Emphasizing the Dominant Position and Playing Foundation Role of Universities in Higher Education Quality Assurance

Abstract

Facing the target of comprehensive higher education quality guarantee system, it is essential to establish a new mode that the macro-quality control by government, quality regulation by society and quality management by universities organically coordinate with each other and run smoothly. Because the quality of higher education is finally formed in the process of education activities, it is the premise of and key to the assurance of higher education quality that universities establish their own quality assurance system. Therefore, they shall actively assume the significant responsibility in higher education quality assurance, and shall, as the entity of running school, give full play to their initiative, specify the mission and target, strengthen specialty construction, carry out teaching research and development and establish, perfecting the internal education quality assurance system that universities, society and market form a virtuous circle. As to teacher dimension, it is essential to try every means to arouse the education and teaching enthusiasm of teachers. As to student dimension, it is essential to stress student-orientated, introduce the students’ perspective and highlight students’ experience and feeling. As to management dimension, it is essential to mainly play the role of system guarantee and condition guarantee.