We ensure quality to realise your potential
All study and teaching processes come together in quality management. We continuously evaluate teaching and studies at HNEE together with you in order to constantly improve our degree programmes and courses.
Quality management objectives
HNEE is committed to being a face-to-face university that develops, tests and implements innovative digital teaching formats to improve the acquisition of skills. In teaching, the focus is on the systematic and university-wide implementation of higher education for sustainable development (HBNE). The aim is to implement an architecture of learning with regard to the curricula of the degree programmes. To this end, HNEE offers high-quality teaching and learning formats that are practice-orientated and in which student participation and interaction are encouraged. In an innovative environment, students acquire professional expertise and design skills in terms of education for sustainable development. In addition, as graduates they are both able and willing to take on responsibility.
Student involvement in quality management
We combine various evaluation procedures to determine the quality of the degree programme. These include various surveys throughout the degree programme: first semester surveys, course-related teaching evaluations, student surveys on study conditions (semester interviews), alumni surveys and audits as part of the accreditation process. Student representatives are also involved in the Commission for Study and Teaching.
Further information on the evaluation of teaching
The quantitative survey via our evaluation software guarantees an anonymous survey. The method itself ensures that no references are made to the individual respondents. Please note that you are responsible for the anonymity of your answers in the free response field. Of course, anonymity cannot be guaranteed in the case of qualitative methods in the sense of semester interviews.
The first semester surveys take place at the end of the first semester. The university's evaluation statutes stipulate that an evaluation discussion should take place between the students and lecturers. This only makes sense if both parties are still "close" to the course and are not involved in new modules in the new semester. The teaching evaluation therefore takes place shortly before the end of the module, but no later than 14 days before the end of the lecture period. This gives lecturers the opportunity to communicate directly with the semester that evaluated them about the problems and suggestions in order to scrutinise the students' opinions. This means that an evaluation after the examination period does not make sense.
The results are handed over to the lecturers and the relevant dean's office. The lecturers are obliged to conduct evaluation interviews with the participants of the respective classes as soon as possible after receiving the evaluation results.
Accreditation & Reliability
All degree programmes at HNEE are accredited. Exceptions are newly established degree programmes that are in the process of initial accreditation. The existing instruments are being further developed and supplemented. HNEE is currently examining the transition from programme accreditation to system accreditation.
The quality and studyability of the degree programmes is confirmed externally by the Accreditation Council through successful (re-)accreditation. The (re-)accreditation processes are centrally coordinated and conducted. In programme accreditation, degree programmes with similar content are assessed together. In the future, these processes may also lead to a decision in favour of system accreditation, in which the university is assessed as a whole.
Innovations in teaching
Quality development is particularly evident where new ideas are tested and demonstrate durability. Through targeted projects, we provide impetus for the teaching of tomorrow.
Support for teachers
Together with the → Network Study Quality Brandenburg (sqb), HNEE offers further education in higher education didactics and counselling on quality development in teaching. Here you will find offers for your individual teaching practice, collegial teams in teaching or developments in higher education didactics at degree programme or department level.
Contact
Advisor to the Vice-President for Studies and Teaching
Centralised Quality Management for Studies and Teaching
Centralised Quality Management for Studies and Teaching