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IMI
Quality Assurance and Development |
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Legal
status entitlement
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IMI
has the legal status entitlement of the Swiss Canton of Luzern
to operate as a private college. The Luzern government, in its most recent
quality report described the school as “managed professionally” with
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The
Manchester Metropolitan University
– IMI relationship received the endorsement of the independent UK
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education when in its report,
the QAA gave it its highest possible commendation, “broad confidence in
the standards of its awards offered in association with the Institute”. |
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ISO 9001:2000
IMI
is one of the first Swiss colleges to meet the exacting globally
recognized standards of ISO 9001:2000 certification,
showing the Institute’s commitment to continual quality improvement.
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EDUQUA
IMI has obtained the certification EDUQUA
for its pre-sessional programmes. This is the Swiss quality label for
further education institutions.
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VSP
- Verband der Schweizer Privatschulen. IMI is a member of VSP, the Federation of
Swiss Private Schools, which has national influence and is recognized
internationally by the representative organisation of quality private
schools in Switzerland.
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Luzern
is a student city
IMI is an active member of the Luzern
Tourism Board actively working to promote Luzern as a student city.
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The “Quality label for Swiss
Tourism” programme is supported by all major Swiss tourism
associations. Its purpose is to enhance and safeguard the quality of
service in Switzerland. The level QQQ means that IMI have successfully
implemented a comprehensive and internationally recognised Quality
Management System. Management of those systems which enable the
organisation’s quality standards to evolve are integrated into daily
operations through the vision and structure of IMI.
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IMI’s quality management system
comprises 4 distinct spheres shown below.
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The
education of our students is the essence of the
organization. The key aspects of curriculum design, learning and
teaching, assessment, in-training practicals and awards are core
areas which are continually reviewed and developed.
The support services and facilities that are
needed for students to live and learn at IMI are where we focus
our efforts on providing added value and continuous improvement.
The operation of registration, administration, IT provision,
extracurricular functions, counseling, infrastructure, hygiene and
security are regularly measured against control criterion to
ensure that we meet student expectations and where possible,
provide added value.
Our partner schools are our external customers
who need and expect open and regular contact in the provision of
IMI courses around the world. The criteria for selection of
partners and management arrangements to ensure mutual benefits are
vital areas for evaluation to ensure that these organizations
support and participate in IMI’s efforts to support continual
quality improvement.
Finally, management activities support all of the
above processes to ensure everyone’s needs are met. Our
commitment to supporting all staff in career development,
appraisal and development opportunities for advancing their
job-related education, knowledge and understanding are key
criteria in the achievement of our quality goals.
As part of the above, IMI is practices quality assurance and
development appropriate to the following bodies or persons:
- External Examiners
- UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
- Independent Academic Advisor
- Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
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