UKÄ:s quality system

The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) have a joint responsibility for ensuring the quality of higher education in Sweden. HEIs are responsible for the quality of their activities, and it concerns both quality control and quality development. UKÄ’s task is to ensure that universities take this responsibility.

Mid Sweden University’s Quality Assurance System for First-, Second- and Third-cycle Education (MIUN 2018/1820) and the Mid Sweden University Quality Assurance for Research (MIUN 2021/1904) include quality monitoring that is central to quality work. The systems include UKÄ’s reviews.

Reviews

UKÄ conducts four different types of reviews to ensure the quality in Swedish HEI. The model has been used in the years 2017-2022 and revised in 2023. The system is developed and implemented in accordance with the Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Ordinance and the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). The four reviews are:

• Institutional reviews of the HEIs' quality assurance processes
• Program evaluations
• Thematic evaluations
• Appraisal of applications for degree-awarding powers

Current reviews and review details

Current reviews can be found on the UKÄ website; Ongoing reviews (uka.se). UKÄ's website describes the reviews and templates and guides have been produced.