An Exploration of the Internal Quality Assurance System of Postgraduate Education in the UK

Authors

  • Limin Mai Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jerp.2024.06(06).19

Keywords:

Education in the UK, Postgraduate education, Quality assurance system

Abstract

Universities in the UK are primarily responsible for the quality of postgraduate education. Through in-depth research on the educational quality assurance organization system, educational quality assurance process and educational quality assessment and feedback system of graduate students in British universities, it is found that universities in the UK provide all-round guarantee for the training of graduate students, forming a top-down quality assurance organization, diversified guarantee methods and student-oriented guarantee concept.

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Mai, L. (2024). An Exploration of the Internal Quality Assurance System of Postgraduate Education in the UK. Journal of Educational Research and Policies, 6(6), 90–94. https://doi.org/10.53469/jerp.2024.06(06).19