University Education Quality Confirmed by International Certificate

16:46, January 16, 2023

This will help increase the number of international students

Ural Federal University has successfully passed the ISO 9001:2015 audit of educational services at the international certification body BS CIC. In Russia and the CIS this agency is represented by the Haensch group.

According to Daniil Sandler, the First Vice-Rector for Economics and Strategic Development, the auditors focused on continuous improvement based on the feedback from students and employers at all levels of the organizational structure of the university, process and risk management, internal audits and much more.

"This is a very important achievement that reflects the high level of educational services at the Ural Federal University. We work continuously in this direction, increasing the competitiveness of the university both in Russia and globally. The quality management system for the university's educational activities streamlines key processes, helps to identify problems and areas for improvement, and helps to take better account of the needs and expectations of students and employers. In general, receiving the certificate will certainly help increase the attractiveness of the university in the world and, as a consequence, increase the number of international students," says Daniil Sandler.

According to Sandler, the development of partnerships with leading foreign and Russian universities to design joint educational programs and implement programs in a network form requires ensuring the quality of both the educational product itself, and the management system of its life cycle as a whole.

"Certification of the current quality management system of the Ural Federal University for compliance with international standards ISO 9001:2015 serves as the guarantor of the quality of educational activities of the university that is recognized all over the world. The quality certificate is an important component in the development of partner cooperation on an international scale, including the creation of joint educational programs with foreign partners," said Daniil Sandler.

Daniil Sandler notes that the internationally oriented Bachelor's Degree Program in International Economics and Business of  Graduate School of Economics and Management UrFU also successfully passed recertification according to ISO 9001:2015.

"Confirmation that the program management system meets international quality standards is a guarantee of a high level of implementation of educational activities for students and applicants," stresses Sandler.