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Institutional development · Quality assurance and accreditation · Saudi Arabia

Umm Al-Qura self-study says a department's graduate programmes beat external benchmark

Umm Al-Qura University says a self-study report for the Hijri year 1447 found that one department's master's and doctoral programme indicators exceeded an external benchmark.

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Why it matters: The department's master's and doctoral programmes are the ones the 1447 AH self-study rated above the external benchmark on course quality and learning experience.

Umm Al-Qura University reported that a self-study report for the Hijri year 1447 AH covered a department's master's and doctoral programmes.

According to the university, the report found that indicators for both programmes exceeded the external benchmark.

The university said the outperformance was in course quality and learning experiences.

Editor’s view

Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor

For the department's master's and doctoral programmes, the university reports that its 1447 AH self-study placed course quality and learning experience indicators above the external benchmark.

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