Quality assurance within the university
- Rankings
1.1. University ranking in international rankings (2020-2024)
1.2. University Ranking in University Metaranking (2016-2020)
- Certifications, accreditations, assessments
2.1. External evaluations
2.1.1. External – international institutional evaluations
- EUA
- ISO: ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2009, 2012 and 2015, and ISO 9001:2015 in 2018, 2021 and 2024.
2.1.2. Programme evaluations and accreditations – international
In 2019, AMSE (Association of European Medical Schools) and ASIIN (Agency for Accreditation of Study Programs in Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences) conducted an external evaluation of the Medicine educational programme at the Faculty of Medicine that resulted in obtaining international accreditation on WFME standards.
- In 2024, the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Recognition accredited the Medicine programs (in Romanian, English, and French) in accordance with the standards of the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) for a period of 5 years. The programs meet all the criteria included in the accreditation (with no unmet criteria), and 2% of the criteria are fulfilled at a high level of performance (allocation of resources for student needs and services, as well as the promotion of research activities within educational programs throughout students’ training).
2.1.3. External – national institutional evaluations
- Conducted by ARACIS (the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) in 2009, 2014 and 2021; Reports are available on the ARACIS website ; ARACIS certificate 2021-2026 – high degree of confidence
- University classification and ranking of study programs (2011): In 2011, based on data provided by universities, the Romanian Ministry of Education conducted a classification exercise of higher education institutions in Romania. As a result of this process, UMF “Iuliu Haţieganu” Cluj- Napoca was classified as an advanced research and education HEI, being granted the right to organize bachelor, master and doctoral studies. The ranking of study programs carried out within the same process positioned the study programs of our university in the A category, the highest rank.
2.1.4. External programme/domain evaluations — national
- Conducted by ARACIS (the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) – reports available on the website of the Agency:
2.1.5. Accreditation status of programs and validation of related qualifications
2.2. Internal evaluations
UMF “Iuliu Haţieganu” Cluj-Napoca has continuously developed a complex academic evaluation system that uses multiple sources of feedback. It consists of several evaluation processes: semester evaluation of teaching and examination, annual evaluation of study programs by graduates (exit survey), the annual evaluation of the Doctoral School by doctoral students, lecturers of doctoral courses and doctoral supervisors. In addition, the Quality Assurance Department collaborated with other units within the university to develop specific evaluation processes, such as the evaluation of the residency training program and the evaluation of student facilities and support services.
2.2.1. Semester evaluation of teaching and examination by undergraduate students
2.2.2. Evaluation of study programmes by graduates</p
2.2.3. Multidimensional evaluation of the Doctoral School
2.2.4. Other internal evaluation processes
- Results of evaluations
3.1. Annual self-evaluation of teachers’ activity
3.2. Quality assurance documents
- Rector’s statement on quality assurance
- Quality manual
- Regulations on quality assurance in higher education
3.3. Useful links – quality assurance
