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General Quality Assurance

The following section outlines the quality assurance policies that are formally
established and practically implemented.

Structure of the Internal Quality Assurance

The European Theological Seminary provides study programs at undergraduate leveland, in cooperation with Lee University, two master’s degree programs that are accreditedin Germany. Graduates work in both the private and public sectors, where they areemployed by churches, denominations, and missionary societies. The various studyprograms are fit for purpose and meet society’s need for graduates who are ready for thelabor market, with competences based on up-to-date theoretical and practicalknowledge.This document describes the ETS key quality assurance policies. The qualityassurance policy outlines, among other things, how the faculty defines the concept ofquality and how the concept is interpreted and applied. There is a commitment todeveloping a culture in which quality and quality assurance are recognized as vital to thefuture of ETS and its learning environment.ETS has a set of processes in place to ensure that quality will be experiencedconsistently in all aspects of the seminary’s operations, with the aim of continuousimprovement and increasing standards. The seminary is committed to qualityimprovements that are learner focused with a positive impact on the learner experience.This will be reflected in the quality of teaching, learning, grading and assessment, theliving and learning environment, and the services and operations of the seminary.The faculty and staff, in conjunction with the student body, ensure that the ETSmission statement is accurately represented in the curriculum, the program profile, andthe learning outcomes; these, in turn, reflect the courses’ academic and researchdevelopment, as well as the needs of the internal and external stakeholders by pursuingan effective internal quality assurance system for the study programs.External quality assurance provides proof that the education offered is of a quality tosatisfy the stringent examinations of external assessors, such as accreditation agencies,government departments, denominations, and school boards. Planned and systematicdocumentation is in place to support this and to ensure that the education offered is of a1

quality to satisfy the expected and given requirements of the external stakeholders. ETSwill produce graduates that are equipped and skilled to serve the current needs in theChristian church and society.