Students as subjects of the internal system of quality assurance of higher education

On the basis of regulatory documents and the study of the local experience of higher education institutions, we will summarize the main forms of participation of applicants in improving the quality of higher education. A positive influence in the development of the internal system of quality assurance at the level of higher education institutions is the representation of applicants in the register of experts of the National Agency for Quality Assurance of Higher Education. Student self-government actively participates in the formation of the content of education through the discussion of educational programs for the training of specialists, the quality of teaching, the sequence of studying disciplines and the transparency of the assessment of the knowledge of students. Activities of the Student Quality Assurance Agency are summarized. A mandatory component of internal quality assurance of educational programs is the implementation of feedback in the form of studying the opinions of participants in the educational process. The faculty has created a bank of surveys, which is posted on the faculty's website. The Student Council participates in the development of proposals for the content of the questionnaires together with the OP guarantors and the faculty administration. A survey schedule has been developed, according to which students participate in the organization and conduct of surveys every month; participate in the survey and discuss their results, have the opportunity to make suggestions for improving the quality of educational programs and the educational process. A survey of student self-government members showed that 90% of respondents participate in the procedures for internal quality assurance of education. Prospective directions for involving student youth in the processes of improving the quality of educational activity are: constantly updating the content of local documents in accordance with the needs of external circumstances and internal needs of higher education institutions with a clear outline of the powers of higher education seekers as subjects of the formation of the internal system of ensuring the quality of higher education; develop and improve educational programs with the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, including students of higher education; implement a system of rating higher education applicants based on a set of indicators: educational activity, scientific, international, volunteer, expert, etc.; to carry out a comparative analysis of the results of surveys of higher education applicants; to hold thematic forums for those seeking higher education; promote the formation of student associations based on interests and for the representation of interests.