System accreditation and quality management

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In the course of accreditation and reaccreditation, a university must prove that it systematically implements formal and subject-related criteria. To this end, study programs are regularly evaluated by an internal quality management and assurance system. The aim of the procedure is to check the quality of the degree programs based on a catalog of criteria, to ensure it and to improve it if necessary. Representatives of teaching staff, internal and external students and external experts are involved in this process. A positive accreditation certifies that the university's quality management system in the area of teaching and learning is suitable for ensuring that the qualification objectives and quality standards of its degree programs are achieved.

More Information about the Internal quality management at the University of Göttingen

Internal quality management at the Faculty of Biology and Psychology

The study programmes of the faculty were divided into 4 clusters in terms of content.

  • Cluster 1 (Biology): BSc Biologie / BSc Biochemie / 2-Fächer-BA Biologie, MSc Developmental, Neural, and Behavioral Biology / MSc Molecular Life Sciences: Microbiology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
  • Cluster 2 (Biodiversity): BSc Biologische Diversität und Ökologie / MSc Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution / M.Sc. International Nature Conservation / PhD Biodiversity and Ecology
  • Cluster 3 (Doctorate): Molecular Biology / Neurosciences / GGNB-Doctoral programmes
  • Cluster 4 (Psychology): BSc Psychologie / MSc Psychologie / PhD Behavior and Cognition / MSc Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

For each of these clusters, a quality round table is held every 2 years, in which a several criteria of the catalogue are discussed. Thus, within a 6-year cycle, all criteria are considered and discussed at least once. A cycle ends with a central evaluation round in which external experts are also involved.

Each quality round is prepared and followed up by an organisational team, in which students and teachers (university lecturers and academic staff) of the degree programmes of the respective cluster as well as staff of the Office of Studies are involved. All teachers and students of the respective degree programmes, the staff of the Office of Studies as well as other internal and external stakeholders are invited to the actual discussion panel. Here, the topics and criteria prepared by the organisational team are discussed with all participants.

Afterwards, the outcomes of the quality round tables are reported to the Study Commission and the Faculty Council. These formally decide on the implementation of the measures and ensure the cross-faculty control of the quality management system.

Darstellung Systemakreditierung