Institution: European University

Dates of on-site visit: 10 February 2020 11 February 2020

Ref. 07.14.299.323.00 07.14.327.055 07.14.327.054 07.14.327.053

Number: 2
Department Department of Arts
Programmes of study : Music (B.Mus)
Music (M.Mus)
Music (Phd)

Doc. 600.4

DAY 1: Subject: External Evaluation Committee (EEC) site visit

The site visit will take place according to the following indicative schedule and it can
change according to the EEC’s suggestions:

8:45 Briefing of EEC by the CYQAA officer

Mornings Session

9:30 – 13:00 (indicative time)

 Meeting with the Head of the Institution and the
Head or/and members of the Internal Evaluation
9:30 – 10:00 [30 minutes]
Committee.
 Short presentation of the Institution

 Meeting with the Academic Members of the

10:00 – 11:30 [90 minutes]
Department and Department’s Presentation

11:30 – 11:40 Coffee Break [10 minutes]

Evaluation of the Undergraduate Programme: Music (B.Mus)
11:40 – 13:00
 A meeting with the Head of the relevant [80 minutes]
department and the programme’s Coordinators.
Short presentations of the Programme:
o The programme’s feasibility study
o The curriculum (i.e. philosophy, allocation of

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 courses per semester, weekly content of each
course, teaching methodologies, admission
criteria for prospective students, student
assessment, final exams)
 Methodology and equipment used in teaching
and learning (i.e. software, hardware, materials,
online platforms, teaching material, evaluation
methods, projects, samples of written
examinations / thesis)
 SWOT analysis and degree of compliance with
the CYQAA standards
 Discussion on the content of each course
 Working lunch of the EEC, with the CYQAA
13:00 – 14:00
Officer only
14:00 – 14:30  Tour of the EEC to the Library Premises [30 minutes]

Afternoon Session

14:00 – 18:00 (indicative time)

A. EEC Meetings with the:

14:30 – 15:00  Members of the administrative staff. [30 minutes]

 Students and alumni (for departmental and for

15:00 – 15:45 [45 minutes]
undergraduate programme)

15:45 – 16:45  Members of the Academic staff [60 minutes]

16:45 – 17:00 Coffee Break [15 minutes]

B. On site visit

17:00 – 18:00  On site visit to the premises of the Department [60 minutes]

Notes:
 All staff must be available during the whole day of the site visit for any
queries that may occur.

 The institution should provide very short presentations in the sessions

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 needed, so that adequate time remains for questions by the EEC members
and productive discussion.

 The EEC may determine the minimum number of students for the
interviews.

 During the site visit, the EEC will also visit classes or/and laboratories of
the programme of study under evaluation or of other programmes of the
same level. Classroom and laboratory observation will be decided by the
EEC during the site visit on the basis of the general weekly schedule of the
institution, which should be available upon the EEC’s arrival.

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DAY 2: Subject: External Evaluation Committee (EEC) site visit
Programme Evaluation

The site visit will take place according to the following indicative schedule and it can
change according to the EEC’s suggestions:

9:30 – 10:45 Evaluation of the Programme :Music (M.Mus)

 A meeting with the Head of the relevant
department and the programme’s Coordinators.
Short presentations of the Programme:
o The programme’s feasibility study
o The curriculum (i.e. philosophy, allocation of
courses per semester, weekly content of each
course, teaching methodologies, admission
criteria for prospective students, student
assessment, final exams) [75 minutes]
 Methodology and equipment used in teaching
and learning (i.e. software, hardware, materials,
online platforms, teaching material, evaluation
methods, projects, samples of written
examinations / thesis)
 SWOT analysis and degree of compliance with
the CYQAA standards
 Discussion on the content of each course
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break [15 minutes]
Evaluation of the Programme: Music (Phd)
11:00 – 12:20
 A meeting with the Head of the relevant [80 minutes]
department and the programme’s Coordinators.

Short presentations of the Programme:

o The programme’s feasibility study
o The curriculum (i.e. philosophy, allocation of
courses per semester, weekly content of each

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 course, teaching methodologies, admission
criteria for prospective students, student
assessment, final exams)

 Methodology and equipment used in teaching

and learning (i.e. software, hardware, materials,
online platforms, teaching material, evaluation
methods, projects, samples of written
examinations / thesis)
 SWOT analysis and degree of compliance with
the CYQAA standards
 Discussion on the content of each course
 EEC meeting only with students or/and their
12:20 – 13:00 [40 minutes]
representatives.

 Working lunch of the EEC, with the CYQAA

13:00 – 14:00
Officer only
 A meeting only with members of the academic
14:00 – 15:00 [60 minutes]
staff (if required)

Notes:
 All staff must be available during the whole day of the site visit for any
queries that may occur.

 The institution should provide very short presentations in the sessions

needed, so that adequate time remains for questions by the EEC members
and productive discussion.

 The EEC may determine the minimum number of students for the
interviews.

 During the site visit, the EEC will also visit classes or/and laboratories of
the programme of study under evaluation or of other programmes of the
same level. Classroom and laboratory observation will be decided by the

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EEC during the site visit on the basis of the general weekly schedule of the
institution, which should be available upon the EEC’s arrival.

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