Risk management in the system of internal quality assurance of higher education institutions

Abstract

The concept of risk management is present in quality assurance of higher education institutions in different scope and scale, seeking the rationality of its use in effectiveness and innovation in internal quality assurance systems. The paper argues that the risk management in internal quality assurance could be introduced in different ways, including: top down and bottom up approaches. Based on the case study from Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW it also explains how risk management could be implemented as the innovative tool.

Improving the risk management process in quality management systems of higher education

“…and consequences, taking into account all additional components (significant hazardous factors, opportunities), is the foundation for conducting the justification of effective precautionary and protective measures 53,54 , and most importantly, readiness for changes and upcoming challenges [54][55][56] . It is the construction of such a system that will make it possible, in the future, based on the construction of even the simplest models 57,58 , to predict the development of events and ensure readiness to respond to challenges 59,60 . The more detailed the current state that has developed at a specific point in time in the quality system of a conditional university 61,62 is analyzed, the more opportunities there are for adopting appropriate ways of developing the educational environment, meeting the needs of interested parties, and most importantly, creating a safe environment, the potential of which will reveal the opportunities of participants in the educational process (both teachers in terms of ensuring academic freedom, and applicants, if possible, to reveal the relevant abilities that will be in demand in the labor market).…”