{"id":88366,"date":"2021-11-19T06:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/universitate\/prorectorate-for-quality-assurance-and-international-relations\/departament-asigurare-calitate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:57:10","slug":"quality-assurance-department","status":"publish","type":"unv","link":"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/en\/university\/prorectorate-quality-assurance-international-relations\/quality-assurance-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Assurance Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2005, the first university structure with responsibilities in the field of quality assurance was established, the Vice-Rectorate for Academic Evaluation and European Integration. Subsequently, in March 2008, the Center for Evaluation and Quality Assurance was established within the same Vice-Rectorate, renamed the Vice-Rectorate for Academic Evaluation and Quality Assurance (HS No. 4\/2008). The structure and responsibilities of the center have been redefined over time and are currently part of the Vice-Rectorate for Quality Assurance and International Relations, under the name of the Quality Assurance Department (according to HS no. 4\/2012). The department is staffed with specialized personnel, psychologists, and sociologists, who are involved in developing specific evaluation tools, analyzing the results obtained, and drafting reports evaluating the university&#8217;s teaching activities.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, QAD operates in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.umfcluj.ro\/uploads\/2022\/09\/22.-Regulamentul-de-organizare-si-functionare-a-Departamentului-de-Asigurare-a-Calitatii.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulations on Organization and Functioning<\/a><br \/>\n(Senate Decision No. 13\/26.11.2020, Point 8; Annex No. 5, revised by Senate Decision No. 8\/22.07.2022, Point 16, Annex No. 14; revised by Senate Decision No. 6\/03.06.2024, Annex 4), with its main responsibility being the development and implementation of the internal quality assessment and assurance system through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organization and implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/universitate\/prorectorate\/prorectorat-asigurare-calitate-relatii-internationale\/asigurarea-calitatii-universitate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">internal evaluation processes<\/a> on the university&#8217;s IT platform: semester evaluation of teaching activities and examination methods by students; evaluation of study programs by bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degree graduates; multidimensional evaluation of the Doctoral School; self-evaluation and annual reporting of activities by teaching staff, doctoral students, and research staff at the university;<\/li>\n<li>Developing appropriate action strategies for the problems identified in order to optimize the quality assurance process at the university level;<\/li>\n<li>Continuous adaptation of the quality assessment and assurance system in accordance with national (ARACIS) and European (EUA, ENQA) regulations, both general and specific to medical education;<\/li>\n<li>National and international cooperation in the field of quality assessment and assurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Department provides support and advice to university structures in the processes of <a href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/universitate\/prorectorate\/prorectorat-asigurare-calitate-relatii-internationale\/asigurarea-calitatii-universitate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">external quality assessment<\/a> and validation of qualifications. The Department&#8217;s staff provides data to agencies that compile international academic rankings and, at the same time, monitors the university&#8217;s results in these <a href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/universitate\/prorectorate\/prorectorat-asigurare-calitate-relatii-internationale\/asigurarea-calitatii-universitate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the Department&#8217;s activity are available in the section: <a href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/en\/university\/prorectorate-quality-assurance-international-relations\/quality-assurance-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality Assurance Processes within the University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Address<br \/>\n13 Emil Isac Street, 2nd floor, room 28A, 400023 Cluj-Napoca<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Department team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of Department Dr. Lidia Munteanu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Sociologist Dr. Simona Ciotl\u0103u\u0219<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15692\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.umfcluj.ro\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ciotlaus-Anca-Simona-Prorectorat-Departament-Asigurarea-Calitatii.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phone: 0374834233 (or ext. 2233)<br \/>\ne-mail: <a href=\"mailto:simona.ciotlaus@umfcluj.ro\">simona.ciotlaus@umfcluj.ro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simona Titiana Pa\u0219cu &#8211; Sociologist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17637 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.umfcluj.ro\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Simona-Titiana-Pascu-e1686294814204-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.umfcluj.ro\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Simona-Titiana-Pascu-e1686294814204-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cdn.umfcluj.ro\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Simona-Titiana-Pascu-e1686294814204.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phone: 0374834233 (or ext. 2233)<br \/>\ne-mail: <a href=\"mailto:simona.pascu@umfcluj.ro\">simona.pascu@umfcluj.ro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The activities of the Quality Assurance Department are detailed in the section <a href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/universitate\/prorectorate\/prorectorat-asigurare-calitate-relatii-internationale\/asigurarea-calitatii-universitate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality Assurance at the University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the attachments section, you can consult the QAD Regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33376,"parent":51815,"menu_order":1,"template":"","class_list":["post-88366","unv","type-unv","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Quality Assurance Department - UMF Cluj<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umfcluj.ro\/en\/university\/prorectorate-quality-assurance-international-relations\/quality-assurance-department\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Quality Assurance Department - UMF Cluj\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In October 2005, the first university structure with responsibilities in the field of quality assurance was established, the Vice-Rectorate for Academic Evaluation and European Integration. 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