Sana’a University: a thorough evaluation by international team [Archives:2006/942/Local News]

SANA'A, April 30 ) The Department of English of Sana'a University's Faculty of Education is currently undergoing a thorough evaluation by an International Quality Assurance Team funded by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP). This spans the period from April 27 to 31st of May 2006. The review team is both from the British quality assurance and some Arabs. The UK Reviewers are Dr. Robert Schofield, Review Coordinator, and Dr. Frank Adams, a Review Specialist. The Arab Review Specialists are Dr. Mezianne Mohamed, Director, Scientific Council, Faculty of Social Sciences, Oran Essenya, Algeria and Dr. Ali Ahmed Ali Madkour, Dean, Institute of Education, Cairo University, Egypt.

The review team began Saturday April 27, by meeting the senior staff: Dean, Vice Dean, head of the Department, etc. Then they met the program staff. A long session of about three hours took place to discuss varied aspects of the program: academic standards. The revisers met the students of the department and were impressed by the students. This was followed by another meeting with the staff to discuss the learning opportunities and progression. Meeting with former students who graduated from the department was very fruitful and delightful at the same time. Dr. Robert Schofield said: “The former students were more than excellent.””

The review team met people who were concerned with the quality assurance: the dean