IETs (OMEA)

In each academic Department/Single-section School, an Internal Evaluation Team (IET) is established to coordinate and implement the processes of internal evaluation of the Department/Single-section School, external evaluation/accreditation of the Department/Single-section School, the individual academic units operating within it, and all Study Programs independently organized by it.

It consists of:

• 3 members of the Faculty
• 1 member of the Special Teaching Staff or Laboratory Teaching Staff
• 1 member of the Administrative Staff
• 1 representative of undergraduate students
• 1 representative of postgraduate students/doctoral candidates
  and their respective alternate members.

The term of office for members under (a), (b), and (c) of the IET and their alternates is three years. The term of office for the representatives of undergraduate and postgraduate/doctoral students is one year.

The responsibilities of the IET are as follows:

• Plans and organizes the internal evaluation processes of the Department/Single-section School and the external evaluation/accreditation of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral study programs, etc., in collaboration with the responsible authority.
• Organizes and monitors the completion of course and instructor evaluation questionnaires by students.
• Provides feedback to the members of the Department/Single-section School (students and faculty) on the evaluation results in accordance with the guidelines of the Quality Assurance Unit (QAU-MODIP).
• Enters quality data into the QAU Information System (QAU IS) in collaboration with the QAU.
• Prepares the necessary proposals and reports required for the internal/external evaluation of the Department/Single-section School and the accreditation of each program.
• Develops Action Plans and monitors the implementation of the observations of the evaluators of the Department/Single-section School and each program in collaboration with the responsible authority.
• Proposes the goals and Quality Policy of the Department/Single-section School to the Assembly of the unit, based on the framework of the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) adopted by the Institution.
• Communicates and collaborates with the QAU. Ensures the publication on the Department/Single-section School’s website of the accreditation and evaluation reports, as well as the corresponding reports of the Study Programs and any other relevant information.

The IET of each academic Department/Single-section School is established, following a proposal by the academic unit, by a decision of the Quality Assurance Committee of the QAU by the end of July, in accordance with the applicable provisions, to ensure its operation from September 1st.

Representation of First Cycle Studies

For the representation of undergraduate students, the regular member and the alternate member are nominated by the Student Council. If the Student Council does not exist or does not nominate a student, both representatives (regular and alternate member) are selected through an open call process, addressed to all students who are beyond the second semester of studies and have at least one year remaining until the completion of their studies, with the selection criterion being the highest number of ECTS credits per semester.

If the regular member loses their student status in any way before the end of their term in the IET, the process of selecting the regular and alternate member is repeated. If only the alternate member loses their student status in any way before the end of their term, a process for selecting a new alternate member takes place.

Representation of Second, and Third Cycle Studies

For the representation of postgraduate students/doctoral candidates, the regular member and the alternate member are nominated by the Student Council. If the Student Council does not exist or does not nominate a postgraduate student, both representatives (regular and alternate member) are selected through an open call process, addressed to all postgraduate students who are beyond the first semester of studies, with the selection criterion being the highest number of ECTS credits per semester, and for doctoral candidates, through an open call process addressed to all candidates who have completed the first year of studies and have submitted all required progress reports.

If the regular member graduates or loses their student status in any way before the end of their term in the IET, the process of selecting the regular and alternate member is repeated. If only the alternate member graduates or loses their student status in any way before the end of their term, a process for selecting a new alternate member takes place.

The process of calls to the Student Council and all students takes place in May of each academic year by the Chair of the Department/Dean of the Single-section School, with a 15-day deadline for responses from interested parties, and is published on the Department/Single-section School’s website.

The IET is established and operates legally even if the representatives of undergraduate/postgraduate students and doctoral candidates have not been nominated/selected, provided that the required call processes have been carried out by the competent bodies of the University of Crete.

The composition and operation of the IET within the framework of interdepartmental/inter-institutional study programs is regulated in accordance with the Special Cooperation Protocols/ Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the collaborating Departments/Single-section Schools/Institutions.

The composition and operation of the IET for other academic and research units takes place within the framework of the evaluation and accreditation provided for by the current legislation.