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Burkina Faso

Higher Education Quality Assurance Reform – Burkina Faso

Technical assistance and support to the reform of quality assurance and inspection for higher education and research in Burkina Faso

The project aimed to reform the quality assurance and inspection framework for teacher training, academic programmes, higher education institutions, and research activities, in order to improve the quality and coherence of higher education and research nationwide. Main activities included supporting the establishment of a quality assurance system for teacher training, assisting in the assessment and improvement of university curricula and academic programmes, strengthening institutional inspection and evaluation mechanisms for universities and training institutions, and enhancing the quality and relevance of research in line with national needs and higher education missions.

Learning Avenue's Role

Fabrice Hénard served as quality assurance expert providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Higher Education, advising on the design of QA and inspection frameworks, supporting the development of evaluation tools and procedures for programmes, institutions and research, and formulating recommendations to ensure the effectiveness and coherence of the higher education system.

Donors / Implementation Partners

Ministry of Higher Education of Burkina Faso

Keywords

Higher Education Quality Assurance; teacher education; institutional evaluation; research quality; system reform

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