GUIDELINE 2


POLÍCIES FOR ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

a) RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENTS

*  To promote the consolidation of national assessment and accreditation systems
and mutual knowledge, as a strategy that allows translatability between systems
and regional integration.

*  To review assessment and accreditation models of institutions and programs, as
well as models of funds allocation for research and projects in order to respond to
recognition and importance criteria of cultural diversity and interculturality with
equity, with special attention to differences associated with linguistic, socio-cultural
and territorial issues.

*  To support the construction and implementation of self-assessment systems in
HEI to develop compatible indicators with national policies articulating them with
innovative projects that benefit society.

*  To incorporate cohesive indicators of national and international cooperation in the
accreditation and assessment national system.

*  To apply the results of accreditation and assessment processes for the
development of public policies in Higher Education.

b) RECOMMENDATIONS TO HEI

*  To seek continuous improvement in the implementation of institutional missions
based on organizational models and its insertion in the local, national, and regional
contexts.

*  To foster the creation of an evaluation culture committed to assessment and
accreditation systems in order to establish policies, systems, and institutional
structures for quality assurance.

*  To carry forward innovative and participatory self-assessment processes,
including institutional segments with the outside community with transparency and
accountability to society.