Åbo Akademi University

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
FINEEC: Institutional audit
  • DEQAR Report ID
    86132
  • Agency
    Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC)
  • Type
    • Institutional quality audits
  • Status
    part of obligatory EQA system
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    26/08/2022
  • Valid until
    26/08/2028
  • Summary

    Report summary

    Authors​Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Alexander Bargum, Marie Nørvåg, Max Scheja & Mirella Nordblad​Self-assessment of Åbo Akademi University (ed.) Ole Karlsson​The Higher Education Evaluation Committee’s decision​Åbo Akademi University passed the audit on 26 August 2022.​The Quality Label is valid until 26 August 2028.​The audit team’s evaluation of the evaluation areas I-III​I: HEI creates competence: good level​II: HEI promotes impact and renewal: good level​III: HEI enhances quality and well-being: good level​HEI as a learning organisation – evaluation area chosen by XX​Working life relevance of education​Theme and partner for benchlearning​Theme: Student recruitment​Partner: Dalarna University​
    Authors​Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Alexander Bargum, Marie Nørvåg, Max Scheja & Mirella Nordblad​Self-assessment of Åbo Akademi University (ed.) Ole Karlsson​The Higher Education Evaluation Committee’s decision​Åbo Akademi University passed the audit on 26 August 2022.​The Quality Label is valid until 26 August 2028.​The audit team’s evaluation of the evaluation areas I-III​I: HEI creates com...
  • Notes
    Audit of Åbo Akademi University (Auditering av Åbo Akademi). FINEEC's audit reports are meant to be read on FINEEC's digital audit platform https://auditoinnit.karvi.fi/auditoinnit/en/. This PDF is a printout of the website.
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/report/86132
  • Agency's identifier
    18:2022
  • External link
    View record on agency’s website
  • Verifiable Credential
  • Education provider

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