At the University of Antwerp we ensure the quality of our programmes. Every programme goes through a quality assurance cycle of six years.
In year three we review the quality assurance of the programme during the internal process monitoring and control. In the autumn of 2021 this took place for the Master of Maritime and Air Transport Management.
Year six concludes the cycle with a peer review. The study programme reflects on itself and has discussions with internal and external experts and with an independent student. On 15, 16 and 17 May 2018 the peer review team visited the study programmes in business and economics and decided to confirm confidence in the programmes.
Findings of the peer review team
Overall students and alumni appreciate the profile of the programme which combines academic specialization with a practice-oriented approach and site visits to relevant institutions and companies in de Port of Antwerp and abroad. The programme consists of clear tracks which prepare students for careers in industry or for further study. Most of the staff are recognized researchers in their field. Experts from the industry are involved in the programme through guest lectures. The content-related coherence within each course and the assessment methods used are well monitored. The employability rate of alumni is high.
In follow-up of the visitation in 2016 the programme and its examinations were brought to advanced master level and more focused on maritime and air transport management. Crash courses in economics and financial economics at the beginning of the academic year bring all students to the same level. Also a number of improvements were made to the master’s dissertation.
The reassessment panel in 2019 was impressed by all these positive changes and concluded that all the recommendations of the first visitation committee have been addressed.
The reassessment panel still suggested to improve the development of communication skills and the attention paid to cross-cutting themes such as sustainability or digitalization. The level of the air transport management track can also be scaled up and the timing of the master’s dissertations should be revised. Finally the panel supports the programme to establish an official, faculty supported alumni organization.
Quality assurance at the University of Antwerp
Facts and figures
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