On September 28 the Federal Agency of Research Organizations hosted a seminar on accreditation of basic study programs in higher education

On September 28, 2016 NAA, Rosobrnadzor and the Federal Agency of Research Organizations held a seminar on accreditation of basic study programs of higher education - programs of academic staff training in postgraduate education and traineeship programs.

Sergey Bannikov, the Head of the State Services Department, gave a welcome speech. Alexander Troitskiy, the Head of the State Accreditation Division of the State Services Department, told about the changes in the legal framework of state accreditation.

Then NAA’s leading specialists made different report.

Elena Zakhvatova, the Deputy Head of the Department for Innovative Development, told about the process of a research organization’s preparation for the external review of study programs of higher education –programs for training high qualification staff. She draw special attention to the preparation of the main documents: development of a basic study program of postgraduate education and traineeship, funds of assessment tools for disciplines (modules), practice, research and state final examination. Vladimir Karpenko, the Head of the Accreditation Support Department, made the report “The procedure of interaction between a research organization and an expert panel during external review”. Lyudmila Kapralova, the Head of the Information and Analytical Department, spoke about typical infringements identified during external reviews. She also gave statistic data on the research organizations that have undergone external reviews and about infringements found out during external reviews of postgraduate study programs in research organizations. At the end of the seminar Elena Nikiforova, the Deputy Head of the Expert Relations Department, presented qualification requirements to experts, the application procedure, the procedure of selecting and certifying candidates. After the report, 3 persons showed their willingness to become Rosobrnadzor’s certified experts.

The seminar attendees asked numerous questions that proved the topicality of the discussed issues and the necessity to organize such events.