It is the intention of SEE University to comply with best European practice in quality assess­ment, evaluation, and accountability. The University is developing its curricula, programmes, and quality assurance mechanisms to ensure maximum compatibility with the development of the European Higher Education Area as foreseen among others in the Bologna Declaration.

SEEU is participating in a European University Association Quality Culture III project and keeps continually in touch with developments within the European Network for Quality Assurance, and other bodies.

From its establishment, SEEU has introduced the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) throughout which we are facing all the challenges that this system brings within terms of Quality management. SEEU has already implemented successfully Evaluation models such as Student evaluation and staff evaluation. In 2004/2005 the overall participation of the students in the process of evaluation increased to 40% and it is becoming a real mechanism in building the quality culture and strengthening SEEU community identity.

Part of the process of building quality as a part of Quality Culture and Assurance at SEEU is the implementation of a preparatory year. The purpose of this year is to prepare students to be equipped with the basic academic foundation to continue further studies.

A coherent, long-term strategy of quality assurance is already on the place. SEEU has answered structurally to this challenge strongly recommended by the Bologna Declaration and have already appointed an external part-time expert (‘Quality Champion’), who is working on continuous quality improvement with the assistance of a University level Quality Assurance Commission, and Faculty Commissions including stakeholder representatives.

External evaluation as an instrument for objective definition of the strength and weaknesses, opportunities and threats at the University has already taken place at the University. The European University Association (EUA) Review Team has produced an evaluation report for SEEU with recommendations that are helping the University to permanently improve the quality towards standards that are exceeding our regional boundaries.