparison with recommendations on FEANI report. There is not sufficient amount of the courses of Agricultural /Biological Sciences.