Considerable Participation of Faculty Members of Farhangian University in
“The first International Conference on Quality in Higher Education curriculum”
Considerable Participation of Faculty Members of Farhangian University in
“The first International Conference on Quality in Higher Education curriculum”
The first International Conference on Quality in Higher Education curriculum was held by Iranian Curriculum Studies Association (ICSA) with the collaboration of Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch. The conference was held on October 22-23-24, 2014 in Isfahan, IRAN. The conference aimed to provide a suitable filed for the exchange of ideas and professional interaction among higher education experts. Prof. Mahmoud Mehrmohammadi , the acting president of Farhangian University, was one of the keynote speakers whose presentation impressed the audience. A special panel relevant to Teacher Education was also managed and directed by Prof. Mahmoud Mehrmohammadi and the other members in the panel came from Netherlands, Australia, and USA. In the panel, members talked about system of teacher education in their own countries while in some cases led to debate for clarification. At the end of the panel, the audience raised their questions and adequate answers were given by the panelists. Generally speaking, the whole program was really wonderful and splendid.
Some of the themes of the conference were as follows:
1. Philosophical Foundations and quality in higher education system
2. Concepts, models and approaches to quality in higher education system
3. Strategic planning and quality in higher education system
4. Outlook on development programs in the IR. IRAN and the quality of higher education system
5. Cultural development and quality in higher education system
6. Ethics, spirituality and religious values and quality in higher education system
7. Labor market and quality in higher education system
8. Faculty members and quality in higher education system: absorption, empowerment and evaluation
9. Structure and quality of higher education curriculum
10. Standardization and quality in higher education curriculum
11. Model of curriculum designing and quality in higher education system
12. Higher education curriculum change and quality
13. Teaching and quality in higher education system
14. Academic textbooks and quality in higher education system
15. Evaluation and assessment in higher education system: structure, rules and Accreditation
16. Teaching, research and quality in higher education curriculum
17. Research and quality development in higher education system (R & D)
18. Information technology and Information systems and quality in higher education system
19. Comparative studies and quality in higher education system
20. The quality of teacher education Curriculum
21. Internationalization of higher education system
Many organizations and associations fully participated and financially supported the conference as this event was a common opportunity for all. They are as follows:
1. Association of Higher Education
2. Islamic Azad University
3. Ministry of Health and Medical Education
4. Iranian Association of Medical Education
5. International Union of Universities of Islamic World
6. National commission of UNESCO
7. Ministry of Science Institution of Cultural – Social Studies
8. National commission of ISESCO
9. Iranian Curriculum Studies Association
10. Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
11. Isfahan Governor Office
12. Isfahan Municipality
13. Higher Education Institution of Research and Planning
14. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
15. Isfahan University
16. Tehran University Center of quality assessment
17. Farhangiyan University
The conference chairs were as follows:
Dr. Ahmad Ali Foroughi Abari. Policy Making Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Kourosh Fathi Vajargah. scientific Chair
Dr. Narges Kashtiaray. Executive Chair