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HAQAA3 Agency Reviews 2025-2026

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Module 1: Understanding the Pan African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Framework (PAQAF)

1. What is the main purpose of the PAQAF?(Required)

A. To regulate tuition fees across African universities

B. To support free education policies in Africa

C. To harmonize and strengthen quality assurance and accreditation in African higher education

D. To centralize university admissions processes in Africa

2. What are the ASG-QA in the context of the PAQAF?(Required)

A. A student exchange program

B. A financial reporting tool

C. A set of African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance

D. A teaching curriculum framework

3. Which of the following is not a key component of the PAQAF?(Required)

A. African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM)

B. African Credit Transfer System (ACTS)

C. Lisbon Convention for the Recognition of Qualifications

D. African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ASG-QA)

4. How does the PAQAF contribute to African Higher Education?(Required)

A. By aligning QA efforts for mutual recognition and comparability

B. By replacing national qualifications frameworks

C. By creating a universal African university ranking

D. By managing student enrolment across countries

5. How does the PAQAF align with global practices?(Required)

A. By replacing all national QA standards with African ones

B. By unifying all national accreditation systems under one single model

C. By aligning with other regional QA frameworks while maintaining Africa’s context

D. By enforcing uniform language instruction

Module 2: Understanding the African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ASG-QA)

1. What are the ASG-QA?(Required)

A. A policy on education funding in Africa

B. A standard grading scale for African universities

C. A set of principles and guidelines for internal and external quality assurance in African higher education

D. A set of principles and guidelines for internal and external quality assurance covering all levels of education (from basic to higher education)

2. What is the main goal of the ASG-QA?(Required)

A. To create a universal African university ranking system

B. To harmonize and improve quality assurance practices across Africa

C. To regulate tuition fees at private universities

D. To merge African universities into one regional system

3. Guidelines contained within the ASG-QA:(Required)

A. Describe how compliance with the standards might be achieved, providing examples of good practice

B. Set prescriptive requirements for HEIs and agencies

C. Are the main element taken into account to check compliance

D. Only provide information for agencies undergoing a second review

4. Which levels of quality assurance do the ASG-QA cover?(Required)

A. Both internal and external quality assurance of postgraduate education

B. Administrative procedures in relation to the internal quality assurance of QA agencies

C. Both internal and external quality assurance of higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies

D. Financial auditing for institutions and agencies

5. Which of the following is a key principle of the ASG-QA?(Required)

A. Academics must have a high level of expertise demonstrated by their studies abroad

B. All curricula must be unified to foster mobility

C. The autonomy, identity and integrity of HEIs are acknowledged and respected

D. Only private institutions should be reviewed

6. How are the ASG-QA standards used in HAQAA3 review processes?(Required)

A. As a financial planning tool

B. As a checklist for infrastructure development

C. As the criteria against which QA agencies are evaluated

D. As a student performance evaluation manual

7. Compliance with Standard 2 of Part B could be achieved by:(Required)

A. Following a top-down model to ensure a common understanding

B. Consulting stakeholders when developing external quality assurance tools and processes

C. By replicating existing quality assurance procedures from other countries

D. Having different external quality procedures for each institution, with different thresholds for compliance

8. Part C of the ASG-QA:(Required)

A. Covers only the internal quality assurance of QA agencies

B. Covers both the internal and external quality assurance of QA agencies

C. Covers the creation of internal QA units at higher education institutions

D. Covers the steps to create an agency dependent on ministries of higher education

9. Standard 4 of Part C of the ASG-QA:(Required)

A. Focuses on the independence of external experts involved in external quality assurance processes

B. Covers the independence of quality assurance agencies in terms of operations, outcomes, judgements and decisions

C. States that ministries should be involved in all decisions made by quality assurance agencies to guarantee compliance with national requirements

D. Indicates that academic freedom and institutional independence must be respected by quality assurance agencies

10. An agency’s compliance with the ASG-QA should imply:(Required)

A. Removing national standards and directly implementing the ASG-QA at institutional and national level

B. Aligning the agency’s policies and practices to continental standards, while keeping quality assurance fit-for-purpose and respecting the national and local contexts

C. The unification of external quality assurance procedures in Africa under one single process for all higher education institutions

D. That all students learn about the ASG-QA as part of their curricula

Module 3: Understanding the HAQAA3 Agency Reviews

1. What is the primary purpose of full HAQAA3 Agency Reviews?(Required)

A. To assess how universities implement internal and external quality assurance projects

B. To assess the performance and practices of external quality assurance agencies

C. To assess the level of compliance of external quality assurance agencies with the ASG-QA

D. To provide financial grants to quality assurance agencies

2. Which tool is used for the HAQAA3 Agency Reviews?(Required)

A. African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)

B. European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG)

C. African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASG-QA)

D. African Union Development Agenda

3. Who is in charge of delivering the external review report (ERR) in HAQAA3 Agency Reviews?(Required)

A. Ministry of Education officials

B. A team of trained African quality assurance experts

C. Private consultancy firms

D. Student union representatives

4. During a full HAQAA3 Agency Review:(Required)

A. Experts are expected to provide a judgement on the agency’s compliance with the ASG-QA.

B. Experts will take into account only some of the standards to provide support for the setting up of a new agency.

C. Experts provide individual reports, which are consolidated by the review coordinator.

D. Experts will provide a financial feasibility study to the agency.

5. What is one of the key benefits of undergoing a HAQAA3 review for an agency?(Required)

A. Automatic recognition by all universities in Africa

B. Ranking among the top 10 QA agencies

C. Independent, external feedback on its practices and alignment with continental standards

D. Legal authority to accredit universities across all countries

6. What are the main phases of the HAQAA3 Agency Review process?(Required)

A. Institutional benchmarking, peer reviewing and hiring

B. Self-assessment, site visit, external review report, and follow-up

C. National conference and agency ranking

D. Financial auditing, planning and restructuring

7. What is the strategic value of HAQAA3 Agency Reviews for African Higher Education?(Required)

A. It unifies school curricula across all countries

B. It builds trust in national QA systems and promotes mutual recognition of qualifications

C. It standardizes tuition fees across universities

D. It increases foreign student enrolment

8. How do HAQAA3 Agency Reviews support the goals of the PAQAF?(Required)

A. By offering course development grants

B. By harmonizing QA agency practices across the continent in line with the ASG-QA

C. By enforcing agency closures

D. By promoting national rankings of QA systems

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Objectives

Policy Context

Governance and Management

QA Capacity building

Supporting the PAQAA

Data for Policy

Advancing the ACTS

Regional Integration and Policy Dialogue

Explore the key activities and collaborative efforts advancing the goals of the HAQAA initiative.

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