Quality secures the future of the University

Quality at the University of Helsinki means expedient activity and high-quality results. The cornerstones of the quality policy at the University of Helsinki are:

1. through quality work the University of Helsinki reinforces its position as one of the best research universities in Europe
2. each University community member, from teachers and researchers to other staff members and students, is responsible for the quality of the University in their activities
3. the University quality assurance system supports the activity and development of activity of each member of the University community, their unit and the whole University community

Starting point for quality assurance

The Bologna Process, which started in 1999, includes the common quality assurance principles for the European education area. In accordance with the principles, the national quality assurance system of the higher education institutions includes a procedure, which guarantees the national and international quality of the higher education institutions. In Finland this procedure is auditing or external evaluation of the quality assurance system, which is carried out by the Higher Education Evaluation Council.

Operations manual

The University operations manual constitutes the central documentation of the quality assurance system. The Operations Manual consists of general text sections, existing updated documents linked to them and essential process descriptions.

The name of the person responsible for coordinating the production is mentioned under each section. The faculties and separate institutes formulate their own operations manual based on the corresponding document of the University.