摘要当前,我国高等教育界正积极采取措施促进高等教育质量的提高,要想达到此目的,构建科学的高等教育质量认证服务体系是非常有必要的。因此,对国外先进的质量认证方式及过程进行研究,具有十分重要的意义。文章将对国际质量研究所(International Institute For Quality,IIQ)的有关认证进行了描述和分析,以期为我国高等教育的认证工作提供借鉴。
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